Paul great pictures and well done we all have problems but there is always help and advice out there somewhere
cheers Johnnie
BD, bet you are heaven with all these Butlers Pictures !
Holme Hall Quarry, its a big hole these days…some history for us all…
Holme Hall Farm
A great deal of mystery surrounds the origins of Holme Hall Farm, not least its association with the 14th century chantry chapel annexed to the original church and named after the farm. No records survive of any bequest made by an owner of Holme Hall to maintain the chapel and it is impossible to understand why it was so called.
Records in the possession of the Watkins family of Hall Farm show that in the seventeenth century, Holme Hall belonged to the Pashley family. We know that George Pashley at that time extended his estate considerably by buying land in the surrounding area, and at one period he has a holding as far away as Dadsley Wells. Hunter says that he was aided in this by Elizabeth (nee Cooke) his wife, who seems to have brought considerable resources to the marriage.
It is clear, however, that his offspring tended to follow the example of their mother’s family and within a few generations, were fully occupied in the church and the law.
This may explain why in 1703 Holme Hall was sold to a Robert Ward of London who bought it for his son-in-law, Joshua Pearson of Edlington, clerk in Holy Orders. In 1722 Joshua Pearson died and left his interest in the farm to his wife Anne for life with the remainder to his daughters, Frances and Margaret.
Holme Hall Farm, about 1905.
During this period the farm was leased to one Stephen Barmby. In 1772 it had come into the possession of the daughters and they leased it to George and Thomas Dyson for 30 years, but there is no record of either of the Dysons living in the village. The probably sublet the holding but there is no record of who actually worked the land until 1776 when they bought the freehold and leased it to a farmer named Steele. In 1796 John Steele married Hannah Beck. In 1813 the lease was assigned to a Mr. L. Spilsbury and in 1853 the Steeles conveyed the farm to Thomas Berry. At some stage they clearly bought the freehold from the Dysons but there is no documentary evidence of this. In 1861 Holme Hall Farm was conveyed to John Thompson of Braithwell.
By the nineteen twenties, Holme Hall was in the possession of the Greensmith family and they began to develop the quarry. In the first place they granted a concession to E. Butler and Sons of Maltby who were haulage contractors and wanted some continuous work for their workforce when not otherwise engaged. Eventually they sold the farm and quarry to Butlers who let the farm to Alwyn Belk in 1936 when he moved from Rock House. After a few years the tenancy passed to James Middleton, the brother of John Thomas Middleton who was by that time farming Stainton Manor. Holme Hall farm has continued to be farmed by members of the Middleton family, although in 1980 the ownership of the quarry passed to Tarmac Ltd.
paul motyka:
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I think that third guy is Rob Clayton a Mechanic at Butlers
Tell you what TARMAC, they’re all stunners! To my mind, you can’t beat 70s insulated tippers. The stuff you see nowadays doesn’t even begin to compare!
And many thanks to Paul for reposting the images at a much larger size.
paul motyka:
hi chris yes i got your message thanks:spoke to dave today he would like your email adress so lynn could contact you;i have just got daves son richard to put photos onfor me ;to complicated for me.i will try to master it if i get some more to post.paul
Hi Paul,just seen this post 
My e-mail for Dave and Lynn Smith is chriswebb@manxbroadband.com
two more to be going on with;spoke to a ex butlers driver last week he is going to have a look for some more.
Article from a Foden News:
hi bd,is that photo from a book or magazine.the chap in the foden is barry mullins i spoke to him a while ago he still lives in maltby,he is going to look for photos soon,he has not been very well but hopefully on the mend.happy new year paul.
Hi Paul and happy new year to you as well.
The article is from a Foden News magazine from mid 70s and I thought I’d scan it as you may have seen the photo but not the accompanying text.
Kind regards, Kelv.
If only the big quarry firms still wanted 6x4’s. 
paul motyka:
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hi paul brill photos-woy connection did d.e.aizlewood have with holme hall i remember the ■■■■■■■ eng. dodges they sounded magnificent coming up helaby drag-any pics-alan
hi alan,sorry cant remember aizlewoods what colour was the dodge and did they have any others,i do remember mathews from sheffield i think.the foden eight wheeler UWT 463L was driven by reg marshall from new i spent hours in that lorry in school holidays,i left school in 1974 and started work for butlers as a mechanic at the leyland dealership on low road maltby.
paul motyka:
hi alan,sorry cant remember aizlewoods what colour was the dodge and did they have any others,i do remember mathews from sheffield i think.the foden eight wheeler UWT 463L was driven by reg marshall from new i spent hours in that lorry in school holidays,i left school in 1974 and started work for butlers as a mechanic at the leyland dealership on low road maltby.
hi paul not just one dodge about 6 or so same colour as butlers with holme hall on the bodywork this cab with ■■■■■■■ v8eng may have a connection with eccles aizelwood-alan photo courtesy of chris webb
