Chris Webb:
It’s nice to know Holts are still going.I remember their yard at Gilberdyke on the A63,they had some big motors in the 70s.
And I’d forgotton about Wagstaffes,Doncaster and F.D.Eyre as well!
Thanks for posting.
Chris you may be thinking about JA Holts on the A63 main road, that was a cousin to HB Holts.
JA Holt was next to the old hump back bridge in Newport a mile west of Wembley Cafe. Their fleet was mainly orange Atkinson Borderers doing timber, MF tractors and later bulk powder containers. They were also a coach firm which they returned to after the haulage took a nosedive. Brian Yeardley and Dave Riby both worked for this company before setting up shop on their own.
In Gilberdyke village there were three Holt brothers who all ran separate haulage companies. HB, SA, and R.
HB carried milk churns and later caravan chassis, before the 3 lads and their mum took over.
R carried general and ran some artics too.
SA was involved with 8 wheeler tippers.
I will ask one of the Holt lads to poke his nose in here and put a couple of stories on. I grew up with the sons of these families.
Almost forgot, as you tend to remember your former trucking life by cafe names FD EYRE operated from the house next door to Mayphil Cafe near Boothferry Bridge. I am not sure of the dates but do you remember Ian Acaster who operated a lorry from the Howden Spur roundabout adjacent to the tractor dealer. the dealer was easy to spot because it had a real Ford tractor perched on a massive hand
I didn’t realise there were so many Holts Malc.I do remember that the one on the left in Gilberdike heading west ran some F88s or maybe 89s and one I’m sure was a 3-axled unit.I also remember the Mayphil cafe on the Hull side of Boothferry Bridge but can’t recall F.D.Eyre being next door,although I do remember their wagons.
When you say the Howden spur,was there a short link built from the M62 to the A614? I think the last time I used the road to Hull was in winter 1978.The name Acaster doesn’t ring a bell,and I’m sorry but the tractor on the hand I don’t recall.Maybe I should go and have a lie down,eh?
I remember the Wembly though ,and while we’re on the subject of cafes do you remember the one on Hedon Road next door to the jail?
Chris Webb:
I didn’t realise there were so many Holts Malc.I do remember that the one on the left in Gilberdike heading west ran some F88s or maybe 89s and one I’m sure was a 3-axled unit.I also remember the Mayphil cafe on the Hull side of Boothferry Bridge but can’t recall F.D.Eyre being next door,although I do remember their wagons.
When you say the Howden spur,was there a short link built from the M62 to the A614? I think the last time I used the road to Hull was in winter 1978.The name Acaster doesn’t ring a bell,and I’m sorry but the tractor on the hand I don’t recall.Maybe I should go and have a lie down,eh?
I remember the Wembly though ,and while we’re on the subject of cafes do you remember the one on Hedon Road next door to the jail?
Starting from the end and going backwards. I think the cafe you mean may have been called Newtown Cafe, if it was it was a busy place with a good breakfast.
The tractor was at J Wardle and Sons and it was a massive model hand with a full size tractor in it or bolted to it That was on the right hand side as you went towards the Mayphil Cafe. Ian Acaster had one lorry on the right hand side of the roundabout & link road you mentioned. I think Don Eyre may have owned the cafe at some time before it was sold to the owners of the Redbeck in Wakefield hence the name change. Next to this cafe was Econofreight / TDG. Springfield Haulage was just behind them which backed onto Resil Plastics.
A short interlude while I remember the trucks that J Holts operated. There were a couple of F88’s in the blue and silver livery of IFF, a Scania 140, and I think there was a 141 with three axles, as well as a couple of Scammell Crusaders iirc. The son of the founder is back in transport with City Plant using some fancy lorries and trailers.
So back to cafes, As you came off the “Howden Spur” and headed towards Hull, you would go around the roundabout, towards Normans cafe on the right, soon after was Swifts cafe which was once used as a caravan transport depot called RCT.
