dave docwra:
Wembley (Empire) Stadium in the early days.
Strange! The place looks derelict and overgrown. Was the picture taken during one of the two World Wars?
Froggy55:
dave docwra:
Wembley (Empire) Stadium in the early days.Strange! The place looks derelict and overgrown. Was the picture taken during one of the two World Wars?
It was only recently built and opened in the 1920’s and the picture of rural Middlesex shown was effectively transformed into the urban mess of North West London during the 1930’s-60’s.
Realistically the pic is either before it was finished and opened for use or not long after.Probably the former.
Froggy55:
dave docwra:
Wembley (Empire) Stadium in the early days.Strange! The place looks derelict and overgrown. Was the picture taken during one of the two World Wars?
From what I can gather the construction started in 1922 & the pitch was ready for 1923.
Buzzer:
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Or they have just come back, 
Lawrence Dunbar:
Buzzer:
BuzzerOr they have just come back,
Dont look too chirpy do they 
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Buzzer:
Lawrence Dunbar:
Buzzer:
BuzzerOr they have just come back,
Dont look too chirpy do they
It could be that the train drivers were on strike, again and they have just heard that alternative transport is being provided. 
mushroomman:
Buzzer:
Lawrence Dunbar:
Buzzer:
BuzzerOr they have just come back,
Dont look too chirpy do they
It could be that the train drivers were on strike, again and they have just heard that alternative transport is being provided.
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Would that be a Shelvoke & Drewry British Railways lorry?
cav551:
Would that be a Shelvoke & Drewry British Railways lorry?
A Karrier I think Cav.
Pete.
mushroomman:
Buzzer:
Lawrence Dunbar:
Buzzer:
BuzzerOr they have just come back,
Dont look too chirpy do they
It could be that the train drivers were on strike, again and they have just heard that alternative transport is being provided.
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I think it is a Karrier Bantam, The Police motor cycles have Manchester reg numbers,
and the car is a Standard Vanguard. I got it wrong earlier, even though I knew it was a Karrier Banyam. Cheers, Ray.
Suedehead:
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Hi Suedehead,
Looks like the A4 at Marlborough.
Regards
Richard
Definitely a Karrier Bantam, the railways had hundreds of them. I don’t think any of the railway companies had S&D lorries, only specialist tackle like the Freightlifter fork-lifts. There was a famous case involving one of these carrying a load on its forks on a public road - the police pulled it over and judged that the forward vision was so obstructed by the mast and load that it was too dangerous to use. Shelvoke and Drewry put their thinking heads on, extended the wheelbase by a foot or so and added a second cab over the steering axle so that it could be driven safely on the road with the mast at the rear. They christened it the DuoDrive, and it satisfied the police for road use.
MaggieD:
Suedehead:
0Hi Suedehead,
Looks like the A4 at Marlborough.
Regards
Richard
Yes , its Marlborough high st