hi chris,sorry about that yes it is pat byrne i was thinking about ken burnett a butlers driver who passed away recently,hopefully i will see pat tonight so i will ask him about a 198.struggling to get more photos so many drivers passed away i still have a few i can try fingers crossed.
Cheers for that info pity Butlers did not do a Works/Drivers photo shoot at that time? My Dad was there when Benny (Tick Tock) and Rob Clayton were Mechanics, later Benny went owner Driving. Can anyone remember Drivers Eddie Anthony and Cliff Waterhouse to? I can remember going to the Commercial Motor Show at Earls Court and also to the Butlers Bonfire down Low Road, E.Butlers was a good Family firm and looked after it’s men and also their Familys…
garmin do you recognise any of these drivers
chris,pat says he cant do the 198 because he has two 195s and 197s to do.
garmin who was your dad and what lorries did he drive,i used to go with reg marshall and kenny barr do you remember them.the photo of the drivers was taken when ted foley retired he is second from right front row next to barry mullins.
paul motyka:
chris,pat says he cant do the 198 because he has two 195s and 197s to do.
Ha ha Paul,love it! Well tell the little chuff next time you see him that I’ve just dropped one on door 4 for a 196 Altincham,load it with bags and rails for 2000 hrs.And no snekking off early t t’Swan and no more wearing shorts at work,Winf dunt like it. 
Also ask him what t’capital of Inner Mongolia is - he’ll laugh about that.
By the way,never heard owt from Dave and Lynn Smith. 
garmin can you tell me if the chap in the middle is eddie anthony
hi alan after all this time finally got to speak to jim liversidge who worked for aizlewoods but its the same old story nobody thought of taking photos,how we all regret not taking a camera with us i was only 11 at the time of going with the drivers but boy do i wish i had a camera when i think off all the different types of lorries butlers had.It was great listening to all the engines starting up in the morning at that time they had about 40 lorries half of them fodens with gardner engines plenty of blue smoke.great.
paul motyka:
hi alan after all this time finally got to speak to jim liversidge who worked for aizlewoods but its the same old story nobody thought of taking photos,how we all regret not taking a camera with us i was only 11 at the time of going with the drivers but boy do i wish i had a camera when i think off all the different types of lorries butlers had.It was great listening to all the engines starting up in the morning at that time they had about 40 lorries half of them fodens with gardner engines plenty of blue smoke.great.
Thanks for trying Paul I am sure someone will have some pics cheers alan
I worked for Butlers in the late 60’s and early 70’s and William Varah Transport.The first lorry I drove was a Short wheelbase
Bedford with an Edbro steel body then I was given a Commer with wooden body John Taylor joined the company and he had the Bedford.
D.E.Aizlewood were selling agents for Butlers and at that time most of the material leaving the quarry was on their tickets
they had two salesmen Fred Higgins and I cant remember the other guy.They had no connection with Eccles or Steelphalt
Although we did deliver for Steelphalt and collected Slag from Stocksbridge to deliver to Templeborough.
The lorries were owned and operated by William Varah Transport from the Rotherham Road Site.I drove a Leyland and there were some Bedford KM’s the Dodges had gone by then .John Painter was one driver.
The site on Rotherham Road was the Bevan Boys Miners Camp which was bought and is still owned by William Varah and currently leased to Wincanton the warehouse is closed but Pullman Fleet Services VMU and Central Stores is there.
There were numerous nissen huts on the site and one or two brick buildings which were leased out. Varah’s built the Garage later used by Butlers and also the building by the roadside used by Tesco which was originally used by GEC Glass Bulbs.
When Bill Varah retired his brother in law and mechanic Harold Jarvis took over the bus and coach side of Varahs and Butlers moved into the new garage.
I remember Eddie Anthony he was a very amusing guy and about 25 others some mentioned on the forum.
The Viewmaster:
I worked for Butlers in the late 60’s and early 70’s and William Varah Transport.The first lorry I drove was a Short wheelbase
Bedford with an Edbro steel body then I was given a Commer with wooden body John Taylor joined the company and he had the Bedford.
D.E.Aizlewood were selling agents for Butlers and at that time most of the material leaving the quarry was on their tickets
they had two salesmen Fred Higgins and I cant remember the other guy.They had no connection with Eccles or Steelphalt
Although we did deliver for Steelphalt and collected Slag from Stocksbridge to deliver to Templeborough.
The lorries were owned and operated by William Varah Transport from the Rotherham Road Site.I drove a Leyland and there were some Bedford KM’s the Dodges had gone by then .John Painter was one driver.
The site on Rotherham Road was the Bevan Boys Miners Camp which was bought and is still owned by William Varah and currently leased to Wincanton the warehouse is closed but Pullman Fleet Services VMU and Central Stores is there.
There were numerous nissen huts on the site and one or two brick buildings which were leased out. Varah’s built the Garage later used by Butlers and also the building by the roadside used by Tesco which was originally used by GEC Glass Bulbs.
When Bill Varah retired his brother in law and mechanic Harold Jarvis took over the bus and coach side of Varahs and Butlers moved into the new garage.
I remember Eddie Anthony he was a very amusing guy and about 25 others some mentioned on the forum.
