PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTION (Part 1)

[toshboy]

Buzzer:
Hi Dean you said any one remember Rowe group well I do as in the early 70’s I took and past my HGV test in Cornwall and IIRC Rowe’s were land owners & farmers growing a variety of vegetables which needed transportation to the markets further North so they started there own haulage company plus hauling for others, they also I believe had a distribution chain in Cornwall for fruit which was a return load in many cases, I may be wrong but some one on here will know for sure. During that time I hauled a lot of cauliflowers and new spuds to the markets in Bristol Birmingham and Cardiff with reloads out of Avonmouth with animal feed for Cornwall farmers, running the gauntlet over Bodmin Moore on two log books most of the time, Mary Hopkins moments there, Cheers Buzzer.

HI Buzzer, looking back on this thread at the picture of the ROWE GROUP vehicle you posted ,reminded me of a Cornish engineering Company that produced haulage trucks and remember them being tested around Cornwall,is this the same Company i’m thinking of-- toshboy

[deanb]

ianto:

DEANB:
Anyone recognise the Renault tanker ■■?
Thompsons Devon

Thanks for the name “ianto” looks like you have a stickybutton on your keyboard.

moomooland:
Can someone tell me what the three posts above are all about■■?

Looks like a sticky button Paul.

ianto:
I only replied once and said that the Renault belong to Thompsons from Moorhampsted Devon why it came on 3 times i apologise for what i have done

No worries Ian it happens some times i have had it before !

Can members try and edit there posts a bit more as when replying about one truck ,the rest of the
message can be deleted. Thanks !

toshboy:

Buzzer:
HI Buzzer, looking back on this thread at the picture of the ROWE GROUP vehicle you posted ,reminded me of a Cornish engineering Company that produced haulage trucks and remember them being tested around Cornwall,is this the same Company i’m thinking of-- toshboy

Hopefully someone may remember “toshboy”

[deanb]

Showerings ERF

Rockware Glass ERF

M.T.Barnsley Seddon Atkinson bulker.

Tideswell’s Volvo F10

Taunton Meats Fiat looks rough !

Esso Seddon Atkinson.

Anyone know the make of the dump truck ■■?

J.F.Pearce & Son well loaded ERF bulker.

O.J.Williams & Son Volvo F10 from South Wales.

Anyone recognise the Atkinson ■■? Shepherds ■■?

[windrush]

The Rowe group name ‘rings a bell’ with me, did they have a depot in the Reading area back in the 70’s?

Pete.

[moomooland]

DEANB:
Anyone know the make of the dump truck ■■?

I think that’s a Haulmatic.
Now long gone Haulmatic Ltd were a UK Dump Truck manufacturer based at Ilkeston in Derbyshire.

[oiltreader]

toshboy:

Buzzer:
Hi Dean you said any one remember Rowe group well I do as in the early 70’s I took and past my HGV test in Cornwall and IIRC Rowe’s were land owners & farmers growing a variety of vegetables which needed transportation to the markets further North so they started there own haulage company plus hauling for others, they also I believe had a distribution chain in Cornwall for fruit which was a return load in many cases, I may be wrong but some one on here will know for sure. During that time I hauled a lot of cauliflowers and new spuds to the markets in Bristol Birmingham and Cardiff with reloads out of Avonmouth with animal feed for Cornwall farmers, running the gauntlet over Bodmin Moore on two log books most of the time, Mary Hopkins moments there, Cheers Buzzer.

HI Buzzer, looking back on this thread at the picture of the ROWE GROUP vehicle you posted ,reminded me of a Cornish engineering Company that produced haulage trucks and remember them being tested around Cornwall,is this the same Company i’m thinking of-- toshboy

Different outfit toshboy, this pic from and thanks to fellow flickrite Colin Pidoux.

[chris_webb]

Anyone recognise the Atkinson ■■? Shepherds ■■?

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I think that particular Shepherd was from the Black Country,maybe Halesowen,and IIRC had a bit of a reputation.
If I’m wrong I apologize.

[240_gardner]

Chris Webb:
Anyone recognise the Atkinson ■■? Shepherds ■■?

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I think that particular Shepherd was from the Black Country,maybe Halesowen,and IIRC had a bit of a reputation.
If I’m wrong I apologize.
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Gauden Shepherd Limited form Halesowen

[240_gardner]

DEANB:
Southworth ERF

F Southworth Limited of Rawlinson Lane, Heath Charnock,near Chorley - they had at least four iterations!

