Lawrence Dunbar:
Would I be right in saying CRS. Stood for Carters Road Services ? Regards Larry.& their depot was at Greenside which was an old chapel ? That is now owned by Cliffy Robson, Regards Larry
lawrence i think we used to call crazy road servises i remember gypsy joe joe nottley and a few more i cant remeber their names
Aye I remember Gypsy Joe, plus the Blackburn Bros, were there too, there was one of their long term drivers long after they finished still working at KCs, He was at the end where I used to deliver the bales of pulp from Bootle, I cant remember his name.that was in the 90s. Regards Larry.
There was also Joe Young, Big Mick (beefeater),and Terry ? can’t remember his surname but he’s worked at
Paul Rea’s for a lot of years now. Regards Kev.
Has anyone got any photos of Orrel & Brewsters wagons they had a mixed fleet,but mostley AECs, I would be nice to see themon the thread, Regards Larry.
risgby, chris rea is related to nicol rea family, they had the ice cream/cafes on condercum rd,rye hill, also in grainger market, don’t know about rea haulage, jimmy you mentioned jackie phillips, work with jackie at brownlee’s great guy to work with, first guy i ever seen nailed sheets to the load was jackie bumper
Aye Bumper, Reas also had a cafe come ice cream parlour in Ponteland on the main Rd. It was their daughter who ran it for years, sadley it is now closed & up for sale. Regards Larry
When I was a kid in Longbenton Rea’s Ice Cream van stopped opposite our house everynight and we usually had a Threepenny bit each to spend when my Mother could afford it, I’m sure they were related to the Middlesboro Rea’s that Chris Rea decended from, also my Brother recalls him on a radio interview mentioning his family were big in Ice Cream in the Northeast and he worked in his Fathers shop when younger. Although his name is always pronounced Ree-a, we knew them as Rea’s as in ‘Rays’. All of Italian decent, Manchester also had a large Rea Ice Cream business family with connections to the Middlesboro family. After all that I’m not sure Paul Rea is related but its possible somewhere along the line. I’m off for a Ninety-Nine now while listening to Road to Hell, cheers Franky.
Lawrence Dunbar:
I mentioned a firm back there, Smart & Cardella, does any one rememeber them ? their yard was next to the old Cattle Market on Scotswood Rd, Geo.Smart is still about, Im going to try & get in touch, he might have some old photos, but if anyone has any it would be nice to see them on here. When I worked for Jonny Baxter on the Quay Geo had an office in the Baltic Chambers, he was allways good for some work, he also had loads back from Liverpool, & London, it was mostley imported doggy meal, it used to go Edgar Robinsons, EPRO PRODUCTS, Eldon Lane, Newcastlthen they had a place at Byker. Regards Larry.
Hi Larry Geo Smart of S&C bought our Dennis Centaur DCN 447 four wheeler.
I was taking to on the phone about 2years ago and he seemed ok.
Regards crowbar
crowbar i remember smart and cardella down by the cattle market beside reggie hunters and les eagletons because i was brought up on scotswood road and remember jacky eckhert that used to work at scotswood service station that used to work for uncle john
Hi Jimmy Yes we had Scotswood filling station it sold FINA petrol , and uncle John put George Eckert in to run it and l worked there for some time before going back to Abbots Rd . The other fitter there was Ray Nicholson who’s farther drove the crane for D Sep BOWRAN’S in Gateshead.
Jacky Eckert worked for Crow’s Gateshead from the 1950’s then to Crow’s Meadowfield until he retired.
Sadly both gone now Regards crowbar
Frankydobo:
When I was a kid in Longbenton Rea’s Ice Cream van stopped opposite our house everynight and we usually had a Threepenny bit each to spend when my Mother could afford it, I’m sure they were related to the Middlesboro Rea’s that Chris Rea decended from, also my Brother recalls him on a radio interview mentioning his family were big in Ice Cream in the Northeast and he worked in his Fathers shop when younger. Although his name is always pronounced Ree-a, we knew them as Rea’s as in ‘Rays’. All of Italian decent, Manchester also had a large Rea Ice Cream business family with connections to the Middlesboro family. After all that I’m not sure Paul Rea is related but its possible somewhere along the line. I’m off for a Ninety-Nine now while listening to Road to Hell, cheers Franky.
Yes Reas factory was on the Redcar Trunk at Bramble Farm, I used to deliver magerine there from the Souther Oil Co Manchester, in the 50/60s, ,Regards Larry
Frankydobo:
When I was a kid in Longbenton Rea’s Ice Cream van stopped opposite our house everynight and we usually had a Threepenny bit each to spend when my Mother could afford it, I’m sure they were related to the Middlesboro Rea’s that Chris Rea decended from, also my Brother recalls him on a radio interview mentioning his family were big in Ice Cream in the Northeast and he worked in his Fathers shop when younger. Although his name is always pronounced Ree-a, we knew them as Rea’s as in ‘Rays’. All of Italian decent, Manchester also had a large Rea Ice Cream business family with connections to the Middlesboro family. After all that I’m not sure Paul Rea is related but its possible somewhere along the line. I’m off for a Ninety-Nine now while listening to Road to Hell, cheers Franky.
Yes Reas factory was on the Redcar Trunk at Bramble Farm, I used to deliver magerine there from the Souther Oil Co Manchester, in the 50/60s, ,Regards Larry
Yeah Larry, Chris Rea the singer is from the M/bro family,and i understand Pual Rea is his uncle,Vic.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Has anyone got any photos of Orrel & Brewsters wagons they had a mixed fleet,but mostley AECs, I would be nice to see themon the thread, Regards Larry.
i larry isnt it great thinking about all the old transport companies that used to be behind scotswood road o and b behind the bath hotel and scotswood service station j cs
Lawrence Dunbar:
Has anyone got any photos of Orrel & Brewsters wagons they had a mixed fleet,but mostley AECs, I would be nice to see themon the thread, Regards Larry.
i larry isnt it great thinking about all the old transport companies that used to be behind scotswood road o and b behind the bath hotel and scotswood service station j cs
Aye Jimmy old Jonnie Brewster in Brunel Street Workshop, the council put a compulsery purchase order on his premises, He fought them toothe & nail till he got the price he wanted, & of course as you know he built his new one at Dunston. Happy memmories Jim Lad, Regards Larry.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Has anyone got any photos of Orrel & Brewsters wagons they had a mixed fleet,but mostley AECs, I would be nice to see themon the thread, Regards Larry.
i larry isnt it great thinking about all the old transport companies that used to be behind scotswood road o and b behind the bath hotel and scotswood service station j cs
Aye Jimmy old Jonnie Brewster in Brunel Street Workshop, the council put a compulsery purchase order on his premises, He fought them toothe & nail till he got the price he wanted, & of course as you know he built his new one at Dunston. Happy memmories Jim Lad, Regards Larry.
Nice one, I have seen this before in one of my wagon books, I wonder if that is Fred Hillier the traffic manager ?. O&Bs were at the top of Byker Bank in the thirties, when they moved over to Hawks Rd, Im sure J.W.Capstaff had it before they moved over to the valley. I new both Tommy Orrell as well as old Jonnie Brewster, To canny blokes. Regards Larry