Well I worked on that Wincanton site when it was Glass Glover,from 1979 - 2005 and nobody was sure who the site actually belonged to. I remember the name Varah,so I’ve learnt summat today.
hello viewmaster,welcome to the site hope you enjoyed looking at the photos at the moment thats all i’ve got hoping some more turn up in the future,that jogged my memory about eddie coming from jamaica my school mate simon herrington went with eddie in his leyland super comet i think the model was not 100%sure about that.the photo with all the lorries in quarry its the one to the right of the loading shovel,i used to serve fred with petrol when i was an apprentice for butlers on low road i also cant remember the other fellas name.do you have any photos you could put on?.I used to go with kenny barr and reg marshall do you remember them.I still speak to des halifax on a weekly basis what is your name i would like to tell des hoping he might remember you.
Chris Webb:
The Viewmaster:
I worked for Butlers in the late 60’s and early 70’s and William Varah Transport.The first lorry I drove was a Short wheelbase
Bedford with an Edbro steel body then I was given a Commer with wooden body John Taylor joined the company and he had the Bedford.
D.E.Aizlewood were selling agents for Butlers and at that time most of the material leaving the quarry was on their tickets
they had two salesmen Fred Higgins and I cant remember the other guy.They had no connection with Eccles or Steelphalt
Although we did deliver for Steelphalt and collected Slag from Stocksbridge to deliver to Templeborough.
The lorries were owned and operated by William Varah Transport from the Rotherham Road Site.I drove a Leyland and there were some Bedford KM’s the Dodges had gone by then .John Painter was one driver.
The site on Rotherham Road was the Bevan Boys Miners Camp which was bought and is still owned by William Varah and currently leased to Wincanton the warehouse is closed but Pullman Fleet Services VMU and Central Stores is there.
There were numerous nissen huts on the site and one or two brick buildings which were leased out. Varah’s built the Garage later used by Butlers and also the building by the roadside used by Tesco which was originally used by GEC Glass Bulbs.
When Bill Varah retired his brother in law and mechanic Harold Jarvis took over the bus and coach side of Varahs and Butlers moved into the new garage.
I remember Eddie Anthony he was a very amusing guy and about 25 others some mentioned on the forum.Well I worked on that Wincanton site when it was Glass Glover,from 1979 - 2005 and nobody was sure who the site actually belonged to. I remember the name Varah,so I’ve learnt summat today.
chris if u search varah on this site u will see i told u this last year --alan also pic of bill varah first new lorry kew dodge wot my dad drove
Butlers Drivers circa 1970
Albert Deakin,Ted Barrett,Des Halifax,Eddie Lowther,Kenny & Pete Barr,Jack Buckley,Ernie Tomlinson and son,Ray Barker,
Dennis Page,Cyril Herrington,Alan Herrington,Charlie Buckle,Alan Clayton,Kevin Ryan,John Taylor,Ken Burnett,Pete Goodall,
Old timer Harry Nelson,Eddie Anthony,Howard Lund,Glyn Owen,Dickie Trigg,Andy Thompson,Ken Walker,John Hodgson,
Glyn Schofield,Pete Burrows,Reg Marshall,Cliff Waterhouse,Ted Foley.There was another driver who ran to French’s concrete
plant with Eddie Lowther I think he later went into the quarry as a dumper driver as did several others.
The Viewmaster:
Butlers Drivers circa 1970
Albert Deakin,Ted Barrett,Des Halifax,Eddie Lowther,Kenny & Pete Barr,Jack Buckley,Ernie Tomlinson and son,Ray Barker,
Dennis Page,Cyril Herrington,Alan Herrington,Charlie Buckle,Alan Clayton,Kevin Ryan,John Taylor,Ken Burnett,Pete Goodall,
Old timer Harry Nelson,Eddie Anthony,Howard Lund,Glyn Owen,Dickie Trigg,Andy Thompson,Ken Walker,John Hodgson,
Glyn Schofield,Pete Burrows,Reg Marshall,Cliff Waterhouse,Ted Foley.There was another driver who ran to French’s concrete
plant with Eddie Lowther I think he later went into the quarry as a dumper driver as did several others.
Hi I worked with Pete & kenny Barr at wc french on the m18 construction also dave Adams who drove the loading shovel at butlers --regards alan
viewmaster i have sent you 2 pm check your e-mail.
Managed to load the pics .They were taken when we were tarmacing the car park at St. Catherines Hospital Doncaster.
well done viewmaster i knew you would get it sorted,have you anymore.what make was the dust tanker you drove.
found this bit of info.New 60m long tunnel to open up new extraction area at tarmacs magnesium limestone quarry near maltby,ex butlers quarry.Tunnel located beneath B6094 when completed later this year it will be large enough for a 4m high caterpillar 775 dumptruck to pass through.It is envisaged that the first dumptruck will be able to drive through the new tunnel by october 2011.Tarmac who employ 70 people at holme hall quarry,expect to extract approximately 34 million tonnes of limestone at the 200ha site over the next 20 years.
By Heck thats going to be some big hole. When I first went in Butlers in the 60’s you could almost throw a tennis ball
from the bunkers to the face.
I see that Tarmac have closed Lound Quarry. When I first went it was Hoveringhams. You turned in off the lane and
reversed under the bunkers they were quite low I remember.