Onwards towards Gilberdyke past Humber Carting Agency / Malcolmson and Slipper bridge where my dad had his pub and opposite was Humber Perishable Distribution / East Riding Commercials. Through Gilberdyke where the Wards Hotel pub was home to a couple of small hauliers. Alan Carter parked here as did Mick Backen and Grandad Bernard Past Newport and Jack Holts again just over the canal bridge, quick cuppa in the Wembley (later Matthews Haulage / BB Read) and onto the old Triangle garage, Jones Balers, and Rootes Group before becoming Audi / VW dealers and Mercedes Benz trucks. Dennis Standring on the left, later became Alan Jackson, before Paul Bayram. I have dug a lot of memories up again, maybe a few names will ring a bell. That journey covered about 8 miles and 40 years of my transport history
You’ve certainly reminded me of the cafes Malc.Yes it was the Newtown on Hedon Road,good snap and opened at 0600 .Normans and Swifts I remember as well.I was running to Easington sometime in 1970 and on the piece of the A63 from Howden towards Gilberdike a car passed me and a low-loader in front on a blind left hander.A car coming the other way had to swerve and the front passenger came through the windscreen and hit the side of my tank.He was lying dead in the road and it turned out to be an ex Docks manager from Hull.I had to attend the inquest at Beverley and found out later that the offending car driver was from Doncaster and was done for dangerous driving.He had followed me all the way from before Goole and made no attempt to pass where the road was clear.
What was the name of the haulier with red tankers who worked out of Capper Pass at Melton.I suppose all that’s gone now.
Some old memories being stirred here .I back loaded off Springfield,both in Manchester and your end and we often got timber from a place called Catfoss which IIRC was out towards Beverley,maybe a disused airfield.Can’t find it on the map .
Chris Webb:
You’ve certainly reminded me of the cafes Malc.Yes it was the Newtown on Hedon Road,good snap and opened at 0600 .Normans and Swifts I remember as well.I was running to Easington sometime in 1970 and on the piece of the A63 from Howden towards Gilberdike a car passed me and a low-loader in front on a blind left hander.A car coming the other way had to swerve and the front passenger came through the windscreen and hit the side of my tank.He was lying dead in the road and it turned out to be an ex Docks manager from Hull.I had to attend the inquest at Beverley and found out later that the offending car driver was from Doncaster and was done for dangerous driving.He had followed me all the way from before Goole and made no attempt to pass where the road was clear.
What was the name of the haulier with red tankers who worked out of Capper Pass at Melton.I suppose all that’s gone now.
Some old memories being stirred here .I back loaded off Springfield,both in Manchester and your end and we often got timber from a place called Catfoss which IIRC was out towards Beverley,maybe a disused airfield.Can’t find it on the map .
Sorry Kev for nicking your thread
Sid Howard who ran the tankers and tippers out of Capper Pass, yes all gone, but the heavy metals are still running into the river
Catfoss Aerodrome is south east of Driffield near Brandesburton / Leven. Reader Bros / Reader Services were from Brandesburton.
The A63 was a treacherous bit of road and my Dad had pulled many drivers out of accidents. I came across my first dead body when I was about nine outside our pub, when I stepped backwards and fell over them With living in a pub you get to know many people well, I have seen a lot of accidents on that stretch, many were family friends or customers.
Can you remember the name of the docks manager who was killed?
Sorry Malc,I can’t remember the poor bloke’s name,but he hadn’t been retired long.His wife was driving at the time and she was ok.The low-loader driver in front was from Loggerheads and was a key witness but he didn’t show at the inquest.
Wheel Nut:
Almost forgot, as you tend to remember your former trucking life by cafe names FD EYRE operated from the house next door to Mayphil Cafe near Boothferry Bridge. I am not sure of the dates but do you remember Ian Acaster who operated a lorry from the Howden Spur roundabout adjacent to the tractor dealer. the dealer was easy to spot because it had a real Ford tractor perched on a massive hand
yeah, FD Eyre did have the house on knedlington road next to the mayphil. i’ve got a pic of his old scania 113 which he had before the magnum in my latest batch of pics to upload! i used to spend my summer evenings cycling to and from the mayphil after school with my camera to take pics. it’s not the same nowadays, it’s just a parking lot for a used municipal vehicles auction firm and is full of roadsweepers and dustbin carts! truckers don’t seem to use it any more
i remember Ian Acaster too - he had a red F10 6x2 which ran out of that bit of wasteland at the Howden spur roundabout. all he ever seemed to do was shunt timber from goole to howdendyke!
