Cumbria companies

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oneil aspatria

[bewick]

hodgeturbo:
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IIRC Jimmy Dixon was a J & W Watt driver in the 60’s Dennis.

[bewick]

hodgeturbo:
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Hey “Hodge” there looks to be a fair bit more stone to be got out of that quarry? Is it no good or what? Cheers Dennis.

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Bewick:

hodgeturbo:
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Hey “Hodge” there looks to be a fair bit more stone to be got out of that quarry? Is it no good or what? Cheers Dennis.

thats tendley quarry dennis its still open but the offices and workshop are on top of that bank

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thompsons plant hire taken at harrington harbour

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fred brown

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fred brown

[cumbrian_gill]

Hello hodgeturbo,
Thats a great photo of F Brown. Where was it taken?
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hinchcliffe

[cumbrian_gill]

Hello,
Heres some more of my photos.
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[hesket_born_n_bred]

Anybody remember M & WM Todd from Hutton Roof near Penrith they ran black and white scania’s a 111 and two 82’s.

[erfguy]

Hello Hesket born n bred.

Is Tommy Nicholson who had the TK with Organ still alive.

Eddie.

[robroy]

hesket born n bred:
Anybody remember M & WM Todd from Hutton Roof near Penrith they ran black and white scania’s a 111 and two 82’s.

That firm rings a bell,I used to know one of the 111 drivers, a lad called Kenny, from Wigton I think, late 70s, (date not his age ) one of first drivers in county to have a CB radio I remember, never seen him since then.

[simonn1]

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Hello,
Who’s J C Lee of Cockermouth? Can anyone give me some more infomation on them?
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coal merchants in cockermouth sold out to eric nicholson in the early 1990

[lawrence_dunbar]

wI remember running to Carlisle in the 50s,with Danish Bacon for the DBC. Port Rd, & yeast to a firm in Crown & Anchor Lane, they were bakers sundriesmen they moved to Willowholme Ind Est. also the Silver Grill Bakery with cooking oils. Then I used to load back off Robsons from MBC. Botcherbey Factory, for Tiny Tim Cat Food at North Shields, part of Tyne Brand Products, where it took all day to offload, but my gaffer was ok about it, a decent pay job he said, but having said that Robsons Border Transport were the top ■■■■■■■■ Hauliers in those days ,if you know what I mean. & if I remember rightly Browns was Browns of Thursbey ?. Regards Larry

[robroy]

Lawrence Dunbar:
Robsons Border Transport were the top ■■■■■■■■ Hauliers in those days , Regards Larry

Stan Robson

[lawrence_dunbar]

Great photos, I myself ran an S20 Foden, Robson must have been Fodens best customer, by you they had plenty, I used to load Carnation milk from Dumfries, as was quite pally with a Robson driver Cliff Charlton, I think he ended up with a bicycle shop in Hexham, I dont know if he is still about, but he was a cracking lad to know, also he could drive Fodens the way they were made to be driven. I used to give him a lift home when I loaded off Robson, & drop him off at Brampton. Regards Larry

[kevmac47]

Lawrence Dunbar:
Great photos, I myself ran an S20 Foden, Robson must have been Fodens best customer, by you they had plenty, I used to load Carnation milk from Dumfries, as was quite pally with a Robson driver Cliff Charlton, I think he ended up with a bicycle shop in Hexham, I dont know if he is still about, but he was a cracking lad to know, also he could drive Fodens the way they were made to be driven. I used to give him a lift home when I loaded off Robson, & drop him off at Brampton. Regards Larry

Larry the Geordie lads that worked at Robsons must have paid rent on that layby on the outskirts of Hexham (the one with the horse-trough). It was always full. On reflection Micky Quinn was probably charging Robsons for the priviledge anyway. regards kevmac47.

[cumbrian_gill]

Hello lawrence dunbar,
Have you got a copy Bob Tuck’s ‘Robson’s’ Book that he did in the 1990’s, because there is a lot of Carnation Milk Robsons photos in their.
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