yorkie007:
hi tom you seem to know your stuff on crows.like the pics you’ve got where did you get them?
i have got quite a few would you like to swap?
regards clint son of crow driver
Hi Clint, The lady in the office at Greengate, later married the guy who fueled the trucks up Arnold was his name, and she gave them to my Dad I have an album, i also got got some off e-bay, my Dad is 79 and some of the tails he tells about Crow Carrying are just brilliant at this moment he is digging out some old photos for me, i used to love his Volvo F88 he got the first one at Crows, and was sent to London for it and was told to wait till it arrived, he only had it a week and it got smashed up on the boat in rough seas, and the Lads at breakfast said Tommy have you seen your Truck he didn’t belive them and told them to go away nicely Ha Ha but it was true …
hi tom lord
its nice to know theres another collector out there
it was nice here about the manchester depot which was unknown to me apart from the pics i got
and didnt mention the fact that im wrighting a book on crows so i would like a chat with you if thats ok?
regards clint
yorkie007:
hi tom lord
its nice to know theres another collector out there
it was nice here about the manchester depot which was unknown to me apart from the pics i got
and didnt mention the fact that im wrighting a book on crows so i would like a chat with you if thats ok?
regards clint
Hi Clint love to tell you all i know for your book, my Dad is 79 with a brilliant memory and tails to tell, was only chatting to him the other night, about old names, and places there is a photo of the signing guy putting on the Crow logo on the front of the Truck, well the guy who did the signing on some of the trucks up North, was also a Driver for us Called Tony Stockton from Chadderton, and did you know only some of the London Trucks where painted Blue on the grill, and Trucks from Greengate where left white, I’m struggling to send PM on here and set up Gallery Cheers “Lordy”
Remember this well, my Dads logsheet said he was in Italy at the time , (I could be wrong because thats braking the law) Ha Ha was paked up in Alkrington, Middleton, Manchester
Sniffy:
I may be asking the obvious, but where did the name originate from ■■
Hi Sniffy The name Crow Carrying Company Ltd came from their promise to deliver it “As the Crow Flies” faster and better,and later changed the Logo with a more updated one
The Photo is of Ciba-Geigy In the Yard at Greengate, but the main place for Giba-Geigy was tenants Road, Trafford Park, I have my DAD of 79 years old sat with me giving me a history lesson, a few Drivers who was contracted to them from Crows where himself Tommy Lord, Wally Dalton, George Brown, Tony Stockton, cheers Tom Lord (Sat with a Crow Driver Tommy Lord)
I knew some Crow drivers from Widnes,they used to stay over in digs on London road,Barking,their tankers and A.E.Evans parked round the back of the block,can’t recall any of their names but we had some good nights…
Only Just Found This Site So Very Green I Did See A Photo Of An AEC Monarch 4 Wheel Tanker Which I Cannot Find Now On The Site
Any Way My Dad Had This From New When He Was With Crows In The 1940s 50s At The Barking Depot He Worked For Them For Fourteen Years Does Any Body Know Him
Harold Grosvenor But Better Know As Harry. Have Got Some Photos But Not Many But Have Some Of The Sit Down Christmas At Barking
I Would Love To See Some More
Steve Grosvenor
Hi all,
I was the Assistant Fleet Engineer at Crow Carrying Co. (Silvertown) from Dec. 1974 to Dec. 1984 firstly under Ron Ansell then Jeff Braithwaite. Names I remember are, “Handsome Jack” a driver, Alfie Stone driver shop steward, Peter Reves the M.D. and Leon Cogdale transport manager. Please e-mail if I can help with any other memories.
From the front cover of Atkinson’s house magazine:
An earlier issue carried an article about this lorry being driven extensively abroad. It still exsits, but is is a fairly parlous state, having been retired from fairground service several years ago.
It is quite clear to see why Crows moved to widnes, from Greengate, the back wall of British Areospace appears in many of the old photos but the building still stands today
Lordy is living in Geraldton Australia Now and they don’t recognize our Licences, so I have to start Lessons (C+E =UK HR=Australia) to take my test,and I have to hold my HR for 12 months and then i can go for MC (multi-combination) they are the Road-Trains with up to 5 trailers on them, the bigest trucks in the world over 50 meters long,Cheers Lordy Manchester UK to Geraldton WA
there is a photo of the signing guy putting on the Crow logo on the front of the Truck, well the guy who did the signing on some of the trucks up North, was also a Driver for us Called Tony Stockton from Chadderton, and did you know only some of the London Trucks where painted Blue on the grill, and Trucks from Greengate where left white, I’m struggling to send PM on here and set up Gallery Cheers “Lordy”
Picture 2 Going up Scotland 
