does anybody remember painter john ,spud the welder and big jock the welder they all worked for ashy when i worked in the garage the garage foreman was called kelvin ackroyd and jack elison was the yard man there was also tommy the ■■■■■ burns we had a ball long hours but the money was good for a20 year old just out of his time i found a couple of photos my mum has from 1963,64 when my dad worked for ashy when old james was still alive
I remember painter john we are trying to contact him for the reunion but hes disappeared
There`s a picture of the 6 wheeler mammoth major painted up in Ashys colours at a rally in Kirby Steven earlier this year in the AEC Gazette
heres a photo for all ashworth fans.Corect me if i,m wrong ,left to right jack ashworth, jack wood ,old ashy driver and fred elmsley ,that the guy with the bald head he worked at tillotson as the foreman fitter.,
Superb phot scud is that one of matthew pratts
My dad did some casual work for them in the 70s mainly carrying tractors the yard i think was black bank Doncaster, he drove a big J and because he was a casual he go the dog lol wouldnt pull you out of bed, also remember having to call in to the Liverpool yard when the wagon was playing up , there was an early Guy tractor unit ,vikings head badge on front i think, there i remember me dad saying to the fitter he,d sooner have that than the big J they had given him lol
who is your dad captain webb will see if dad remembers him
peterq5422:
who is your dad captain webb will see if dad remembers him
His name was Gordon Webb, he worked for them id say 73/74
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peterq5422:
keith 2 i asked dad who went to a one after ashworths crockett and kevin bedford john stalley mick annan were the ones he could rememberHi Peter,sorry i do not remember john or mick,might no them by face
any one remember a pub called great northern near a one dept in Bradford,never went in as i am a Leeds lad but think a lot of Bradford driver used it,keith…ps this is a good forum to look at
I think the Great Northern got pulled down when the new Aire Valley road was constructed it was at the bottom of Wakefield Road ,last i heard Mick Hannan was working for HLH
The Great Northern did get pulled down during the eighties I think. The landlord I remember was called Alec, he took over the Jacobs Well after the demolition of the Northern. My dad (also a driver) used to play in the Great Northern every weekend, he was playing Country and Western as a solo artist back then. The great northern was opposite Wilson Transport. Loved there trucks, mainly DAF’s I remember. This was early eighties, he also played at the Holme Lane too during the early seventies.
It was rumoured at the time that you could get anything from the Great Northern. Just say the word and within an hour it was in the boot of your car. wink wink.
Mentioning Wilsons brought back memories of Crows (as the crow flies) who used to park there, and their fleet of Thames Traders that always looked smart.
peterq5422:
Superb phot scud is that one of matthew pratts
No peter it came with some other stuff that a mate of mine got for the book, theres another one ill post sometime.
del949:
I think the Great Northern was pulled down long before the Aire Valley Rd was planned.
IIRC it was at the junction of Wakefield Rd and Adolphus street, by the Adolphus goods yard , probably went in the late '60’s.
■■■■ Corner used to work, before A1 , for R Dennison/F Obank on Tong St. and I am fairly sure that Mick hannan started out at National carriers on Valley Rd.
Didn’t Ashies drivers use the Lord Clyde as their bradford office?
any more news ■■■■ corner wot he doing now,thanks keith
No, Haven’t seen or heard of him for years
Scud i have seen your story in the may vintage mag it is superb congrats on a brilliant article
peterq5422:
Scud i have seen your story in the may vintage mag it is superb congrats on a brilliant article
cheers peter theres a lot more to come .
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You should put this on the AEC thread ,Bakers motors always look well turned out.I was speaking to Joe Greenhough and mentioned this to him and he said he used to go abroad with it and it was a bit of a flier
Re Photo of Ashworths wagon on this page. Jack Wood (Woody) my brother worked for Jack Ashworth a number of years Plus many more transport companies in Bradford including Crows, Atkinsons, GB Hindle ,Bebbs Fielders and many more in between but was known round Bradford by many.
The A SERIES erf tractor unit is in oxenhope brian patefield I think it is last remaining waggon that graffted at asworth s The 6 wheeler will be at newark with it’s canopy [ fresh coat ] centenary rally 26 27 MAY
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The A SERIES erf tractor unit is in oxenhope brian patefield I think it is last remaining waggon that graffted at asworth s The 6 wheeler will be at newark with it’s canopy [ fresh coat ] centenary rally 26 27 MAY
Is there more than one ERFup at patrefields because the near side door and the front grill off the red one is in our garage ,my brother is rebuilding the cab and i don t think iut will be ready this may.
your lads doing cab off the chinese 6 the ashworth tractor is 2 axle 180 gardner Harvey smith bought it of jack They used it for years at eldwick