It was owned by the Drinkwater family and used to do quite a bit for Courtaulds, as I recall, baled fibre. Anyway, the business went down the first time and was reborn as Drinkwater, in the same colours. When that failed, they became Southworth Chassis Engineering (rigids into tractors and vice versa, third axles, that sort of stuff), and then that failed, only to re-emerge as Drinkwater Chassis Engineering or similar. After that sank, I never heard of them again!

[lance_biscomb]

Taken over by N L Walling at Brought near Preston my old boss

[marky]

240 Gardner:

DEANB:
Southworth ERF

F Southworth Limited of Rawlinson Lane, Heath Charnock,near Chorley - they had at least four iterations!

It was owned by the Drinkwater family and used to do quite a bit for Courtaulds, as I recall, baled fibre. Anyway, the business went down the first time and was reborn as Drinkwater, in the same colours. When that failed, they became Southworth Chassis Engineering (rigids into tractors and vice versa, third axles, that sort of stuff), and then that failed, only to re-emerge as Drinkwater Chassis Engineering or similar. After that sank, I never heard of them again!

Chris Drinkwater owed a neighbour of mine money from the Courtauld days, and he never forgot it. When the Southworth Engineering charade came into being, my neighbour got his F12 in there and a tag axle was added - debt suitably settled…

[acd1202]

240 Gardner:

DEANB:
Southworth ERF

F Southworth Limited of Rawlinson Lane, Heath Charnock,near Chorley - they had at least four iterations!

It was owned by the Drinkwater family and used to do quite a bit for Courtaulds, as I recall, baled fibre. Anyway, the business went down the first time and was reborn as Drinkwater, in the same colours. When that failed, they became Southworth Chassis Engineering (rigids into tractors and vice versa, third axles, that sort of stuff), and then that failed, only to re-emerge as Drinkwater Chassis Engineering or similar. After that sank, I never heard of them again!

They are still very much about, Oliver, Chris’s elder son has a couple of businesses one doing air suspension conversations to vans, mainly for ambulance chassis’s and another involved in hydraulics, Adam Chris’s younger son was into skip hire, although now I think about I haven’t seem him about lately and I ran into Bill’s son a few years ago working for a finance house specialising in cv business.

[retired_old_fart]

oiltreader:

toshboy:

Buzzer:
Hi Dean you said any one remember Rowe group well I do as in the early 70’s I took and past my HGV test in Cornwall and IIRC Rowe’s were land owners & farmers growing a variety of vegetables which needed transportation to the markets further North so they started there own haulage company plus hauling for others, they also I believe had a distribution chain in Cornwall for fruit which was a return load in many cases, I may be wrong but some one on here will know for sure. During that time I hauled a lot of cauliflowers and new spuds to the markets in Bristol Birmingham and Cardiff with reloads out of Avonmouth with animal feed for Cornwall farmers, running the gauntlet over Bodmin Moore on two log books most of the time, Mary Hopkins moments there, Cheers Buzzer.

HI Buzzer, looking back on this thread at the picture of the ROWE GROUP vehicle you posted ,reminded me of a Cornish engineering Company that produced haulage trucks and remember them being tested around Cornwall,is this the same Company i’m thinking of-- toshboy

Different outfit toshboy, this pic from and thanks to fellow flickrite Colin Pidoux.

The “other” Rowe produced the Hillmaster range of lorries, looked a bit like forward control Austins of that time. Apparently they were a decent vehicle and the marque may have survived, even flourished if it had a sales team! There are plenty of photos around so I dare say someone will be able to post one or two.

[gbw]

DEANB:
Some period adverts.

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I`m sure the vehicle depicted in the Scania advert is of McKelvie Paisley Reg. number HXS 523H. The TDG experimented with this alternative livery, before going back to a more traditional livery.

[retired_old_fart]

And here’s a Rowe Hillmaster. I understand that the company built around 120 of these, plus a handful of buses.
Not my pic.

[steelboyf10]

HRS:
Hi Dean,
Some time back I said a trailer in one of Pauls shots looked like a “Hopitality Trailer” to which you replied… Pictures !!!
New I had one somewhere so found it. This is said trailer as I droped it back to Princes in Millbrook road after picking it up at the manufacturers in Bournemouth.
The second shot will have to go on another post as I have yet to master the art of puting two shots on one post, Harvey

[steelboyf10]

timeless…it appears!

[deanb]

windrush:
The Rowe group name ‘rings a bell’ with me, did they have a depot in the Reading area back in the 70’s? Pete.

