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I bet you had a “verbal thrashing” for that Harvey! Cheer’s for the info as well Marc, Pete
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Me !!! a 57 year old apprentice Harvey

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HRS:
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I bet you had a “verbal thrashing” for that Harvey! Cheer’s for the info as well Marc, Pete
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Me !!! a 57 year old apprentice Harvey
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You never stop learning Harvey, well that is what they say!

[moomooland]

E Park and Sons were established in 1924 and enjoy the honour of being one of the UK’s few remaining
family owned and run potato businesses in existence today.
The head office and wholesale division is situated in Macclesfield Cheshire with a retail packing plant based in Epworth near Doncaster.
E.Park Website

This Foden S80 of Parks featured in quite a number of Foden’s publicity adverts when it was new back in 1976.

Parks retail packing plant in Epworth near Doncaster.

A Scania R450 new to Park’s in December 2014.
Photograph courtesy of Richard Belton

[pete_smith]

moomooland:
3E Park and Sons were established in 1924 and enjoy the honour of being one of the UK’s few remaining
family owned and run potato businesses in existence today.
The head office and wholesale division is situated in Macclesfield Cheshire with a retail packing plant based in Epworth near Doncaster.
E.Park Website

2This Foden S80 of Parks featured in quite a number of Foden’s publicity adverts when it was new back in 1976.

1Parks retail packing plant in Epworth near Doncaster.

0A Scania R450 new to Park’s in December 2014.
Photograph courtesy of Richard Belton

Thank you for the info Paul,
I seem to remember them having an auction a few years ago, must have been a fleet disposal one! Cheer’s Pete

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[chris_webb]

I used to see H C Davis’ wagons when I were on neets at MFS.We did Leicester and Corby and H C Davis artics were regulars ont road between Market Harborough and Corby,usually with loads like the one in the photo,tubes out of the old Stewart and Lloyd mill.

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Chris Webb:
I used to see H C Davis’ wagons when I were on neets at MFS late 70s early 80s.We did Leicester and Corby and H C Davis artics were regulars ont road between Market Harborough and Corby,usually with loads like the one in the photo,tubes out of the old Stewart and Lloyd mill.

[pete_smith]

Chris Webb:
I used to see H C Davis’ wagons when I were on neets at MFS.We did Leicester and Corby and H C Davis artics were regulars ont road between Market Harborough and Corby,usually with loads like the one in the photo,tubes out of the old Stewart and Lloyd mill.

Morning Chris,
I think H C Davies controlled a lot of the loads out of Corby, must have devastated that town when the works alone closed not taking into account the Iron ore quarries etc, Cheer’s Pete

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[deanb]

Heres a pic of Kenny Williamson and his Volvo Pete !

[punchy_dan]

Pete the only M J Fox I know drives a delorean

[chris_webb]

pete smith:

Chris Webb:
I used to see H C Davis’ wagons when I were on neets at MFS.We did Leicester and Corby and H C Davis artics were regulars ont road between Market Harborough and Corby,usually with loads like the one in the photo,tubes out of the old Stewart and Lloyd mill.

Morning Chris,
I think H C Davies controlled a lot of the loads out of Corby, must have devastated that town when the works alone closed not taking into account the Iron ore quarries etc, Cheer’s Pete

Morning Pete.
Yes Corby aka “little Scotland” was a huge site.BRS had a big depot there int 60s and I used to backload out of their yard regularly,always flat steel strip for Yorkshire.Our gaffer would sooner us run empty out of the Smoke and load there,as BRS only took 5% of the rate.
In later years I used to run into Corby coke oven by products and backload crude benzole for Staveley.In the late 60s it was still known as Stewart And Lloyds and Lancashire Steel,even after nationalization.

[pete_smith]

Chris Webb:

pete smith:

Chris Webb:
I used to see H C Davis’ wagons when I were on neets at MFS.We did Leicester and Corby and H C Davis artics were regulars ont road between Market Harborough and Corby,usually with loads like the one in the photo,tubes out of the old Stewart and Lloyd mill.

