Thomas Wilson Canal Street

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Yes Paul, they moved there from St Anne Street. It was those big warehouses next to the chicken factory, over the road from Lockwoods. Friday lunchtime always spent shopping in those places. :wink: Ken
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Great post :D :D :D Just been to so my father-in-law he was made up to see them lorries remember,s some of them.
Think l have some pictures of JRT Carter's by the bridge in canal st .
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Hi all,
Thanks for posting more pics Fatboy, some I have seen some I have not.
Please keep posting as they are part of our industrial past.
I have started a thread called Models of Liverpool Lorries if your interested, I will post as and when I can.
Thanks again.
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LORRIES AT TATE & LYLE'S LIVERPOOL SUGAR REFINARY 1981. :wink:

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Joe,
You have posted some good stuff, I have enjoyed this video a few times, when I remember to look at it.
Its a bonus being in colour mate, that was the original plea from me for local firms livery colours.
I know most photo's will be in b/w but if people ex drivers an help with the livery it would be great for my modelling project.
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Thanks for your comments Dave. :wink:

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Although it says Silver Road ways I’m sure livery colour a light yellow.
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Joe
Silver Roadways as you probably know was a sub company of Tate's if my memory is correct.
The livery was silver and navy blue.
Great pics again.
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Dave, I must have, :?: :D been having a senior moment.
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Thanks Bob,
I wonder what livery this fine lorry sported.
Bob do you have any more pics of Jarvis Robinson vehicles and their depot in Canal St please.
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Seeing your photo Bob, reminded me that I had some to post. :wink:

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More good uns mate.
RTS only seen b/w photo ages ago of a Leyland mouth organ and drag.
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Dave great pictures settled a argument with regards to colours of wagons :D :D :D :D :D
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Joe is that bootle hospital in the background
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bob. b wrote:Joe is that bootle hospital in the background

No I don’t think so Bob, it’s an engineer’s factory buy the name of C J Wilson, they used be on Aintree Road Bootle if it’s the same firm. :wink:
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fatboyjoe90 wrote:
bob. b wrote:Joe is that bootle hospital in the background

No I don’t think so Bob, it’s an engineer’s factory buy the name of C J Wilson, they used be on Aintree Road Bootle if it’s the same firm. :wink:
The one on Aintree Road was Thomas Wilson Joe refurbed
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Hi Lads,
You don't come across the municipal lorries etc much for some reason.
Thanks for posting these shots Joe.
Just on the end of completing a model of Garston Bottle Co, just the transfers to do today.
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When i was 15 worked for BRS (contracts) Ford St Vauxhall Rd.In the office.We have number of motors painted in livery of the company that it was on hire to.I loved the picture of the Griddle motor.when we were kids used to jump on the back as they came up Selwyn St by the Princess cinema and got brown sugar out of the sacks on the backand pluged the hole wth a pencil.The motor could only do about 5 MPH up the hill.The nick name was Pxssing Billys . :D :D
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Criddle & Co use to have ERF lorries as well for longer distance contracts.
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xkopite wrote:Thanks Bob,
I wonder what livery this fine lorry sported.
Bob do you have any more pics of Jarvis Robinson vehicles and their depot in Canal St please.
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Dave
Hi folks, the Ledwidges lorrys were red, and gold lettering,
they were down a little side road on rimrose rd they had about 5 lorries, all used to haul wood
i worked in Freemans garage,next to their yard that would be about 1966/1970 just opposite sea view rd
if i remember correctly that lorry had a bad crash in scotland and never came back to the yard
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Eric,
Thanks so much for the livery and what type of goods they carried information, its a big help when I get to make these local transport firms.
Any info on local haulage liveries you remember would be a great help Eric.
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xkopite wrote:Eric,
Thanks so much for the livery and what type of goods they carried information, its a big help when I get to make these local transport firms.
Any info on local haulage liveries you remember would be a great help Eric.
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hi Dave,Ledwidges hat two Seddon Atkinson, artic units one was delivered new when i was working at the garage this would be 1968 ish,also Gardeners wood yard also on Rimrose rd,hat a green thames trader artic unit,dark green with cream bumper and grill, i would think the truck was a 1966/68 model, this truck also was delivering wood around the counties. hope this helps Eric.
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Hello Eric,
Good info on the transport firms, I have never come across Gardners Timber Merchants
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Does anyone remember Arthur V Crutchley Co Ltd possibly Strand Road, they also had stables.
Any pics would be a great help please.
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xkopite wrote:Does anyone remember Arthur V Crutchley Co Ltd possibly Strand Road, they also had stables.
Any pics would be a great help please.
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I remember that Co Dave their vehicles were grey with white lettering with red out line from memory

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If my memory is right Arthur V Crutchley Co Ltd was on Strand Road, next too George’s paper shop opposite the Darby arms pub, there was an entrance to the yard on Irlam Road as well. I think they had dark blue E.R.F.s. :wink:
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This photo is from inacityliving with kind permission of Tony Miller. :wink:
This photo was taken outside the old cottages in the background, on Litherland Road Bootle. Opposite is King Dicks pub next to were Langton's yard used to be. :wink: :D :D


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Hey Joe,
Great photo's never seen any of these, have you got a secret stash.
I have a lot of pics off the web but to see pics of lorries from our neck of the woods is great.
Keep them coming please mate.
I will post some more models on here, I hope they are of interest.
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Thanks for that Dave, and no I don’t a secret stash, I should have one though as I was lorry driver and worked for loads of firms good and bad over the years. And driven some sheds in my time if only we had the technical knowledge that they have these days. :wink: :D
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I would like to Thank Gerard Fagan, Tony Miller, Jim Murphy, Julie Foy Clark, and Liam Donovan, of inacityliving for allowing me to post these wonderful photos of our past. :wink:

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James Roberts.
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James Rimmer wagons
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Blackburn’s
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