how about coopers from charlton and maybanks.
Parker timber blackhorse rd deptford. oley smith timber also deptford.
A E DRAIN , CREEK ROAD
BORTHWICKS. back of gilbert house…
HEALEY TIMBER LEWISHAM CATFORD I THINK ?
Ray G Dorney Tpt really smart all artic fleet dark blue, John Powells Tpt mostly artics, dark brown color, Pa Carter & son dark green artics very old firm, all had yards down Chrischurch way Greenwich
Bill & John Pawleys where the old tankwash used to be near the tunnel
Eddie Dearsly Tpt 1960s i think ,had all thames traders 6 wheel flat rigids ,had a yard along side westcombe park station bottom of westcombe hill. think they done a lot of concrete blocks.
newmercman:
Truckyboy,You mentioned Joe Jiggins, he went on to work for Falcon Roadways out of Rotherhithe after Hiltons & stayed with them until it was bought out by MJD, Falcons was started by Hedley Jaune, who I believe was something to do with HTS. There were a few old HTS boys on Falcons, they were always reminiscing about it, one was Tony Furnieux, the others I can’t remember at the moment.[/ I think J & H Transport was named after two geezers, one called Jeune and one called Hedley IIRC but I will stand corrected in the face of “superior” cockney knowledge! Cheers Bewick.
adr:
Did someone mention Lovell’s Wharf!
Lovells Wharf nice pic adr,brings back some memorys,our yard was just round the next turning from where that pics was taken
adr:
East End cab security!
Looks about right for delivering in LIVERPOOL!!
this is lovells wharf now
Bewick:
newmercman:
Truckyboy,You mentioned Joe Jiggins, he went on to work for Falcon Roadways out of Rotherhithe after Hiltons & stayed with them until it was bought out by MJD, Falcons was started by Hedley Jaune, who I believe was something to do with HTS. There were a few old HTS boys on Falcons, they were always reminiscing about it, one was Tony Furnieux, the others I can’t remember at the moment.
I think J & H Transport was named after two geezers, one called Jeune and one called Hedley IIRC but I will stand corrected in the face of “superior” cockney knowledge! Cheers Bewick.
I don’t know about that Dennis, but Falcons were all ex HTS men when I was there
Mr Ken, RHO 600T, that was Gary Norman’s old motor, IIRC that was the last 111 they had on the road
Thats right Mark it was quite a nice motor picked it up from Sidcup somewhere
Truckboy a great tale there mate & yes I can relate to a lot of what you said about those early days.
couple of long gone companys my dad worked for…Able Brothers (tippers based where the housing estate is now next to charlton football ground)
H.P,■■■■ & sons…rear of creek road deptford (scrap metal merchant)
Another firm i remember from my time in East London was Trans T. Their yard was near Blackwall Tunnel, i hav’nt seen them mentioned on here yet.
WHAT ABOUT ARMSTRONGS FROM THE SURREY WHARF AREA , THEY USED TO RUN BROWN LEYLAND RIGIDS … AND CHAS H PETERS FROM THE RAILWAY ARCHES UNDER DEPTFORD STATION ■■?
ANDY
Ive just remembed another one…Ramhill from Silvertown ( i think ) and had Mercedes 1418s with fridge trailers. They were later bought out by A & RJ Wood from Sittingbourne Kent. Ive got some photos somewhere.