charliemjp:
yes DAVE a lot of john evans around hayon wye, also bill and glyn on blue line.a driver who came to parrys parked by glazbury Mick MURROW he worked for jebez barker on timber. you might have known him keith, I aways got Kington on a Thursday . I had to load sheep on lorry out of knighton on knighton and the trailor kington, then down to probus cornwall. do either of you rember the 2 trucks parrys had in unispeed colours they were blue and went to baglan bay every day
I can’t recall the two of Parry’s Charlie. I knew Glyn Williams well, got to know him when he came to KTH,his last driving job. Sadly Glyn passed away a few years ago. A nice bloke.
Did you know my cousin Dennis Lewis who drove for ■■■■ Patrick,and then ran his own livestock wagon from Canon Pyon. I have probably asked you before.
Cheers Dave.
Dave there was a Morfa driver in Eardisley , did not know his name , an Atkinson was parked up in the old station yard , with another driver over at Monkland , who as i recall drove their Merc for a while .
And thanks to you i can remember the Blueline driver at Dorstone , didnt know his name , but remember the AEC Mandator he had . Nostalgia ! regards Keith.
Hi Keith,
Gordon Underhill drove for Morfa from Monkland, and still lives there. Don’t know who drove for them and parked at Eardisley. John ( Hoppy ) Watkins drove for Morfa and lived in Eardisland,parked his lorry near Lawtons Cross . Peter Lloyd from Kington and Wyndam ( Kimmo ) Habberley from Llandrindod Wells also drove for them.
Cheers Dave.
charliemjp:
yes DAVE a lot of john evans around hayon wye, also bill and glyn on blue line.a driver who came to parrys parked by glazbury Mick MURROW he worked for jebez barker on timber. you might have known him keith, I aways got Kington on a Thursday . I had to load sheep on lorry out of knighton on knighton and the trailor kington, then down to probus cornwall. do either of you rember the 2 trucks parrys had in unispeed colours they were blue and went to baglan bay every day
Hi Charlie, no i can not remember Parrys on Baglan Bay work what were they ? Did you by the way do Brecon market , or perhaps go to the abbatoir at Dowlais ? regards Keith
keith the one was a Leyland cruiser painted blue and usuall the other was a mandatory, they would have demountable 30 ft tanks on. RON birch was onit every day. he left parrsys for a while went to T S P and then robboes in Hereford, then came back to parrystill we all got finished.he then went with about 5 others to joints he always had 2 crome horses on front merc, I ment mandator
charliemjp:
can rember did they have a 4 wheel Bedford, the ones I am thinking of came from canon pyon area I tink DAVE
Yes they had four wheeler Bedfords Charlie, then they had a 92 Scania four wheeler which Dennis drove. He then went on his own and ran six wheeler Scania’s with a lift axle on livestock.
Cheers Dave.
charliemjp:
That’s the ones I used to see them I Hereford and at bowketts, I rem them having 92, were they relation to Mick Patrick
Not sure Charlie, but having the same name and in the same area they could be related. The Canon Pyon outfit finished over twenty years ago, that’s when my cousin fired up on his own, he packed up about 7 years ago and sadly passed away soon after.
We mostly see just the artics loading out of Kington and Knighton these days. I suppose its like everything else,only the big loads pay.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
Dave there was a Morfa driver in Eardisley , did not know his name , an Atkinson was parked up in the old station yard , with another driver over at Monkland , who as i recall drove their Merc for a while .
And thanks to you i can remember the Blueline driver at Dorstone , didnt know his name , but remember the AEC Mandator he had . Nostalgia ! regards Keith.
Hi Keith,
Gordon Underhill drove for Morfa from Monkland, and still lives there. Don’t know who drove for them and parked at Eardisley. John ( Hoppy ) Watkins drove for Morfa and lived in Eardisland,parked his lorry near Lawtons Cross . Peter Lloyd from Kington and Wyndam ( Kimmo ) Habberley from Llandrindod Wells also drove for them.
Cheers Dave.
Frank Morgan was the driver who parked in Eardisley station yard.
Cheers, Jack.
Dave the Renegade:
Dave there was a Morfa driver in Eardisley , did not know his name , an Atkinson was parked up in the old station yard , with another driver over at Monkland , who as i recall drove their Merc for a while .
And thanks to you i can remember the Blueline driver at Dorstone , didnt know his name , but remember the AEC Mandator he had . Nostalgia ! regards Keith.
Hi Keith,
Gordon Underhill drove for Morfa from Monkland, and still lives there. Don’t know who drove for them and parked at Eardisley. John ( Hoppy ) Watkins drove for Morfa and lived in Eardisland,parked his lorry near Lawtons Cross . Peter Lloyd from Kington and Wyndam ( Kimmo ) Habberley from Llandrindod Wells also drove for them.
