Hi there, Uni-chem was based in harlow, River way i think, they are not there now i think Build Base have built a massive yard in its place. My first driving job was partime for Dawson group moving trucks and trailers about uni-chem was one company i went to.
regards Nicholas.
nicholas:
Hi there, Uni-chem was based in harlow, River way i think, they are not there now i think Build Base have built a massive yard in its place. My first driving job was partime for Dawson group moving trucks and trailers about uni-chem was one company i went to.
regards Nicholas.
is alan ponds still there ?
Here’s a photo i took of a Robson’s FODEN rescued by RALPH DAVIS of Potters Bar, My freind mark went to pick it up, i understand the driver was ok.
regards Nicholas.
No mate i thinkthe pic was taken nr his yard on the cafe park about 1 mile from his yard on the left[now defunt] going in direction of rawtenstall.
Thanks for that DafDave, I think I know the one where you mean, it was near enough opposite the Duckworth Arms and they used to make decent bacon butties. 
I think they built about four houses on there about 18 years ago. 
Great pictures Nicholas Can you or anybody tell me if this was taken at Bert Hinchcliife’s old yard at Shuttleworth near Ramsbottom on the old A56 in Lancashire. I seem to remember an old transport cafe at the front which might be the white building. 
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mushroomman:
No mate i thinkthe pic was taken nr his yard on the cafe park about 1 mile from his yard on the left[now defunt] going in direction of rawtenstall.Thanks for that DafDave, I think I know the one where you mean, it was near enough opposite the Duckworth Arms and they used to make decent bacon butties.
Great pictures Nicholas
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You are spot on there mate they did build houses on it.The thing i remember best about it was the roof always leaked in bad weather.
That Cafe was called The Dusty Miller and was housed over years back. I was a drivers mate back in 1974 and we broke down late one afternoon further down the road at the start of the by-pass and I went (was sent) there to phone in, the place was wide open but no customers or anyone else, the phone didnt work either…
boden:
That Cafe was called The Dusty Miller and was housed over years back. I was a drivers mate back in 1974 and we broke down late one afternoon further down the road at the start of the by-pass and I went (was sent) there to phone in, the place was wide open but no customers or anyone else, the phone didnt work either…
If i remember rightly the couple that ran it .could sometimes be a bit funny [moody] they gave me the impression they didnt care wether they served you or not.
nicholas:
Thanks for that Boden, the café near the Duckworth Arms was indeed the Dusty Miller and yes Dave it did go down hill rapidly just before it closed.
However, I still think that Nicholas’s picture was taken at the back of the café near Bert Hinchcliffe’s yard.
I.I.R.C. the land at the back of the Dusty Miller sloped down and overlooked the valley towards the village of Stubbins. The picture appears to show a couple of radio masts which I seem to think is where Grants Tower used to be.
I have a feeling that when they were building the M66, opposite the café that I am thinking of there was a Renwicks 28 foot trailer parked in the farm across the road. It was yellow and green and had a picture of a beaver on the side, I think it must have been used as storage as it always seemed to be parked there.
I remember passing there one Saturday morning and the café was closed, standing around were a T.V. film crew who were making a T.V. series called All Quite On The Preston Front, this would have been in the late eighties
Maybe Nicholas can tell us how he got hold of the photo and if he knew an old workmate of mine called Arnie Holt. Arnold was a great old fellow, one of the old school who worked for Bert on a couple of occasions over the years.
Regards Steve.
dreva:
enjoy
The guy who owned that Scania must be a Trucknet member, he’s nicked my toilet idea!
Seriously thou, has anyone got anymore info on this truck? Please!
Apparently he thought of it 1st
I dont know wether the cafe at Hinchcliffes is still in use but its a small single story block house, with other buildings behind and extending away from it to form one side of the yard,so the pictures must be taken elsewhere though it looks like that sort of countryside. The only time I have been in there was around the 74/75 when I was coming back from Burnley with some spares and the ■■■■■■ van I was in began to expire.The fitter who came out had worked for Hinchcliffes previously and towed me in there to refill the rad.Nobody seemed mithered but were happy enough to help. Going back 10 years or so some drivers though not me, were being taken out in a MAN 17.401 we had, to try to improve their fuel figures on a Mcr - Littleborough-Todmorden - Burnley A-road route and they stopped there on the way back for a brew. I had completely forgotten about these till this posting came on.
i have an article about the bloke that done the interior some ware 
dreva:
i have an article about the bloke that done the interior some ware
Get diggin dude!
i have an article about the bloke that done the interior some ware
was it dougie thompson dreva he used to do a peice in the back of trucking international on how to do what he did
Carl:
i have an article about the bloke that done the interior some ware
was it dougie thompson dreva he used to do a peice in the back of trucking international on how to do what he did
yeah i have it somewhere will dig it out for mr v
remember reading about that 142, what a wagon, think there was another 142 around the same time belong to coles i think, had old tractors/steam engines painted on the cab. lovely looking motor…pete
Hi there, i’m sorry i don’t know anything about the cafe but i wrote to the company that made the trailer with a sliding axle bogie about an apprenticeship, around 1979, and they sent me the photo’s.
Regards Nicholas.
