Punchy Dan:
pyewacket947v:
Keep safe in 2021Have you done that John ? Same to you too
Yes Dan, its one of mine, i still shudder when i recall that GuyâŠ!
NMP,
I canât remember which Johnsons this is, was it the one next to the station or the mill behind the houses across the other side of the A6?
pete smith:
NMP,
I canât remember which Johnsons this is, was it the one next to the station or the mill behind the houses across the other side of the A6?
Probably Ladygrove Mill with it being in red livery, that mill still stands but their other one on Old Road near the railway is long gone.
Pete.
windrush:
pete smith:
NMP,
I canât remember which Johnsons this is, was it the one next to the station or the mill behind the houses across the other side of the A6?Probably Ladygrove Mill with it being in red livery, that mill still stands but their other one on Old Road near the railway is long gone.
Pete.
Whatâs the prize for the location 
,Whatstandwell may be 
Punchy Dan:
windrush:
pete smith:
NMP,
I canât remember which Johnsons this is, was it the one next to the station or the mill behind the houses across the other side of the A6?Probably Ladygrove Mill with it being in red livery, that mill still stands but their other one on Old Road near the railway is long gone.
Pete.
Whatâs the prize for the location
Thank you for the info Pete, used to collect micronised maize from the mill next to the station and micronised peas or beans from the one other side of the A6.
No prizes Iâm afraid young Danâll but you are more than happy to pop in for a cuppa if your passing!
Punchy Dan:
windrush:
pete smith:
NMP,
I canât remember which Johnsons this is, was it the one next to the station or the mill behind the houses across the other side of the A6?Probably Ladygrove Mill with it being in red livery, that mill still stands but their other one on Old Road near the railway is long gone.
Pete.
Whatâs the prize for the location
Looks rather like it Dan, overtaking something as well so presumably it was parked! Handy of ERF to provide a wiper to clean the cab roof as well, not many drivers bothered cleaning up there and a dirty roof spoils photos taken from above. 
Pete.
pete smith:
Punchy Dan:
windrush:
pete smith:
NMP,
I canât remember which Johnsons this is, was it the one next to the station or the mill behind the houses across the other side of the A6?Probably Ladygrove Mill with it being in red livery, that mill still stands but their other one on Old Road near the railway is long gone.
Pete.
Whatâs the prize for the location
Thank you for the info Pete, used to collect micronised maize from the mill next to the station and micronised peas or beans from the one other side of the A6.
No prizes Iâm afraid young Danâll but you are more than happy to pop in for a cuppa if your passing!
The foden is back at Neachells lane tomorrow, whilst Iâam holding the sofa down again ,but will do soon as I can m8 
^^^^^^^^A bit of rain forecast and you have hibernated!
pete smith:
^^^^^^^^A bit of rain forecast and you have hibernated!
If Dan gets flooded where he lives then Iâm a gonna for certain! 
Pete.
Punchy Dan:
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Great bit of history thanks to Deanb
Iâm guessing that steelworks donât use flourspar any longer? I used to take a few loads of it up to Laportes at Glebe Mine for Slinter Mining from their Tearsall quarry but that was almost twenty years ago and I think that was then processed for exporting to China. There must still be plenty of it in the hills around here, they reckoned that Milltown quarry still had at least 20+ years worth when they closed it down in the early 2000âs.
Pete.
windrush:
Punchy Dan:
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Great bit of history thanks to DeanbIâm guessing that steelworks donât use flourspar any longer? I used to take a few loads of it up to Laportes at Glebe Mine for Slinter Mining from their Tearsall quarry but that was almost twenty years ago and I think that was then processed for exporting to China. There must still be plenty of it in the hills around here, they reckoned that Milltown quarry still had at least 20+ years worth when they closed it down in the early 2000âs.
Pete.
