twin splitter:
Came across your pic of your dad & mine, Frank Richmond was his name, worked at Cawthorns in the 60/70/80’s - I also remember your dad George often round our house at Grindon, great bloke as was the rest of the fellas who used to gather at the Barley Mow Club?
Larry Re Harry Humphrey from the C&S photo. His wife (Winnie) worked full time in our office for about 15 years in the 60’s / 70’s. I know they were both still around and into their 90’s up till about 3 years ago.
Well that’s nice to hear Perhaps someone on here could be able to show him these photos, There was a Harry Humphrey worked for Jakey Adams at one time I wonder if its the same bloke, Regards Larry.
My sister worked at C&S 70’s /80’s ( was still there when Bill Mustard took over ) Harry was still there then, well after retiring age. Think he used to be yard man and looked after/repaired tarp sheets, chains & warwicks etc.
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twin splitter:
Came across your pic of your dad & mine, Frank Richmond was his name, worked at Cawthorns in the 60/70/80’s - I also remember your dad George often round our house at Grindon, great bloke as was the rest of the fellas who used to gather at the Barley Mow Club?
hello sct, i took that photo in italy mid 70s. my did still misses frankie a lot, they were great friends for a lot of years. the old cawthorns drivers still meet at the barley mow each month, great characters . i was there with my dad a few months ago, the tales are brilliant!
I wonder if any of Cawthorn & Sinclairs drivers remember the two 8 wheeler ERF tankers they ran in Procter & Gambles livery powered by RR Petrol Injection Engines , Also a fellow called Bob English who I believe was in the traffic office at this time, Regards Larry.
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hi twinsplitter, great photos of cawthorns, brought memories back, bumper,
some photos from old drivers
in the early 1970’s cawthorn and sinclair had a yard near my home town of porthcawl in south wales.on village farm industrial estate in pyle.i can remember seeing their mercs.wish i had some pictures.
Twinsplitter, congratulations on some excellent pictutres of cawthorn and sinclair. I remember as a young lad they had a depot in stoney stanton near my home town of leicester, where they used to run out of caterpillar at desford. Before they moved to narborough rd depot, broughton astley. Two drivers i knew who worked there in the 70s were Graham Price, who used to do a night trunk to birtley and back every night in a maggy deutz, and Malc Hyde.
some crackers their twinsplitter, can you remember hughie pepper from sunderland that used to drive for cawthorns, he finished his days brown wharrier, he was a good family friend
thanks Mark
hughie pepper was a good friend of my dads, as well as cawthorns, they worked at smith and dixons together. ive found a few more cawthorn pics.
hi twin splitter, whats your dad called he will probably know my old man Stan worked for freeways 37year now.
thanks Mark
