Additions/updates to your list Dave…
Take the A5 from Gailey to Dunstable
the hollies - Still open I think
coronation - Now called the Truckers Rest
copper kettle
dordon - Coppice Services, later an AJ’s, now a restaurant I think
the jet
tubbys
georges
the ace - Weedon?
jacks hill - Still open, formerly one of the Tower cafes
super sausage- Still open
the ranch - I thought it was called the Ranchway but perhaps known as the Ranch by everyone.
three sisters
watling st - Still open
missed a load out so come on you owd uns fill in the spaces.
regards dave.
Some others…
Jubilee - Later a Happy Eater then, a Little Chef. Possibly an OK Diner now.
Aviary Island
Watling Street- A different one, just south of the M6 overbridge. Closed but still there.
Rendezvous - Now rebuilt into the Rugby Truckstop
Pullman - Gone
Chevron - Closed and bypassed. Still standing, derelict
46 Cafe - Still a rather run down cafe, different name.
Jesse’s - Gone
Bridge - Gone, Redbourn, bypassed.
Another old cafe on the A5. Neals Cafe Markyate, Was this one near J&H Transports depot, ? Im sure there was another one not to far away, but I cant recall the name. I stayed there once when I loaded corn flakes out of J&Hs warehouse for the north east.
Heres another one Kellys at Boroughbridge. A brick building with steel window frames, freezing bloody cold in the winter ,plus it was nowt flash, catered for a 100 drivers in those old days.50s60s era.
I wonder how many remember what is now Blairgraves House Restaurant Barnard Castle The old Oliver Cromwell house on left hand side going down the bank was a Transport cafe in the early-mid fifties. It was quite run down then, but sold good bacon sandwiches
hiya,
When travelling to the North East in the 60s early 70s (been living in the North Durham area since 1972) I used to to stop at the long gone Croxdale cafe now that was a cracking digs clean, warm and tip top grub there is a filling station on the site now but the last time I passed that was closed and coned off the Lancashire lads used to come out of Newcastle to stop the night and go back in the morning well diesel was only coppers in those days,
thanks harry long retired.
harry_gill:
hiya,
When travelling to the North East in the 60s early 70s (been living in the North Durham area since 1972) I used to to stop at the long gone Croxdale cafe now that was a cracking digs clean, warm and tip top grub there is a filling station on the site now but the last time I passed that was closed and coned off the Lancashire lads used to come out of Newcastle to stop the night and go back in the morning well diesel was only coppers in those days,
thanks harry long retired.
Hi harry
The filling station is now long gone and its now a car wash. Also when the cafe was there there was a caravan site behind-gone as well
harry_gill:
hiya,
When travelling to the North East in the 60s early 70s (been living in the North Durham area since 1972) I used to to stop at the long gone Croxdale cafe now that was a cracking digs clean, warm and tip top grub there is a filling station on the site now but the last time I passed that was closed and coned off the Lancashire lads used to come out of Newcastle to stop the night and go back in the morning well diesel was only coppers in those days,
thanks harry long retired.
Hi harry
The filling station is now long gone and its now a car wash. Also when the cafe was there there was a caravan site behind-gone as well
Best wishes
Carl
Now you two,i used to Croxdale Cafe quite a lot, just for cuppa on the way back to the yard(and to kill a bit of time) always a few drivers in i knew for a chat Vic.
harry_gill:
hiya,
When travelling to the North East in the 60s early 70s (been living in the North Durham area since 1972) I used to to stop at the long gone Croxdale cafe now that was a cracking digs clean, warm and tip top grub there is a filling station on the site now but the last time I passed that was closed and coned off the Lancashire lads used to come out of Newcastle to stop the night and go back in the morning well diesel was only coppers in those days,
thanks harry long retired.
Hi harry
The filling station is now long gone and its now a car wash. Also when the cafe was there there was a caravan site behind-gone as well
Best wishes
Carl
Now you two,i used to Croxdale Cafe quite a lot, just for cuppa on the way back to the yard(and to kill a bit of time) always a few drivers in i knew for a chat Vic.
hiya,
Thanks Carl and Vic I’ll dare bet there was a Williams who where plentiful,and,a Cookies or a Youngies in there maybe an odd Glenny the three Consett area outfits all of whom I worked for at one time or another, all the good pull-ups gone to be replaced by Salmonella outlets where you dine in your own shed,the chat has gone as a result nobody talks to each other and unless you pull in with a mate all you’ve got for company is the radio just pleased I’m well out of it.
thanks harry long retired.
harry_gill:
hiya,
When travelling to the North East in the 60s early 70s (been living in the North Durham area since 1972) I used to to stop at the long gone Croxdale cafe now that was a cracking digs clean, warm and tip top grub there is a filling station on the site now but the last time I passed that was closed and coned off the Lancashire lads used to come out of Newcastle to stop the night and go back in the morning well diesel was only coppers in those days,
thanks harry long retired.