Cheers Dave.
Frank Morgan was the driver who parked in Eardisley station yard.
Cheers, Jack.
Dave the Renegade:
Dave there was a Morfa driver in Eardisley , did not know his name , an Atkinson was parked up in the old station yard , with another driver over at Monkland , who as i recall drove their Merc for a while .
And thanks to you i can remember the Blueline driver at Dorstone , didnt know his name , but remember the AEC Mandator he had . Nostalgia ! regards Keith.
Hi Keith,
Gordon Underhill drove for Morfa from Monkland, and still lives there. Don’t know who drove for them and parked at Eardisley. John ( Hoppy ) Watkins drove for Morfa and lived in Eardisland,parked his lorry near Lawtons Cross . Peter Lloyd from Kington and Wyndam ( Kimmo ) Habberley from Llandrindod Wells also drove for them.
Cheers Dave.
Frank Morgan was the driver who parked in Eardisley station yard.
Cheers, Jack.
Was that Patrick Morgan’s Dad Jack ?
Cheers Dave.
Yes Dave,Paddy Morgan.He also drove for Morfa at nights with Frank.Paddy built that Bungalow that stands in station yard now!
Cheers,Jack.
Dave the Renegade:
Dave there was a Morfa driver in Eardisley , did not know his name , an Atkinson was parked up in the old station yard , with another driver over at Monkland , who as i recall drove their Merc for a while .
And thanks to you i can remember the Blueline driver at Dorstone , didnt know his name , but remember the AEC Mandator he had . Nostalgia ! regards Keith.
Hi Keith,
Gordon Underhill drove for Morfa from Monkland, and still lives there. Don’t know who drove for them and parked at Eardisley. John ( Hoppy ) Watkins drove for Morfa and lived in Eardisland,parked his lorry near Lawtons Cross . Peter Lloyd from Kington and Wyndam ( Kimmo ) Habberley from Llandrindod Wells also drove for them.
Cheers Dave.
Frank Morgan was the driver who parked in Eardisley station yard.
Cheers, Jack.
Was that Patrick Morgan’s Dad Jack ?
Cheers Dave.
Yes Dave,Paddy Morgan.He also drove for Morfa at nights with Frank.Paddy built that Bungalow that stands in station yard now!
Cheers,Jack.
Hi Jack,
I remember those eight leggers on steel parked at the Station when I was a kid. I think Frank Morgan was in charge of them.
Also remember that nice big bungalow being built. I think Paddy would be a couple years older than me. I remember him having a small D series Ford building lorry.
Cheers Dave.
charliemjp:
keith the one was a Leyland cruiser painted blue and usuall the other was a mandatory, they would have demountable 30 ft tanks on. RON birch was onit every day. he left parrsys for a while went to T S P and then robboes in Hereford, then came back to parrystill we all got finished.he then went with about 5 others to joints he always had 2 crome horses on front merc, I ment mandator
Hi charlie thanks for that , now i can remember that leyland Cruiser was it any thing to do with Morris Lubricants ? regards Keith
Dave the Renegade:
Dave there was a Morfa driver in Eardisley , did not know his name , an Atkinson was parked up in the old station yard , with another driver over at Monkland , who as i recall drove their Merc for a while .
And thanks to you i can remember the Blueline driver at Dorstone , didnt know his name , but remember the AEC Mandator he had . Nostalgia ! regards Keith.
Hi Keith,
Gordon Underhill drove for Morfa from Monkland, and still lives there. Don’t know who drove for them and parked at Eardisley. John ( Hoppy ) Watkins drove for Morfa and lived in Eardisland,parked his lorry near Lawtons Cross . Peter Lloyd from Kington and Wyndam ( Kimmo ) Habberley from Llandrindod Wells also drove for them.
Cheers Dave.
Frank Morgan was the driver who parked in Eardisley station yard.
Cheers, Jack.
Was that Patrick Morgan’s Dad Jack ?
Cheers Dave.
Yes Dave,Paddy Morgan.He also drove for Morfa at nights with Frank.Paddy built that Bungalow that stands in station yard now!
Cheers,Jack.
Hi Jack,
I remember those eight leggers on steel parked at the Station when I was a kid. I think Frank Morgan was in charge of them.
Also remember that nice big bungalow being built. I think Paddy would be a couple years older than me. I remember him having a small D series Ford building lorry.
Cheers Dave.
Hi Dave and Jacko is that the place with stables and a mobile home in front of it? if so i thing i know where you mean . keith
Dave the Renegade:
Dave there was a Morfa driver in Eardisley , did not know his name , an Atkinson was parked up in the old station yard , with another driver over at Monkland , who as i recall drove their Merc for a while .
