Hello Lawrence Dunbar,
Mandales Transport where part of a local building supplies company called Thomas Mandale Ltd of South Quay Maryport. Originally they ran a fleet of around 20 Commers with flat and dropside bodies. The company had branches at Maryport, Workington, Whitehaven & (I think) Cockermouth. Mandales married into the Gun Family of Whitehaven and they bought out Mandales share in the company. There’s now no remains of Guns Builders Merchants or Thomas Mandales Yard at Maryport. The yard was on Irish Street is now a Car Park. Thomas Mandales also owned a building on the Dock Side call the ■■■■■■■■■■ Shed, which was where they stored Concrete Powder, which at that time, was shipped into Maryport Docks, and in fact, it turn out to be the last ever major ships into Maryport.
Sorry, no photos of the lorries.
Hope this is of some interest.
■■■■■■■■ Gill
ah well, here goes, cg have you ever heard of a firm called h,o,p, from prospect, you could walk there before breakfast from your place.
hey bewick i,ve just come home for the week end and you,ve livened this forum right up, its spot on marra, 
f7sidd:
good photo off j Irivne f7 sidd thanks prob taken on A66 was it
yungnad:
ah well, here goes, cg have you ever heard of a firm called h,o,p, from prospect, you could walk there before breakfast from your place.
hey bewick i,ve just come home for the week end and you,ve livened this forum right up, its spot on marra,
Aye Marra hoosta garn on? Don’t know where or how I’ve livened things up!! seem to have gone gay quiet to me eh! Are you sure your talking about this site?Sure you haven’t been on Jed’s or Tysons thread eh!? Cheers all the same Bewick.
■■■■■■■■■■ and Westmorland ( pre April 1974 boundary changes ) has always been known as one of the finest areas in the country for …, sheep ! There were many livestock hauliers in the area who transported these breeding sheep during the busy autumn sales period.
Sadly , most of these hauliers have either passed on , or their businesses have diversified away altogether from livestock haulage. I would be most grateful if anyone could post photos of such long-gone hauliers as :
Alderson & Huddart, Appleby.
Fellside Transport, Lazonby .
J.G. Thirlwall , Croglin.
George Steadman , Kirkby Thore.
Jim Sowerby, Soulby , Kirkby Stephen.
Barnes & Nelson, Kendal.
Stan Stewardson , Hawkshead.
Harry and Bob Walling , Crosthwaite , Kendal .
Frank Whitehead , Reagill, Shap.
I know this is a request repeated from the earlier pages on here , but with a few more names added to the list.
Many thanks,
Cheers, cattle wagon man.
What became of Jonhtson,s of Gillcrux, quite a big firm at one time with their Mercs, they used to get into the Carnation Milk Factory at Dumfries 50s60s , thats when work was plentifull and wagons were getting better from a drivers point of view.Regards Larry
Roy Whitfield,s ERF (Silloth) loading Frozen Fare (JW Watt) trailer around 1984 Still able to see out of windscreen despite 80s style flags 
Compulsory then 
Bewick:
v7victor:
Your leaving me (STANDING) now!!!I think he might have had enough Vic!! I wonder if he’s ever entered into conversation with “carryfast”? Dennis.
Has carryfast done away with him?
v7victor:
Bewick:
v7victor:
Your leaving me (STANDING) now!!!I think he might have had enough Vic!! I wonder if he’s ever entered into conversation with “carryfast”? Dennis.
Has carryfast done away with him?
I understand they are both on holiday in Libya at the moment!!! Bewick.
Bewick:
v7victor:
Bewick:
v7victor:
Your leaving me (STANDING) now!!!I think he might have had enough Vic!! I wonder if he’s ever entered into conversation with “carryfast”? Dennis.
Has carryfast done away with him?
I understand they are both on holiday in Libya at the moment!!! Bewick.
Libya,is that somwhere near Wigton?
v7victor:
Bewick:
v7victor:
Bewick:
v7victor:
Your leaving me (STANDING) now!!!I think he might have had enough Vic!! I wonder if he’s ever entered into conversation with “carryfast”? Dennis.
Has carryfast done away with him?
I understand they are both on holiday in Libya at the moment!!! Bewick.
Libya,is that somwhere near Wigton?
No , that s LIBBYS , near MILNTHORPE !
I don’t think CG would holiday that far away!!!
v7victor:
I don’t think CG would holiday that far away!!!
Your right there Vic,probably Silloth would be about as far that CG would venture,and if there’s a special needs B & B we might be able to fix “carryfast” up with a week in Silloth as-well ! I’m sure his carers would qualify on the respite scheme!!! Cheers Dennis.
cattle wagon man:
v7victor:
Bewick:
v7victor:
Bewick:
v7victor:
Your leaving me (STANDING) now!!!I think he might have had enough Vic!! I wonder if he’s ever entered into conversation with “carryfast”? Dennis.
Has carryfast done away with him?
I understand they are both on holiday in Libya at the moment!!! Bewick.
Libya,is that somwhere near Wigton?
No , that
s LIBBYS , near MILNTHORPE !
Don’t want them anywhere near Milnthorpe CWM!! I’ll set the dog on them if they turned up in our depot Grrrrrrrrrrrr!! Cheers Dennis.
hodgeturbo:
i can ga under bridges as well as ower them dennis this yans at cleator moor
Looks like its gay tight! are you sure you weren’t fast under that bridge Marra? Interesting shot all the same Paul,I like your style as shots like this are unrepeatable nowadays.Cheers Dennis.
Hello everyone,
yungnad, who are H.O.P from Prospect? I know Prospect well (well theres not much there to know about) but I can’t say I’ve heard of H.O.P.
Please tell me more.
■■■■■■■■ Gill
nice pic of kenny,s wagon.remember when he had a eight wheeler 82 scania tipper which he had converted at thompsons from a day cab to a sleeper,to accomadate his lad when he was away.