Globe took 4 loads a day to ICI at Runcorn in tankers , their silo was next to the lime silo where we tipped . They opened a quarry at Backdale off the Barlow to Bakewell road but Peak Park had it shut down because it âwas a scar on a beautiful landscape â and sod the men they put out of work .
windrush:
Punchy Dan:
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Great bit of history thanks to DeanbIâm guessing that steelworks donât use flourspar any longer? I used to take a few loads of it up to Laportes at Glebe Mine for Slinter Mining from their Tearsall quarry but that was almost twenty years ago and I think that was then processed for exporting to China. There must still be plenty of it in the hills around here, they reckoned that Milltown quarry still had at least 20+ years worth when they closed it down in the early 2000âs.
Pete.
Globe took 4 loads a day to ICI at Runcorn in tankers , their silo was next to the lime silo where we tipped . They opened a quarry at Backdale off the Barlow to Bakewell road but Peak Park had it shut down because it âwas a scar on a beautiful landscape â and sod the men they put out of work .
Punchy Dan:
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Great bit of history thanks to Deanb
I ran into Glebe at Stoney for years from Bonsal Moor and Bradwell Moor and never saw any of Walkers running there, it was mainly Slinterâs, Bill Mountainâs and subbies for Rockart.
Steve
Birdie4x4:
Punchy Dan:
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Great bit of history thanks to DeanbI ran into Glebe at Stoney for years from Bonsal Moor and Bradwell Moor and never saw any of Walkers running there, it was mainly Slinterâs, Bill Mountainâs and subbies for Rockart.
Steve
Probably before your time ,The spar would be from Portaway mine to Ebbr Vale & Fords at Dagenham ,running spar from Bonsall moor is scraping the barrel
Punchy Dan:
Birdie4x4:
Punchy Dan:
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Great bit of history thanks to DeanbI ran into Glebe at Stoney for years from Bonsal Moor and Bradwell Moor and never saw any of Walkers running there, it was mainly Slinterâs, Bill Mountainâs and subbies for Rockart.
SteveProbably before your time ,The spar would be from Portaway mine to Ebbr Vale & Fords at Dagenham ,running spar from Bonsall moor is scraping the barrel
Youâre right about scraping the barrel, it kept the wheels turning though in the winter when the quarries were quiet.
By the way, have you used Peak Surveying Services last year?
Steve
Birdie4x4:
Punchy Dan:
Birdie4x4:
Punchy Dan:
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Great bit of history thanks to DeanbI ran into Glebe at Stoney for years from Bonsal Moor and Bradwell Moor and never saw any of Walkers running there, it was mainly Slinterâs, Bill Mountainâs and subbies for Rockart.
SteveProbably before your time ,The spar would be from Portaway mine to Ebbr Vale & Fords at Dagenham ,running spar from Bonsall moor is scraping the barrel
Youâre right about scraping the barrel, it kept the wheels turning though in the winter when the quarries were quiet.
By the way, have you used Peak Surveying Services last year?
Steve
Not me Steve but I looked on companies house at them ,there is a surveyor in the family but another relative did use Peak services as I believe they wanted a second opinion cheers Dan
Not me Steve but I looked on companies house at them ,there is a surveyor in the family but another relative did use Peak services as I believe they wanted a second opinion cheers Dan
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Arr, would it have been Seth then.
Steve
This might be of interest to someone, pinched off of a Facebook site, I started my HGV driving career at Toftâs back in 1973.
The windscreen wipers were useful!!
Steve
tastrucker:
Stanfield:
These are already on here somewhere but know harm in seeing them again.Not my photos by the way
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0hello John lovely old photos , especially the s20 Foden that company may have hauled lime to shotton , thank you Trevor
The S20 ended up at Midlands Storage and was used for coal and brick haulage ie coal to brickworks (mainly peterborough) and return loads of bricks to building sited throughout the Notts/Derby area. I was apprentice at Midlands Storage and fitter for a while after my apprenticeship and 767 RRB was the last truck I worked on before I left in early 1972. Most of the time I was there it was driven by Maurice Bailey. Grand old truck.