The two pics of the Ouseburn Mercury’s are driven by Bill Ashworth a long serving driver and parked up at the Quayside and outside his flat on the Longbenton Estate, which had only been built in the early 50’s, and the flats shown in the photo were built around the mid to late 50’s so quite new when the photo was taken. My Father at this time drove for Anthony Mole on tippers and was involved in the building of the flats, he got friendly with Bill, who lived a little further along the street than our house, and Bill put a word in for Dad to get a job at Ouseburn. The second pic 770 GTN was registered April to June 1959 and 724 RBB June to Oct 1961, only two years between these units but Bill would have got both of them from new. My Father said once that Bill always got the new motors as he was well regarded by the company. This sort of thing happened in other companies too, it didn’t go down too well in some though. My Father and Bill stayed lifelong friends up until both passed away in the mid 2000’s. Franky.
Frankydobo:
The two pics of the Ouseburn Mercury’s are driven by Bill Ashworth a long serving driver and parked up at the Quayside and outside his flat on the Longbenton Estate, which had only been built in the early 50’s, and the flats shown in the photo were built around the mid to late 50’s so quite new when the photo was taken. My Father at this time drove for Anthony Mole on tippers and was involved in the building of the flats, he got friendly with Bill, who lived a little further along the street than our house, and Bill put a word in for Dad to get a job at Ouseburn. The second pic 770 GTN was registered April to June 1959 and 724 RBB June to Oct 1961, only two years between these units but Bill would have got both of them from new. My Father said once that Bill always got the new motors as he was well regarded by the company. This sort of thing happened in other companies too, it didn’t go down too well in some though. My Father and Bill stayed lifelong friends up until both passed away in the mid 2000’s. Franky.
I can remember Anthony mole was their place beside m-steel cycles at south Gosforth 
and not sure was it the workshop beside the Fenwick pit at east-holywell 
they all ways reminded
me of blacketts of palmasvile -
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