Knee bros bristol

does any body remeber knee bros 16 temple st bristol any photos or infomation

Neil B:
does any body remeber knee bros 16 temple st bristol any photos or infomation

Did they run bent :stuck_out_tongue:

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Hello Neil,
Two photos of Knee Brothers steamers.

When Temple Street was all demolished they only had a depository in Boyces Avenue Clifton. This was a victorian shopping arcade that never opened as such and Knee Bros used it as a store. As you walked down the arcade the shop fronts were either side and a curved staircase at the end led up to the balconies. There was an office at the entrance and I went there to copy the photos that were hanging on the walls. There are a couple that I cannot find.
I had a look round the place and I can remember wooden crates full with tins of saddle soap that had been acquired as first world war army surplus.
Teddy Knee was the last survivor and I know he died at the place in his nineties. Something sticks in my mind that he was on a toilet that fell through the rotten floor. Teddy was related to the Pye transport family and the firm was wound up after his death. The depository building was in a bad state but was restored and after all these years is now open as a shopping arcade.

Cheers Phil.
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Didnt they used to have a place at Trowbridge ?
H J Knee removals ? . . . i dont think they were orthopedic surgeons btw :laughing:

Suedehead:
Didnt they used to have a place at Trowbridge ?
H J Knee removals ? . . . i dont think they were orthopedic surgeons btw :laughing:

they were a legend