Morning Chris,
I think H C Davies controlled a lot of the loads out of Corby, must have devastated that town when the works alone closed not taking into account the Iron ore quarries etc, Cheer’s Pete

Morning Pete.
Yes Corby aka “little Scotland” was a huge site.BRS had a big depot there int 60s and I used to backload out of their yard regularly,always flat steel strip for Yorkshire.Our gaffer would sooner us run empty out of the Smoke and load there,as BRS only took 5% of the rate.
In later years I used to run into Corby coke oven by products and backload crude benzole for Staveley.In the late 60s it was still known as Stewart And Lloyds and Lancashire Steel,even after nationalization.

Chris,
i can remember my Dad taking me to see one of those walking dragline’s that excavated the iron stone, think it was Sundorn?, it was sat on the side of the road awaiting the scrapman! Pete

[pete_smith]

DEANB:
Heres a pic of Kenny Williamson and his Volvo Pete !

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Cheer’s for that Dean,

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[erf-ngc-european]

pete smith:
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Re: this one,

here’s a pic of it newer:

and here’s info about the spec:

Robert

[chris_webb]

pete smith:

Chris Webb:

pete smith:

Chris Webb:
I used to see H C Davis’ wagons when I were on neets at MFS.We did Leicester and Corby and H C Davis artics were regulars ont road between Market Harborough and Corby,usually with loads like the one in the photo,tubes out of the old Stewart and Lloyd mill.

Morning Chris,
I think H C Davies controlled a lot of the loads out of Corby, must have devastated that town when the works alone closed not taking into account the Iron ore quarries etc, Cheer’s Pete

Morning Pete.
Yes Corby aka “little Scotland” was a huge site.BRS had a big depot there int 60s and I used to backload out of their yard regularly,always flat steel strip for Yorkshire.Our gaffer would sooner us run empty out of the Smoke and load there,as BRS only took 5% of the rate.
In later years I used to run into Corby coke oven by products and backload crude benzole for Staveley.In the late 60s it was still known as Stewart And Lloyds and Lancashire Steel,even after nationalization.

Chris,
i can remember my Dad taking me to see one of those walking dragline’s that excavated the iron stone, think it was Sundorn?, it was sat on the side of the road awaiting the scrapman! Pete

It was called Sundew,Pete. I just googled Corby ironstone mines.

[moomooland]

The late Peter Haworth ran John Marsh and Son (Blackpool) Ltd (Blackpool Van Transport) for 40 years.
The fleet mainly consisted of Atkinson’s, later moving on to Seddon Atkinson 401’s, ERF’s and a few Mercedes 1418 4X2 tractor units.

They were also the first company in the UK to take delivery of some Dennison tractor unit’s.

Reg No MRN 872T was the first Dennison tractor unit purchased in 1979 and the first purchased in the UK.
Powered by a 265 Rolls Royce in line with a fuller RT90 gearbox it was completely written of in 1984 after being involved in a motorway accident.

Pictured here with driver Tommy Hussey in 1982 Dennison 4x2 tractor unit Reg No CFR 723Y was powered by a 290 Rolls Royce.
It was the only 290 of the six Dennison’s in the fleet the other five were powered by 265 Rolls Royce engines.

BVT aslo ran these three Mercedes 1418 4X2 tractor units which are pictured here when brand new in 1968.
Parked in the depot on Midgeland Road in Blackpool the two on the left are in John Marsh and Son livery while the other, Reg No OFR 445G on the right, is in Blackpool Van Transport (BVT) livery.

They had quite a modern service bay in the depot at Midgeland Road Blackpool.

A photo of some of the fleet, taken in yard on Midgeland Road, Blackpool in 1988.

An ariel shot of the long gone depot on Midgeland Road Blackpool taken shortly before closure.

Owner of Blackpool Van Transport the late Peter Haworth alongside Atkinson Borderer Reg No HXG 442 at Midgeland Road Blackpool in June 1986 which was later sold on for preservation.

In 1996 after some 40 years building the firm up to what it was operating more than 38 tractor units and 100 trailers owner, the late Peter Haworth, finally decided that enough was enough and decided to voluntary liquidate John Marsh and BVT not only due to health problems but mainly due to contract customers holding back payment and the ever increasing running costs etc.

Sadly Peter Haworth passed away in May 2006 aged 79.

Photographs courtesy of Chris Haworth (Peter Haworth’s Grandson).