Just a few more odd uns.
Dan Punchard:
some great pics barry ,the Thos Wards would be in Bonsall lorry park and driven by Niel Massey,and Don Philllips gardner powered constructor magic.
It was a Rolls that Don fitted after problems with the leyland TL engine.
A very young Derbyshire Foden in a newly painted Roger Ardern Constructor, mid eighties. He’s still cab happy !
Ha ha there should be some more pictures somewhere Dad but I can’t find them.
Volvo FH belonging to David A Bradley from Longcliffe parked in the layby on Long Hill Buxton taking his break.
Stanfield:
Volvo FH belonging to David A Bradley from Longcliffe parked in the layby on Long Hill Buxton taking his break.210
I reckon he’s in the back sweeping out by the looks of his back door.
Spot on SAM (Derbyshire Foden) he was just about to start cleaning it when I pulled in and had a chat with him.(very pleasent lad).
gloves:
TIPIT:
Who else remembers these ran by Joe Bratt brother of Dave Bratt with the yellow ERF flats,they had the yard Heap Transport moved into.
And can someone tell me if Earl’s Cement was an off shoot of Blue Circle.
This must have been one of the glamour wagons in it’s day.
And another good wagon of the Peak district.
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Few photos from my collection, unfortunately ONLY 25 years ago!!!
Taken in and around Peak District, some will stir a few memories no doubt and some for Bonkey ie Tarmac in Khaki and Blue to follow when time allows
Barry/Gloves
It was amazing where Gordon Purdy could go in that Sellers Foden in a day, any place in the UK was just far enough to get back in his hours, he never used that drop down bunk much, I was speaking to him a couple of months ago & I asked him if he was still ready for setting out at 2am every day, he said the only time he sees 2am nowadays is if he needs to get up at that time to go to the toilet
Stanfield:
Spot on SAM (Derbyshire Foden) he was just about to start doing it when I pulled in and had a chat with him.(very pleasent lad).
Good pictures.
1970commer:
It was amazing where Gordon Purdy could go in that Sellers Foden in a day, any place in the UK was just far enough to get back in his hours, he never used that drop down bunk much, I was speaking to him a couple of months ago & I asked him if he was still ready for setting out at 2am every day, he said the only time he sees 2am nowadays is if he needs to get up at that time to go to the toilet
Good to know that Gordon is still around Rob, plenty from that time are not… Bob had some long term men working for him, then again a lot of local firms had a few ‘lifers’ who realised that the grass isn’t always greener elsewhere and were happy with their lot, myself included I guess! 
Pete.
those were the days when a little creative pen work could get you any where you wanted and back commer , and the wages were good . dave
rigsby:
those were the days when a little creative pen work could get you any where you wanted and back commer , and the wages were good . dave
Hiya…can i second that…i phoned in one day about 4.30pm i,d had a blow out and waited 5 hours for the tyer man
(should have carried a spare and done it myself)any how i said to the boss(now passed on) i’ll have to have a night out,
he replied NIGHT OUT ITS NOT DARK YET,you’ve got a loaded trailer in the yard…good old days
that chap run 28 lorries and i don,t remember any crashes like today in the 20+ years i knew he run lorries. only the
odd one that tipped over on building sites tipping up when one tipper ram give way.
John
Anyone remember Midland Storage bulk powder tankers?
I drove for them back in the '60s.
I used to load at 0500 in Wirksworth and then deliver to that tile place in Maidstone,followed by cleaning the tank out (get in the tank and brush it all down then blow it out. Then reload at Blue Circle cement on the Thames and back to the yard for about 2100.
The night man used to deliver the load and have the truck ready for the morning.
All that in an Albion at 48 mph (on the flat) reading my newspaper with a stick between dash and accelerator pedal.
Peter
About Earle’s Cement being a spin off from Blue Circle.
G&T Earle were two brothers from Hull. They had various Cement works in the UK, and the Peak District works at Hope, was opened back in 1929. The extension to the works, opened in 1971. Blue Circle Group was formed, to take under it’s wing, lots of independent cement manufacturers in the UK such as Earle’s. Within a circle I believe.
From what I can recall, the works at Hope has had many different titles in it’s time. Earles Cement. CMC, (Cement Marketing Company). A.P.C.M (Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers). Blue Circle Group, then Blue Circle Industries. They were followed by Blue Circle Cement, who were bought by Lafarge and traded as Lafarge Cement United Kingdom.
Today; Hope cement works is owned by Hope Construction Materials. The sale was a result of the recent Lafarge/Tarmac merger in the UK. The works currently has an output of around 1.5 million tonnes per year. The works is an important asset to the Hope Valley, as it provides regular employment for local people, both employed directly by the company, or contracted to it. Many of the family names in the Hope Valley originate from the Hull area, as they moved to the Hope Valley in the late twenties to work at the new factory. Those names live on in the valley, and at the works.
2014, celebrates the 85th anniversary of the works being opened, and the one year anniversary of becoming Hope Construction Materials first UK cement plant. Long may it continue! It’s fed me for 28 years so far
peterpallet:
Anyone remember Midland Storage bulk powder tankers?
I drove for them back in the '60s.
I used to load at 0500 in Wirksworth and then deliver to that tile place in Maidstone,followed by cleaning the tank out (get in the tank and brush it all down then blow it out. Then reload at Blue Circle cement on the Thames and back to the yard for about 2100.
The night man used to deliver the load and have the truck ready for the morning.
All that in an Albion at 48 mph (on the flat) reading my newspaper with a stick between dash and accelerator pedal.Peter
Yes, my last ‘gaffer’ drove for them. Two stroke Foden tank, out of Dene I think.
Pete.
B M Charles Volvos parked up for the day in their compound at Dove Holes
D H Beresford Foden parked for the day at Chapel en le Frith
Any of you lads on here know if S E Johnson are still going? had a feed mill back of DFS? at darley dale by a level crossing,did’nt they also have anoyher mill across the other side of A6?,ta,Pete
The old road site got demolished pete and some light industrial units on there now ,the lady grove mill is owned by the vk vodka owner and will end up as flats or houses I think .
pete smith:
Any of you lads on here know if S E Johnson are still going? had a feed mill back of DFS? at darley dale by a level crossing,did’nt they also have anoyher mill across the other side of A6?,ta,Pete
No, long gone. The site of the now demolished mill at the rear of DFS (Old Road) is now a builders merchant/ Milner 4x4 stores/ Slaters Plasticard works but I believe the other mill near Sydnope Hill is still standing though what its use is I know not!
Pete.
Dan Punchard:
The old road site got demolished pete and some light industrial units on there now ,the lady grove mill is owned by the vk vodka owner and will end up as flats or houses I think .
Hi,Dan,can you remember a local haulage contractor working for them had a 6wheel sed atki bulk blower and bedford tl,dunno his proper name but drivers used to call him chirpy,really nice lad,ta,Pete