adr:
This outfit used to run out of Cory’s at Crosskeys, near Newport, it ran on nights down to Plymouth Cold Store in Pinhoe near Exeter, the 2 loaded trailers would be swapped for 2 empty ones for return, the 2 loaded trailers would be taken on seperately for delivery to Devon & Cornwall.
A semi and drag? How did they get round the 2 trailer rule? Was it an experimental dispensation?
You aren’t far out Spardo, the oil rigs were built at Graythorpe near Hartlepool, on the Tees estuary. Its a shipbreakers yard now they’ve been in the news quite a bit lately, its the place where those old US warships are berthed waiting to be scrapped, the problem is they’re reckoned to be full of toxic material so there’s problems with planning permission. regards Kev.
Ps. They seem to have forgotten about the nuclear power station next door, no toxins there!!!
Brilliant pic. The sign with A 2 T on it.Did that stand for -
Agency Toilets 2 stroke ? . . also what could you get for tuppence in those days?
Hiya…parafin per gallon■■? maybe red X per shot…or possibly red diesel.
…air was free…i’ve looked at the sign with a magnifieing glass
and it looks like 2d ■■? gallon…could it say 2d extra gallon agency…2d for the handleing charge
if you payed direct for your diesel
John
Bet they gave Green Shield stamps.Does anybody know where i can use them?,ive got 3 books.
This garage still does them, or they did in 1971
Treble Green Shield Stamps.
The shed at the back is Gray and Adams in Fraserburgh.
Hiya there was a junk shop on hotwell road(A4 bristol) that had a sign asking for no6 coupons and greensheld stamps.
me old mum died and we found 3 bags of no6 coupons in 1000 packs and 2 bags of green shields, my brother said no call
for these and threw them on a fire. about a week later(1996)i was delivering travis perkins in bristol and saw the sign
wanting the stamps, god knows why, but was i mad…
John
3300John:
Hiya there was a junk shop on hotwell road(A4 bristol) that had a sign asking for no6 coupons and greensheld stamps.
me old mum died and we found 3 bags of no6 coupons in 1000 packs and 2 bags of green shields, my brother said no call
for these and threw them on a fire. about a week later(1996)i was delivering travis perkins in bristol and saw the sign
wanting the stamps, god knows why, but was i mad…
John
When my dad had a pub I use to get all the Embassy and No6 coupons from the bins, I had a great tool kit by the time I was about 12 years old, spanners, 140 piece socket sets, pillar drills, compressor and a spray gun
3300John:
Hiya there was a junk shop on hotwell road(A4 bristol) that had a sign asking for no6 coupons and greensheld stamps.
me old mum died and we found 3 bags of no6 coupons in 1000 packs and 2 bags of green shields, my brother said no call
for these and threw them on a fire. about a week later(1996)i was delivering travis perkins in bristol and saw the sign
wanting the stamps, god knows why, but was i mad…
John
When my dad had a pub I use to get all the Embassy and No6 coupons from the bins, I had a great tool kit by the time I was about 12 years old, spanners, 140 piece socket sets, pillar drills, compressor and a spray gun
Nowadays you can buy all that in Lidl for about £15
3300John:
Hiya there was a junk shop on hotwell road(A4 bristol) that had a sign asking for no6 coupons and greensheld stamps.
me old mum died and we found 3 bags of no6 coupons in 1000 packs and 2 bags of green shields, my brother said no call
for these and threw them on a fire. about a week later(1996)i was delivering travis perkins in bristol and saw the sign
wanting the stamps, god knows why, but was i mad…
John
adr:
This outfit used to run out of Cory’s at Crosskeys, near Newport, it ran on nights down to Plymouth Cold Store in Pinhoe near Exeter, the 2 loaded trailers would be swapped for 2 empty ones for return, the 2 loaded trailers would be taken on seperately for delivery to Devon & Cornwall.
A semi and drag? How did they get round the 2 trailer rule? Was it an experimental dispensation?
I remember Whitworths from errr Wellingborough running an F10 unit with two trailers on special dispensation on a night trunk to Warrington in the 70s. I’ve never seen that Cory’s outfit before though.
adr:
This outfit used to run out of Cory’s at Crosskeys, near Newport, it ran on nights down to Plymouth Cold Store in Pinhoe near Exeter, the 2 loaded trailers would be swapped for 2 empty ones for return, the 2 loaded trailers would be taken on seperately for delivery to Devon & Cornwall.
A semi and drag? How did they get round the 2 trailer rule? Was it an experimental dispensation?
I remember Whitworths from errr Wellingborough running an F10 unit with two trailers on special dispensation on a night trunk to Warrington in the 70s. I’ve never seen that Cory’s outfit before though.
I remember that one too Chris, I think, but thought it was the only one. Apparently not.
Yep, now part of the B.J. WATERS company of Darley Bridge and some of their fleet still run as George Siddall. The large tanks were for Burnt Lime from Beswick’s Lime Works at Brierlow Bar and I believe there was a NORDE back end on some of them?
I can well remember those Guy’s of Rutherford’s amongst the first British wagons i saw when i was going to & fro Germany in the '60’s, The Sea Harvest stuck in my mind and i got talking to one of the drivers at Zeebrugge one day waiting for the ferry in my Mk2 Zodiac!
bubbleman:
Hi again,heres some old stuff from way back.Cheers Bubbs,
Cracking pics as ever bubbs .
The pic of the Guy mixer . . Stothert + Pitt.
Loaded dumpers and tarmac rollers a few times out their place in Bath in the 80s - was that the only factory they had? Big ole company iirc.
bubbleman:
Hi again,heres some old stuff from way back.Cheers Bubbs,
Cracking pics as ever bubbs .
The pic of the Guy mixer . . Stothert + Pitt.
Loaded dumpers and tarmac rollers a few times out their place in Bath in the 80s - was that the only factory they had? Big ole company iirc.
Hi Suedehead. I was employed by them at Bath late 70s and all Truckmixers were made there along with other contractors plant with the exeption of concrete batching plants which were made at Feeder Rd Bristol------------------toshboy
) and deliver it to Peterhead. It wasn’t on the flight and we passed on the instruction each time it failed to appear ‘wait there you’re on full waiting time’.
