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oiltreader:
Thanks to pv83, Buzzer and Stanfield for the pics
Patrick’s teasers and pic no 3, well I immediately thought Kromhout but with a lot of browsing I can’t quite make it fit.
Oily
This chassis looks a good match.
Some old buses and some not so old buses, all from Birtley except the last one which is from Sunderland District Omnibus (SDO)
Tyneside
Not strictly transport but I thought this may be of interest.
The Vaux Brewery in Sunderland closed in 1999 under dubious circumstances and over 600 people lost their jobs (including dray and tanker drivers) Up to the closure Vaux employed Percheron horses and drays for their city centre deliveries. The whole place was demolished and after a few false dawns the site is now going to be redeveloped.
A local artist / blacksmith has been commissioned to forge these life size recreations of a Horse and Dray team to stand in the centre of the development.
In the bottom photo is work from the same artist depicting a First World War soldier. It is simply known as “Tommy” and stands on the sea front at Seaham. When it rains the water drips of the edge of his helmet making it look as if he is crying.
Tyneside
Thanks to tyneside for the pics good old black and white.
Into the unknown, brave men among many from all over and a sad to think that some of them would not survive 
Oily
Samms Cafe Ponteland, A lot of old drivers meet there on a Sat, For a well cooked & presented breakie with a pot of Ringtons Tea, Hopefully it will all get back to normal when this Covid Crap is gone, Regards Larry.
tyneside:
Not strictly transport but I thought this may be of interest.The Vaux Brewery in Sunderland closed in 1999 under dubious circumstances and over 600 people lost their jobs (including dray and tanker drivers) Up to the closure Vaux employed Percheron horses and drays for their city centre deliveries. The whole place was demolished and after a few false dawns the site is now going to be redeveloped.
A local artist / blacksmith has been commissioned to forge these life size recreations of a Horse and Dray team to stand in the centre of the development.
In the bottom photo is work from the same artist depicting a First World War soldier. It is simply known as “Tommy” and stands on the sea front at Seaham. When it rains the water drips of the edge of his helmet making it look as if he is crying.Tyneside
Just been in Durham today with my son & Grandson & was walking past The Royal County Hotel, which was originally one of Vaux Swallow hotels which they always maintained as probably their best hotel, with a European champion Chef and always to the highest standards. In fact Barry Hawley the manager was a director of the Brewery. It is now a Marriot hotel and it was so sad to see how it is deteriorating. Vaux were a big asset to the North East. All things end I suppose but Durham City has lost some of its prestige.
A little info on those four Fire Service pics put up by Tyneside, the first shows AEC Turntable Ladder JVK 526D alongside its ten years younger stable mate Dennis KTY 640P, the service always got long working lives out of all their appliances, a similar TL to JVK turned up in a Durham scrap yard and was itself rescued in 2006. The second photo is actually part of three new to Sunderland Fire Station Dennis F12’s turning out from the station, these Rolls straight six petrol powered appliances were superbly suited to the role and one still exists in restoration held by the present Tyne and Wear Service. The third pic shows Birtley Fire Station with its sole appliance a pre war (1938-39) Dennis Light Four previously operated by Stockton-on-Tees Fire Service, the station was known as Cottage Farm on the Great North Rd (A1) and the kitchen and storeroom of the farm were converted to house the appliance. The final photo is again a pre war Leyland FT Limousine Motor Pump operated by Sunderland Fire Service from the Fulwell Station at the time of the pic, it had previously been an NFS vehicle with another Leyland and a Bedford tender. Remarkably it remained in service until 1963 when it was sold on to the Three Mile Garage at Gosforth for use as a recovery vehicle. Like most Fire Service vehicles they will have seen, along with their crews, much action and some during WWII and well beyond. Franky.
Thanks to Lawrence Dunbar for the pics and others for info and the craic
Oily
At Leeming Bar October 2019.
Thanks to Frankydobo for all the extra info on the fire appliances. Tyneside
Carl Williams:
tyneside:
Not strictly transport but I thought this may be of interest.The Vaux Brewery in Sunderland closed in 1999 under dubious circumstances and over 600 people lost their jobs (including dray and tanker drivers) Up to the closure Vaux employed Percheron horses and drays for their city centre deliveries. The whole place was demolished and after a few false dawns the site is now going to be redeveloped.
A local artist / blacksmith has been commissioned to forge these life size recreations of a Horse and Dray team to stand in the centre of the development.
In the bottom photo is work from the same artist depicting a First World War soldier. It is simply known as “Tommy” and stands on the sea front at Seaham. When it rains the water drips of the edge of his helmet making it look as if he is crying.Tyneside
Just been in Durham today with my son & Grandson & was walking past The Royal County Hotel, which was originally one of Vaux Swallow hotels which they always maintained as probably their best hotel, with a European champion Chef and always to the highest standards. In fact Barry Hawley the manager was a director of the Brewery. It is now a Marriot hotel and it was so sad to see how it is deteriorating. Vaux were a big asset to the North East. All things end I suppose but Durham City has lost some of its prestige.
