was too young to drive them at the time dave
used to live at burley gate remember all the companies you mentioned plus all the shropshire boys chaddies swains morgans lloyds
remember burley gate crossroads(a49) before roundabout always good for a accident
Burley Gate on the A417, also another from Hereford, John Bevan. I used to travel across the 417 travelling to Gloucester and beyond, also to the M5 which was being built in the sixties, driving for C M Philpotts from Kington, also drove for C W Griffiths and S W Brisbane, all hauling for the Quarries between Kington and New Radnor. Don,t know if you remember the Mann Abell lorries yellow tippers Philpotts and Griffiths were in their colours,Mann Abell ran Albion four wheeler Clydesdale tippers before being taken over by Tilcon, who ran claret and blue eight legger Fodens, Brisbanes hauled for Nash Rocks.
There were a few drivers from Knighton driving for Cadwalladers and Lloyds on steel, don,t know who was on for D & N Morgan or Swains of Stretton.
I’ve got an Atkinson Borderer ex G. A. Shepherd from Sutton St. Nicholas.
There was also John Norman at Holme Lacy.
yep how about berringtons transport sutton st nicolas i think also of sheffield
when 17 was on a course for young drivers at the cattle mkt hereford on course lad from kington his old chap drove for philpotts a daf 2800
also roberts of knighton used the A49 alot
hiatki dave
first company i worked for frome valley trans had atki borders and Aseries ERF and
mercurys
day cabs steel up the north east fertilizer back down 100weight bags all hand ball when it wasent a haz load
what about skyremes of edwyn ralph sorry about the spelling
shepherd’s were from sheffield, they bought out a firm in sutton st. nicholas, must have been beringtons, for a base in the area. they worked out of wiggins.
There is a thread on here for roberts of knighton
graham schroeder:
Any one got information or pics on hereford hauliers of the past
arthur oakley frome valley ars ryland to name but afew
most ran out of Llanwern or ebbw vale steel works
arther oakley.didnt they run two tone blue bedford tm’s ?
bill matthews at bromyard, green atkis & seddons
Done a few loads out of Nash Rocks Kington a few years ago, are they still going
atkidave:
I’ve got an Atkinson Borderer ex G. A. Shepherd from Sutton St. Nicholas.
There was also John Norman at Holme Lacy.
who has a very nice restored Seddon unit
what can people tell me about “Bob’s shop” just outside HEreford – there was/is a scrapyard there?
atkidave:
bill matthews at bromyard, green atkis & seddons
and some of the wagons survive in kit form
taken at New Year
not taken by me - but the same ones
flickr.com/photos/29795076@N … 381782633/
flickr.com/photos/29795076@N … 381782633/
Nash Rocks were bought out by Minorco about 15 years ago. Minorco were bought by Anglo American who had already purchased Tarmac, then they bought Tilcon, they now all trade under the Tarmac name in the UK. the Quarries that you hauled from under the Nash Rocks name are still operational.
fryske:
what can people tell me about “Bob’s shop” just outside HEreford – there was/is a scrapyard there?
Bobs shop owner near Michael Church Escley on the edge of the black mountains, does a bit of everything, its run by Percy Powell as far as I know, used to run a couple of stock lorries, sold coal, did a bit of scrap.
Had health problems last I heard, but think he is ok now.
graham schroeder:
yep how about berringtons transport sutton st nicolas i think also of sheffield
when 17 was on a course for young drivers at the cattle mkt hereford on course lad from kington his old chap drove for philpotts a daf 2800
also roberts of knighton used the A49 alot
Jack Williams drove the Daf 2800 for Philpotts, his sons Nigel and Tony are both drivers, so probably one of those.
it was nigel i know who his he driving for now
yes correct oakleys two tone blue tms erf marathons and sa 400 401s
matthews of bromyard where still going a few years back
how about rh goldings of newent any memorys of them ledbury droitwich cold stores
Re: hereford hauliers
by fryske » Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:39 pmatkidave wrote:
I’ve got an Atkinson Borderer ex G. A. Shepherd from Sutton St. Nicholas.
There was also John Norman at Holme Lacy.who has a very nice restored Seddon unit
We restored the seddon for john norman
graham schroeder:
it was nigel i know who his he driving for now
yes correct oakleys two tone blue tms erf marathons and sa 400 401s
matthews of bromyard where still going a few years back
how about rh goldings of newent any memorys of them ledbury droitwich cold stores
Nigel Williams drove for a few firms, I worked with him at Kens Tipper Hire, he now runs his own lorry a
8 wheeler FM Volvo tipper in Tarmac colours, got Williams on the sunvisor.
Can,t remember Mathews, remember gouldings, just on the left before fire station in Newent,
sold up a few years ago I believe.
by fryske » Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:45 pm
atkidave wrote:
bill matthews at bromyard, green atkis & seddonsand some of the wagons survive in kit form
taken at New Year
not taken by me - but the same ones
flickr.com/photos/29795076@N … 381782633/
flickr.com/photos/29795076@N … 381782633/
A few bits out of those cabs now live in mine
at one time matthews used to run out of the old tile works on bromyard downs last motors sedi 401s brought from w j griffiths of suckley
remember the bulmers fleet f86 f88 and f10s owe and a leyland road train