Cheers Pete !

moomooland:

DEANB:
Anyone know the make of the dump truck ■■?

2I think that’s a Haulmatic.
Now long gone Haulmatic Ltd were a UK Dump Truck manufacturer based at Ilkeston in Derbyshire.

Cheers Paul, know the name but would never have recognised one !

oiltreader:

toshboy:
HI Buzzer, looking back on this thread at the picture of the ROWE GROUP vehicle you posted ,reminded me of a Cornish engineering Company that produced haulage trucks and remember them being tested around Cornwall,is this the same Company i’m thinking of-- toshboy

Different outfit toshboy, this pic from and thanks to fellow flickrite Colin Pidoux.

Cheers Oily ,nice pic !

Chris Webb:
Anyone recognise the Atkinson ■■? Shepherds ■■?

I think that particular Shepherd was from the Black Country,maybe Halesowen,and IIRC had a bit of a reputation. If I’m wrong I apologize.
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Cheers Chris, “had a bit of a reputation”

240 Gardner:
Anyone recognise the Atkinson ■■? Shepherds ■■?
Gauden Shepherd Limited form Halesowen

Thanks for also confirming Chris !

240 Gardner:

DEANB:
Southworth ERF

F Southworth Limited of Rawlinson Lane, Heath Charnock,near Chorley - they had at least four iterations!
It was owned by the Drinkwater family and used to do quite a bit for Courtaulds, as I recall, baled fibre. Anyway, the business went down the first time and was reborn as Drinkwater, in the same colours. When that failed, they became Southworth Chassis Engineering (rigids into tractors and vice versa, third axles, that sort of stuff), and then that failed, only to re-emerge as Drinkwater Chassis Engineering or similar. After that sank, I never heard of them again!

Thanks for the info Chris !

Lance Biscomb:
Taken over by N L Walling at Brought near Preston my old boss

Cheers Lance !

marky:
Chris Drinkwater owed a neighbour of mine money from the Courtauld days, and he never forgot it. When the Southworth Engineering charade came into being, my neighbour got his F12 in there and a tag axle was added - debt suitably settled…

Thanks for your comments “marky”

acd1202:

240 Gardner:

DEANB:
Southworth ERF

F Southworth Limited of Rawlinson Lane, Heath Charnock,near Chorley - they had at least four iterations

They are still very much about, Oliver, Chris’s elder son has a couple of businesses one doing air suspension conversations to vans, mainly for ambulance chassis’s and another involved in hydraulics, Adam Chris’s younger son was into skip hire, although now I think about I haven’t seem him about lately and I ran into Bill’s son a few years ago working for a finance house specialising in cv business.

Thanks for your comments “acd1202”

[deanb]

Retired Old ■■■■:

oiltreader:
HI Buzzer, looking back on this thread at the picture of the ROWE GROUP vehicle you posted ,reminded me of a Cornish engineering Company that produced haulage trucks and remember them being tested around Cornwall,is this the same Company i’m thinking of-- toshboy

Different outfit toshboy, this pic from and thanks to fellow flickrite Colin Pidoux.

The “other” Rowe produced the Hillmaster range of lorries, looked a bit like forward control Austins of that time. Apparently they were a decent vehicle and the marque may have survived, even flourished if it had a sales team! There are plenty of photos around so I dare say someone will be able to post one or two.
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Nice one “ROF” Hillmaster rings a bell,dont know anything about them !

GBW:

DEANB:
Some period adverts.
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I`m sure the vehicle depicted in the Scania advert is of McKelvie Paisley Reg. number HXS 523H. The TDG experimented with this alternative livery, before going back to a more traditional livery.

Thanks for the info “GBW”

Retired Old ■■■■:
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And here’s a Rowe Hillmaster. I understand that the company built around 120 of these, plus a handful of buses.Not my pic.

Nice pic “ROF”

steelboyf10:

HRS:
Hi Dean,
Some time back I said a trailer in one of Pauls shots looked like a “Hopitality Trailer” to which you replied… Pictures !!! New I had one somewhere so found it. This is said trailer as I droped it back to Princes in Millbrook road after picking it up at the manufacturers in Bournemouth.The second shot will have to go on another post as I have yet to master the art of puting two shots on one post, Harvey

Lovely pics “steelboyf10”

[deanb]

When Volvo released the Volvo F10/12 range they really did lift the bar on trucks. Even if you are not a
Volvo fan there is no denying the huge improvement’s to trucks generally that Volvo have always brought
to the industry. They were pure class and like a rolls royce back in 1977 when these were unveiled to the
world !

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