Hi harry
The filling station is now long gone and its now a car wash. Also when the cafe was there there was a caravan site behind-gone as well
Best wishes
Carl
Now you two,i used to Croxdale Cafe quite a lot, just for cuppa on the way back to the yard(and to kill a bit of time) always a few drivers in i knew for a chat Vic.
hiya,
Vic I’ll dare bet there was a Cookies or a Youngies in there maybe an odd Glenny all of whom I worked for at one time or another, all the good pull-ups gone to be replaced by Salmonella outlets where you dine in your own shed,the chat has gone as a result nobody talks to each other and unless you pull in with a mate all you’ve got for company is the radio just pleased I’m well out of it.
thanks harry long retired.
Your right there Harry,half the time i was in that cafe i was comming back from Cookies after loading steel for a trunk we used to do youl remember these Barber Turnock,or running billets down to Cargo Fleet-Skinningrove,when on for Tayforth,they were good times,Vic.
Chester Moor was where Watson’s carriers started congregating from 2-30Pm onwards, until it was time to go home. There was always 20-30 of their Tk’s there.
When I stared school in 1952 I went to school with son of the Baldwin family who were running it in those days, long before Watson’s Carriers residence.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Carl, being a local boy, can you remember the haulage firm whos depot was on the roundabout at Croxdale, blue wagons Seddons I think . Cheers Larry.[/quote
Hi Larry
The Ness Furniture Factory has always been there in my lifetime,. They had two Albion Victor pantechnicons Steel Style Furniture about 1961 reg that were blue and we had several painted in their livery. Next to that as you carry along what is now A167 orriginally A1 is where Croxdale Service station, the Citreon garage, which also since 1967 has belonged to the Corner Family that owns the Furniture Factory. Before 1967 it belonged to Hepple and was Austin and Nuffield Tractors. I am not sure but Hepple may have had one or two tippers.
fryingpan:
Additions/updates to your list Dave…
Take the A5 from Gailey to Dunstable
the hollies - Still open I think
coronation - Now called the Truckers Rest
copper kettle
dordon - Coppice Services, later an AJ’s, now a restaurant I think
the jet
tubbys
georges
the ace - Weedon?
jacks hill - Still open, formerly one of the Tower cafes
super sausage- Still open
the ranch - I thought it was called the Ranchway but perhaps known as the Ranch by everyone.
three sisters
watling st - Still open
missed a load out so come on you owd uns fill in the spaces.
regards dave.
Some others…
Jubilee - Later a Happy Eater then, a Little Chef. Possibly an OK Diner now.
Aviary Island
Watling Street- A different one, just south of the M6 overbridge. Closed but still there.
Rendezvous - Now rebuilt into the Rugby Truckstop
Pullman - Gone
Chevron - Closed and bypassed. Still standing, derelict
46 Cafe - Still a rather run down cafe, different name.
Jesse’s - Gone
Bridge - Gone, Redbourn, bypassed.
Sorry to be picky Fryingpan. but I don,t think that Jacks hill at Towcester was ever a Towers.
The Towers were at Basingstoke,Bigglesade and Beenham on the A4.There was another Jacks Hill
at Arrington on the A14.If I,m wrong I am sorry.If I,m right then me old brain is still working.
Regards Charlie
fryingpan:
Additions/updates to your list Dave…
Take the A5 from Gailey to Dunstable
the hollies - Still open I think
coronation - Now called the Truckers Rest
copper kettle
dordon - Coppice Services, later an AJ’s, now a restaurant I think
the jet
tubbys
georges
the ace - Weedon?
jacks hill - Still open, formerly one of the Tower cafes
super sausage- Still open
the ranch - I thought it was called the Ranchway but perhaps known as the Ranch by everyone.
three sisters
watling st - Still open
missed a load out so come on you owd uns fill in the spaces.
regards dave.
Some others…
Jubilee - Later a Happy Eater then, a Little Chef. Possibly an OK Diner now.
Aviary Island
Watling Street- A different one, just south of the M6 overbridge. Closed but still there.
