nelstrops bought kings out to aqquire their canal barge operation , the canal used to enter the mill where the roundabout is at the top of wellington hill . i suppose the road transport was part of the deal .
Spot on bob-lad just read in the magazine that they were on contract to Nelstrop flour.Thanks for the info lads
That brings back memories of queuing on the road for hours at the back of Nelstrop’s waiting to tip wheat. It would probably have been quicker by narrowboat!
did you ever night out at nelstrops and spend an evening in the flying horse rof ? it was a good night i there , good food , and always entertainment later on .cheers , dave
Never had the pleasure, Dave. Once eventually tipped it was over to Kelloggs at Seaforth to load maize by-products no matter what time of day or night!
nice one john great pic
Stanfield:
Company long gone but building still their.0
Still with trucks though John, most recent tenants are Santander vehicle leasing as far as i know, certainly last year anyway, all types of trucks buses and vans parked there, offices now quite plush - nice to see it still in use.
We were based next door, the workshop night shifts used to help each other out with truck and tank parts, tools etc, if not Smiths it would be S+R, Ancliffs, or any one of a dozen tanker firms in the area, all used to help each other out.
Not sure it would happen nowadays though
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I remember Waddacors, they seemed to have quite a large fleet at one time. That Albion looks like it was a bit of a beast.
plenty of weight on the back end of the albion , he’ll need it to push that loaded railway truck back to get further under the screen .
gingerfold:
Stanfield:
http://stilltimecollection.co.uk
0I remember Waddacors, they seemed to have quite a large fleet at one time. That Albion looks like it was a bit of a beast.
hiya,
That’s why the ladder is there so the driver can trim the load to get some
more on He’ll no doubt have a shovel somewhere.
thanks harry, long retired.
A couple more of George Waddacors fleet loading at what was The Bradford pit in Manchester(Stilltime photo collection)
Early 1950s, John?
Anyone remember these during the 60s in Manchester, a big supplier of meats to manchester schools if I remember correctly.Louis Edwards was also the chairman of Man Utd
remember them john they had a few vans that went to the schools did they get closed down the depot is still there off Oldham road next to the arches near hadfields
remember them john they had a few vans that went to the schools did they get closed down the depot is still there off Oldham road next to the arches near hadfields
WIKIPEDIA
I dont know when they closed but I do remember all this being in the press & on TV.
Meat contracts corruption and malpractice
Edwards’ meat packaging business was a financially successful enterprise in the 1970s, but an investigation by the Granada Television/ITV investigative journalism series World in Action, broadcast on the ITV network in January 1980, alleged that such dominance had in fact been achieved through bribing school officials in order to win lucrative contracts in cities such as Manchester.
The Granada investigation also claimed that his company supplied condemned meat that was unfit for human consumption to be used in school dinners.
The Granada investigation also claimed that his company supplied condemned meat that was unfit for human consumption to be used in school dinners.
and they had moved to the Openshaw district of Manchester.