Wheel Nut:
Almost forgot, as you tend to remember your former trucking life by cafe names FD EYRE operated from the house next door to Mayphil Cafe near Boothferry Bridge. I am not sure of the dates but do you remember Ian Acaster who operated a lorry from the Howden Spur roundabout adjacent to the tractor dealer. the dealer was easy to spot because it had a real Ford tractor perched on a massive hand
yeah, FD Eyre did have the house on knedlington road next to the mayphil. i’ve got a pic of his old scania 113 which he had before the magnum in my latest batch of pics to upload! i used to spend my summer evenings cycling to and from the mayphil after school with my camera to take pics. it’s not the same nowadays, it’s just a parking lot for a used municipal vehicles auction firm and is full of roadsweepers and dustbin carts! truckers don’t seem to use it any more
i remember Ian Acaster too - he had a red F10 6x2 which ran out of that bit of wasteland at the Howden spur roundabout. all he ever seemed to do was shunt timber from goole to howdendyke!
Anyone who did the water job will remember that Mayphil was the marshalling point when Exel took over the running of it, they did well out of it, the car park was buggered but they ended up with a new concrete yard. The Ferryboat Inn is the place to be now if they have left any space for parking.
If I remember correctly Kev, Don Eyre did fruit trailers from Hull to the Scottish markets, so it looked like he didn’t do much,
The mayphil’s dusty old potholed parking lot was brilliant! it’s a shame it’s not around in its old form any more though - i used to love biking over boothferry bridge and seeing the place rammed with trucks on an evening!
I’ve got a pic of Eyre’s magnum on the Thompson of Beverley Renault stand at pickering truck show, and there’s a handwritten board stuck on the front that says it was bought new in October 1991 and runs to Scotland 3 times a week. The driver is named as Ron Ives.
forgot to look for the pic of hudson ward’s scania 141 yesterday too - went through all my albums, but don’t recall seeing it. i know i’ve got one though and i WILL find it!
The McCain SA400 was new to Seamer Transport (formerly Humber McVeigh), they had about 10 on contract painted up in them colours, they replaced Atki Borderers which were all yellow.
would appreciate any McCain, Humber McViegh, Associated Fisheries fotos, brings back memories of working for them
sorry for the delay on these. computer has gone kaput and can’t afford to replace it at the moment, and not able to upload stuff at work due to restrictions
kevchalluk:
sorry for the delay on these. computer has gone kaput and can’t afford to replace it at the moment, and not able to upload stuff at work due to restrictions
I’ll get round to it somehow, eventually!
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You cant come on here and tease us with a few brilliant pictures then nothing
Hi, Just come aross your thread.I am trying to get as many pictures of Hewson Brothers together and note one was of a Transconti and yes Wheelnut is right, this is causing creamy knickers…! even more so because I cannot see it.
Unfortunately the thread does not register any of those pictures anymore, just a red cross.Any chance you can load them again ? I also remember sitting in one of the Hudson Ward 141 when it was new in their premises as a young boy ! I remember they also had 2 rigid F 86’s.
Also any other pictures of Hewson Brothers ? Ringrose, SA Evison ? How about this for a long shot - Anthony Williams ? or Fred J Wright.Heres hoping.
Regards, Bryan.
Sorry, just gone into the original thread and all the pictures have come up.That Hewson Transconti…superb and yes, time to change the underpants !
Isn’t it interesting to remember in those days that a lot of the drivers parked their lorries anywhere and near where they lived and not in the yard.
Regards.
FD EYRE operated from the house next door to Mayphil Cafe near Boothferry Bridge. 
I am not sure of the dates but do you remember Ian Acaster who operated a lorry from the Howden Spur roundabout adjacent to the tractor dealer. the dealer was easy to spot because it had a real Ford tractor perched on a massive hand 
.Normans and Swifts I remember as well.I was running to Easington sometime in 1970 and on the piece of the A63 from Howden towards Gilberdike a car passed me and a low-loader in front on a blind left hander.A car coming the other way had to swerve and the front passenger came through the windscreen and hit the side of my tank.He was lying dead in the road and it turned out to be an ex Docks manager from Hull.I had to attend the inquest at Beverley and found out later that the offending car driver was from Doncaster and was done for dangerous driving.He had followed me all the way from before Goole and made no attempt to pass where the road was clear. 
With living in a pub you get to know many people well, I have seen a lot of accidents on that stretch, many were family friends or customers.