Rendezvous - Now rebuilt into the Rugby Truckstop
Pullman - Gone
Chevron - Closed and bypassed. Still standing, derelict
46 Cafe - Still a rather run down cafe, different name.
Jesse’s - Gone
Bridge - Gone, Redbourn, bypassed.
Sorry to be picky Fryingpan. but I don,t think that Jacks hill at Towcester was ever a Towers.
The Towers were at Basingstoke,Bigglesade and Beenham on the A4.There was another Jacks Hill
at Arrington on the A14.If I,m wrong I am sorry.If I,m right then me old brain is still working.
Regards Charlie
Thanks for the added info charlie,just one small point to raise,if my memory serves me right tubbys was renamed the rendezvous and then the rugby truckstop but i have been known to be wrong.
Anyone remember the old cafe at Bury St Edmunds under the old A45 on a roundabout, I came back from Pakefield on the A143 and told my Daughter and boyfriend about it, and we came under the carriageway, and a great big Tesco’s store. What with Little Chef’s and Supermarkets etc. it is a wonder if there will be any place to park and have a meal for a lorry driver?
Lawrence Dunbar:
Another old cafe on the A5. Neals Cafe Markyate, Was this one near J&H Transports depot, ? Im sure there was another one not to far away, but I cant recall the name. I stayed there once when I loaded corn flakes out of J&Hs warehouse for the north east.
Used to stop in Markyate in the late 50’s early 60’s I think the cafe was called The Three Nuns I am sure it had Nuns in the name, I think its a truck park now on the right side of the A5 about 1/2 mile from M1 Junct 9
Lawrence Dunbar:
Another old cafe on the A5. Neals Cafe Markyate, Was this one near J&H Transports depot, ? Im sure there was another one not to far away, but I cant recall the name. I stayed there once when I loaded corn flakes out of J&Hs warehouse for the north east.
Used to stop in Markyate in the late 50’s early 60’s I think the cafe was called The Three Nuns I am sure it had Nuns in the name, I think its a truck park now on the right side of the A5 about 1/2 mile from M1 Junct 9
The other one in Markyate nr. J & H’s would be The Ranch,and the “Three Nuns” would be The Three Sisters(aka 6 ■■■■!) nearer to the M1 junction on the left going south on the A5.Cheers Bewick.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Another old cafe on the A5. Neals Cafe Markyate, Was this one near J&H Transports depot, ? Im sure there was another one not to far away, but I cant recall the name. I stayed there once when I loaded corn flakes out of J&Hs warehouse for the north east.
Used to stop in Markyate in the late 50’s early 60’s I think the cafe was called The Three Nuns I am sure it had Nuns in the name, I think its a truck park now on the right side of the A5 about 1/2 mile from M1 Junct 9
The other one in Markyate nr. J & H’s would be The Ranch,and the “Three Nuns” would be The Three Sisters(aka 6 ■■■■!) nearer to the M1 junction on the left going south on the A5.Cheers Bewick.
I’ll bet that you got the first trailer back to Kendal from Lincoln Farm Dennis,so you could get t’beer in for your other two trunkers.
What a kind and considerate gaffer,I would have applied for a job with Bewick Transport,but maybe you wouldn’t have employed Yorkshire lads.
No AECs either,pity.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Another old cafe on the A5. Neals Cafe Markyate, Was this one near J&H Transports depot, ? Im sure there was another one not to far away, but I cant recall the name. I stayed there once when I loaded corn flakes out of J&Hs warehouse for the north east.
Used to stop in Markyate in the late 50’s early 60’s I think the cafe was called The Three Nuns I am sure it had Nuns in the name, I think its a truck park now on the right side of the A5 about 1/2 mile from M1 Junct 9
The other one in Markyate nr. J & H’s would be The Ranch,and the “Three Nuns” would be The Three Sisters(aka 6 ■■■■!) nearer to the M1 junction on the left going south on the A5.Cheers Bewick.
I’ll bet that you got the first trailer back to Kendal from Lincoln Farm Dennis,so you could get t’beer in for your other two trunkers.
What a kind and considerate gaffer,I would have applied for a job with Bewick Transport,but maybe you wouldn’t have employed Yorkshire lads.
No AECs either,pity.
Your right there Chris,only “good men and true” from’t west side o’t Pennines!! No "duckers and diver’s " from’t t’other side eh! Any way after watching that Timothy Spall programe last night I now know where you live!!! on that Castle out in’t bay!! Nice place you’ve got there do you do B & B ■■? “H” “H” got some good digs in’t IOM,but parkings a bit Dodgy!! Cheers Dennis.