Hi Carl
Have you read Paul Nicholson’s book which covers the demise of Vaux. I think the Nicholson family were well and truly screwed over by big finance.
My late father in law was a Vaux tenant for more than 20 years between the mid fifties and mid seventies.
My wife was born in the Colliery Inn at Houghton le Spring. The family then moved to the Copt Hill next to Houghton Golf Club.
Along with about four other Vaux pubs the Copt Hill was personally owned by Doug Nicholson and my Father in Law paid his rent direct to the Nicholson’s not Vaux.
Doug had a Rolls driven by his chauffeur Ned, who had been a drayman for many years, and he would often drive around Co Durham and do Silent roadside checks on the pubs, making sure all the exterior lights were on and the signage was correct Etc.
Tyneside
Buzzer:
… can anyone tell me why all of a sudden Dennis of Bewick fame has been removed from these threads.
Hi Buzzer,
That very question is being discussed here:
Buzzer:
I know it said that it was his decision to lock his thread …
His thread isn’t locked.
His thread has been moved at his request.
I put a replacement (RE: + same title) thread in as a courtesy and said what I could without breaching forum rules on PMs.
If you look at the replacement thread, you’ll see that it was me who wrote it as a new OP.
BTW, the original “Bewick” thread can be reinstated back to the usual forum by a couple of mouse-clicks… if and when Dennis asks us to.
Buzzer:
… but now I cant contact him as the only way for me was to PM him but cannot even do that now, lets hope for a resolution please, Buzzer
Whyever can’t you contact him by PM?
Just find any of Dennis’ many posts, then simply click his username at the top left.
I hope this helps.
The lure is set 
Quote and photo thanks to cyber buddy SCP.
Oily
“Never mind your curtain sides, power steering and central heated classroom for your CPC coffee morning. Come and have a go at this old girl. This will sort the men out from the boys. 496 GXC is a Leyland Octopus with L.A.D. cab and was once a Shell Mex fuel tanker. I have seen this lorry pulling a Dyson trailer sheeted and roped and is a very impressive sight. (Yes we used to have real lorries.)”
Oily you can bate the hook & chuck it in the water but not sure your gonna get a bite, followed this car yesterday with tinsel wrapped round its aerial and its still only August, Buzzer.
tyneside:
Carl Williams:
tyneside:
Not strictly transport but I thought this may be of interest.The Vaux Brewery in Sunderland closed in 1999 under dubious circumstances and over 600 people lost their jobs (including dray and tanker drivers) Up to the closure Vaux employed Percheron horses and drays for their city centre deliveries. The whole place was demolished and after a few false dawns the site is now going to be redeveloped.
A local artist / blacksmith has been commissioned to forge these life size recreations of a Horse and Dray team to stand in the centre of the development.
In the bottom photo is work from the same artist depicting a First World War soldier. It is simply known as “Tommy” and stands on the sea front at Seaham. When it rains the water drips of the edge of his helmet making it look as if he is crying.Tyneside
Just been in Durham today with my son & Grandson & was walking past The Royal County Hotel, which was originally one of Vaux Swallow hotels which they always maintained as probably their best hotel, with a European champion Chef and always to the highest standards. In fact Barry Hawley the manager was a director of the Brewery. It is now a Marriot hotel and it was so sad to see how it is deteriorating. Vaux were a big asset to the North East. All things end I suppose but Durham City has lost some of its prestige.
Hi Carl
Have you read Paul Nicholson’s book which covers the demise of Vaux. I think the Nicholson family were well and truly screwed over by big finance.
My late father in law was a Vaux tenant for more than 20 years between the mid fifties and mid seventies.My wife was born in the Colliery Inn at Houghton le Spring. The family then moved to the Copt Hill next to Houghton Golf Club.
Along with about four other Vaux pubs the Copt Hill was personally owned by Doug Nicholson and my Father in Law paid his rent direct to the Nicholson’s not Vaux.
Doug had a Rolls driven by his chauffeur Ned, who had been a drayman for many years, and he would often drive around Co Durham and do Silent roadside checks on the pubs, making sure all the exterior lights were on and the signage was correct Etc.Tyneside
Hi Tyneside Amongst the hotels they owned the George at Piercebridge, which had the grandfather clock from the famous old story 'That it stopped short never to go aain when the old man died. In the early fifties, possibly late forties major Nicholson had issued instructions that every long case clock in Swallow (Vaux) hotels had to be repaired & in full working order. That famous clock was one of them & I remember going to the George many times & there was the clock wit a plaque telling the tale with the words of the old song and all you could hear was tick tock of the clock. So it had been repaired & if it had stopped when the old man died it certainly was going again in the 60s.
Hope you’re keeping well Carl