And thanks to you i can remember the Blueline driver at Dorstone , didnt know his name , but remember the AEC Mandator he had . Nostalgia ! regards Keith.
Hi Keith,
Gordon Underhill drove for Morfa from Monkland, and still lives there. Don’t know who drove for them and parked at Eardisley. John ( Hoppy ) Watkins drove for Morfa and lived in Eardisland,parked his lorry near Lawtons Cross . Peter Lloyd from Kington and Wyndam ( Kimmo ) Habberley from Llandrindod Wells also drove for them.
Cheers Dave.
Frank Morgan was the driver who parked in Eardisley station yard.
Cheers, Jack.
Was that Patrick Morgan’s Dad Jack ?
Cheers Dave.
Yes Dave,Paddy Morgan.He also drove for Morfa at nights with Frank.Paddy built that Bungalow that stands in station yard now!
Cheers,Jack.
Hi Jack,
I remember those eight leggers on steel parked at the Station when I was a kid. I think Frank Morgan was in charge of them.
Also remember that nice big bungalow being built. I think Paddy would be a couple years older than me. I remember him having a small D series Ford building lorry.
Cheers Dave.
Hi Dave and Jacko is that the place with stables and a mobile home in front of it? if so i thing i know where you mean . keith
As you approach Eardisley from the A4112 junction Keith, its straight in front of you on the left hand side before you go over the old railway bridge.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
Dave there was a Morfa driver in Eardisley , did not know his name , an Atkinson was parked up in the old station yard , with another driver over at Monkland , who as i recall drove their Merc for a while .
And thanks to you i can remember the Blueline driver at Dorstone , didnt know his name , but remember the AEC Mandator he had . Nostalgia ! regards Keith.
Hi Keith,
Gordon Underhill drove for Morfa from Monkland, and still lives there. Don’t know who drove for them and parked at Eardisley. John ( Hoppy ) Watkins drove for Morfa and lived in Eardisland,parked his lorry near Lawtons Cross . Peter Lloyd from Kington and Wyndam ( Kimmo ) Habberley from Llandrindod Wells also drove for them.
Cheers Dave.
Frank Morgan was the driver who parked in Eardisley station yard.
Cheers, Jack.
Was that Patrick Morgan’s Dad Jack ?
Cheers Dave.
Yes Dave,Paddy Morgan.He also drove for Morfa at nights with Frank.Paddy built that Bungalow that stands in station yard now!
Cheers,Jack.
Hi Jack,
I remember those eight leggers on steel parked at the Station when I was a kid. I think Frank Morgan was in charge of them.
Also remember that nice big bungalow being built. I think Paddy would be a couple years older than me. I remember him having a small D series Ford building lorry.
Cheers Dave.
Hi Dave and Jacko is that the place with stables and a mobile home in front of it? if so i thing i know where you mean . keith
As you approach Eardisley from the A4112 junction Keith, its straight in front of you on the left hand side before you go over the old railway bridge.
Cheers Dave.
Keith,the place you are thinking of is where Frank,s son Dennis lives,over to the left as you drive into Eardisley!
Cheers,Jack.
Dave , i can remember talking to Gordie Underhill years ago and i am sure he told me a story of an incident on the Beacons when he hit a wild horse which ended up in the cab with him , thinkthat could have been the Merc again . Keith .
kingswinford kit:
Dave , i can remember talking to Gordie Underhill years ago and i am sure he told me a story of an incident on the Beacons when he hit a wild horse which ended up in the cab with him , thinkthat could have been the Merc again . Keith .
Take a bit to shake Big G up Keith, he finished up driving for Les Price of Ivington. It used to be carnage over the Beacons in the 1960’s,half those drivers on nights used to run over sheep for the fun of it, cruel sods.
When I was going down early mornings for slag from Port Talbot I would very often count up to twenty dead sheep between Libanus and Penderyn.
Cheers Dave.
kingswinford kit:
Dave , i can remember talking to Gordie Underhill years ago and i am sure he told me a story of an incident on the Beacons when he hit a wild horse which ended up in the cab with him , thinkthat could have been the Merc again . Keith .
Take a bit to shake Big G up Keith, he finished up driving for Les Price of Ivington. It used to be carnage over the Beacons in the 1960’s,half those drivers on nights used to run over sheep for the fun of it, cruel sods.
When I was going down early mornings for slag from Port Talbot I would very often count up to twenty dead sheep between Libanus and Penderyn.
Cheers Dave.
Yes Dave , thats right , i have heard that more then once . Keith
