Past Present and in Between in Pictures (Part 1)

[oiltreader]

Cheers to Lawrence Dunbar and kevmac47 for pics

A layby on the A66 with location, the stone has an MOD Broad Arrow or Crow’s Foot stamp on it, I remember as a youngster bridges around where I grew up had them in brass plate set in lead core, they carried a reference number, which may have been connected to map reading by the army. Whatever had been civilian and now bore the stamp was now in control of the MOD, commandeered was the word. I also remember when aged probably about 7 or 8, two lorries arriving in our one hotel, one shop village, on board two drivers and a trilby hatted, trench coated gent, they were on a MOD commandeering mission of vehicles to be used in the war effort as it was called. My dad was in the Home Guard, I still relate and laugh at the tales he used to regale us with, like top of the essentials list when on manoeuvres was a hipflask Hey, you’ll have to excuse me, I’m off on a ramble again
Back to the layby at Stainmore and pictures therefrom.
Oily

[retired_old_fart]

Nobbie Dressingtable looks like he’s there for the duration!

[cattle_wagon_man]

Hi Oiltreader,
The “arrowhead” on the Stone is an Ordance Survey land boundary , as its close to the ■■■■■■■■■■■ Durham border. I think it also acts as a marker for Above Sea Level` ( A.S.L. ) Ordance mapping.

Maybe someone can enlighten us on more details.

Cheers , cattle wagon man.

[lurpak]

Hi Oiltreader,
tried to get a good one of this but he was to quick out of the gate lol

Strensham this morning after delivering to the NEC for next week’s caravan and motorhome show




cheers Ade

[kevmac47]

[oiltreader]

cattle wagon man:
Hi Oiltreader,
The “arrowhead” on the Stone is an Ordance Survey land boundary , as its close to the ■■■■■■■■■■■ Durham border. I think it also acts as a marker for Above Sea Level` ( A.S.L. ) Ordance mapping.

Maybe someone can enlighten us on more details.

Cheers , cattle wagon man.

Hi cwm, just been doing a bit o’ googling and the arrowhead is indeed connected with Ordnance Survey and normally has the arrow upwards to a horizontal line when depicting altitude above sea level and referred to as Bench Mark and found on buildings and Trig Points.
This is a reference to what I was getting at
enfield-stuff.com/codes_&_ma … _marks.htm

and a Bench Mark picture.
Oily

[oiltreader]

lurpak:
Hi Oiltreader,
tried to get a good one of this but he was to quick out of the gate lol

Strensham this morning after delivering to the NEC for next week’s caravan and motorhome show




cheers Ade

Thanks for all the pics Ade(lurpak) quite a turn out of wagons there, all good for business them motorhome and caravan shows
Oily

[oiltreader]

kevmac47:

Cheers for the pic kevmac47, another one from the same stable at Southwaite, he was behind another motor, hence the rear sideways snap.
Oily

[oiltreader]

Seddon Atki in Plymouth, thanks to Graham Richardson.
Oily

[oiltreader]

Last month heading south on the A1.
Oily

[truckfing]

Another recycled number

[oiltreader]

Nice one truckfing cheers

a few more from the A1.
Oily

[rigsby]

keep for eye out for kinlochbervie fish sellers oily , i noticed this summer that they have a pair of white 60 plate globetrotters , still pulling the liveried trailers . if you see the daf xf , norman elrick bought it with a fishsellers trailer . he took the name off the cab , but kept the livery , i think he helps out at busy times as well as some work of his own . cheers , dave

[oiltreader]

rigsby:
keep for eye out for kinlochbervie fish sellers oily , i noticed this summer that they have a pair of white 60 plate globetrotters , still pulling the liveried trailers . if you see the daf xf , norman elrick bought it with a fishsellers trailer . he took the name off the cab , but kept the livery , i think he helps out at busy times as well as some work of his own . cheers , dave

Hi Dave (rigsby), this may be one of them, WX60HRA, with grateful thanks to Ronnie Cameron.
Oily

[rigsby]

we spend a lot of time at bervie harbour on holiday , we can get free wifi there . been going up there for 25 years now . people think the scots are the popular stereotype , but they are the warmest , most generous folk you could wish to meet .cheers, dave

[punchy_dan]

Do you call at the little shop on the right on the way in Dave ,he is open quite late ,just right for a night out.

[rigsby]

ah you mean the london stores dan . mr mackay is one of life’s characters , sells anything and everything , and if he hasn’t got what you want , he will get on the next delivery . bervie stores ( spar shop ) is open till 8pm as well . you should try a holiday up there dan , very chilled out , what doesn’t get done today will do tomorrow . the car broke down this year and we had to wait a couple of days for spares and we park 2 miles from richonich . norman elrick from the garage turned up saturday morning , took a shopping list and delivered the groceries on sunday . where else would you get that sort of kindness shown ? cheers , dave

[lawrence_dunbar]

[bumper]

hi oilreader, took these at the honey farm couple of weeks ago, the foden is just waiting for some TLC, the guy who owns the scammell has sold it will be heading south soon, long time since i saw one of these engines, worth have a vist the next time you’re passing through, only ten mins of the berwick by passing, there is lots of other old stuff, plant,farming machine’s, lorries, they make everyone welcome, even a little cafe/bus, this ERF will be at brunton on sunday, bumper

[oiltreader]

Cheers to Lawrence Dunbar and bumper for the pics the tractors on the ERF, well I’d say they are Cases.
I have googled the Chainbridge Honey Farm and having a caravan park will be an ideal place to visit next trip south, thanks Jim

These pics thanks to Joe Ruscoe from the 2012 show at Shrewsbury.
Oily