Not quite the black country but thought its worth a mention as its there final day today
John Rowley Tpt
R I P John
Baggot removals 1948, must have been by J Cross’s yard on Old Heath road as you can just see their garage in background, Cheer’s Pete
A couple of models made by the late Jack Spittle, first one Tarmac Guy, second one of J.N Millers Albion followed by the real one and finally the Gentleman himself, Cheer’s Pete
pete smith:
Trev_H:
Hi Pete, I’ve never heard of that firm Wilson and Lovatt any idea where they operated from in Wolverhampton?
I remember Davis Bros from Rolfe street in Smethwick but I didn’t know they ran tippers from there.Morning Trev, Not sure but there was a firm called Henry Lovatt who done a lot of construction on the railways,one job being the Nottingham or the Leicester stretch of the Great Central Railway in the late 1800’s (it has been a few years since I read the book!) and I think their yard was round back of Dudley road,I presume where Fordham Plastics used to be.
Davis Brothers I never knew they ran anything that old,looks like too much hard work to me in that photo! Is West Midland Hire and Haulage something to do with Davis Brothers? because I can remember going over Smethwick with Frank Gibney to pick up a hire truck, a DAF 1900 E39 ROG!,and I’m sure that was out of Davis’s yard, I bet Saviem will know for sure! Cheer’s Pete
Hi Wilson Lovatt were a wolves based civil engineering company based at Fordhouses (where the sandwich factory is) it closed down in the early 70s
BW
ADR1:
pete smith:
Trev_H:
Hi Pete, I’ve never heard of that firm Wilson and Lovatt any idea where they operated from in Wolverhampton?
I remember Davis Bros from Rolfe street in Smethwick but I didn’t know they ran tippers from there.Morning Trev, Not sure but there was a firm called Henry Lovatt who done a lot of construction on the railways,one job being the Nottingham or the Leicester stretch of the Great Central Railway in the late 1800’s (it has been a few years since I read the book!) and I think their yard was round back of Dudley road,I presume where Fordham Plastics used to be.
Davis Brothers I never knew they ran anything that old,looks like too much hard work to me in that photo! Is West Midland Hire and Haulage something to do with Davis Brothers? because I can remember going over Smethwick with Frank Gibney to pick up a hire truck, a DAF 1900 E39 ROG!,and I’m sure that was out of Davis’s yard, I bet Saviem will know for sure! Cheer’s PeteHi Wilson Lovatt were a wolves based civil engineering company based at Fordhouses (where the sandwich factory is) it closed down in the early 70s
BW
Thanks for the reply, how you doing Bob ? Cheer’s Smithy!
A couple of very old photo’s of Cannon Foundry in Coseley, any one know what make they are ? Cheer’s Pete
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Brevitts form Willenhall
Blimey, I remember Jacks models at various shows, he used to let people pick them up, well made and from scratch and all done by eye and memory.
Wonder where they are now he has passed away. Hate to think of them in landfill.
richellis78:
Blimey, I remember Jacks models at various shows, he used to let people pick them up, well made and from scratch and all done by eye and memory.
Wonder where they are now he has passed away. Hate to think of them in landfill.
Jacks models were donated to the Atwell-Wilson Transport Museum in Calne by his wife Beryl, all made from flat Plasticard, wheel centre’s made from pop bottle tops, headlamps were buttons and propshafts from knitting needles!!
Bit of a long shot but does anybody remember a steel works in amblecote near Stourbridge called wellman alloys, formerly Thompson l’hospied?
Not sure if they had their own trucks or used contractors tbh.
Does any one remember Henry Joiners, Short Heath road, Birmingham. They ran a mixed fleet, flats and tippers on gravel.
I certainly do - however when they packed in haulage, the son (IIRC) set up a vehicle bodybuilders on Short Heath Road.
I remember having some tipper bodies made by them on Dodge Commando 7.5t chassis, but with old age I cannot remember the bodybuilding company’s name!
The yard was taken over by Samuel Williams (Dagenham)
Banks’s TM,(sent to me by a mate,if it offends owner I will remove) any body got any of Banks’s KM’s?
One of Ray Horton’s from Gornal, XVN 129Y , Trev H you had XVN 126Y at Jenner Street same spec as this one but blue, Cheer’s Pete
