The end of an era

K.S.H · 02-10-2007, 12:45

Walker Farrimond (Volvo garage) closed on the 30th September, they recently got taken over by the Stratstone group, been a garage on that site for as long as I can remember

cashman · 02-10-2007, 12:47

are you talking "Sydney St. KSH ?

K.S.H · 02-10-2007, 13:00

Yep, thats the one Cashman

MargaretR · 02-10-2007, 15:03

Car dealerships charge an arm and a leg for servicing during warranty
Now that a warranty is still valid when a service is done elsewhere, they have lost a big source of revenue - suppose more dealerships will go to the wall too - I'm not sorry (greedy barstewards)

cmonstanley · 02-10-2007, 17:39

wasnt exactly the ideal place to have a car dealership with all polution in a residential area lets hope they build much needed houses to bring house prices in the area down and to families only .not the greedy rip off letting agencies which have sprung up to exploit the recent housing situation..

cashman · 02-10-2007, 18:58

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Originally Posted by K.S.H

Yep, thats the one Cashman

when i was a lad it used to be a woodyard, remember it well used to climb in via the top of the raggy back n raid it,around bonfire night.

K.S.H · 02-10-2007, 19:01

Do you remember when it became a garage? was it Walkers?

WillowTheWhisp · 02-10-2007, 19:28

It was something else before Walkers. Did it have something to do with Frasers? Whatever it was I think Walkers went into partnership.

WillowTheWhisp · 02-10-2007, 19:30

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Originally Posted by cashman

when i was a lad it used to be a woodyard, remember it well used to climb in via the top of the raggy back n raid it,around bonfire night.

I thought the woodyard was further up but it's a long time ago. I remember some chap called Jack something who was a joiner. Was it Jack Davies?

K.S.H · 02-10-2007, 19:32

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

It was something else before Walkers. Did it have something to do with Frasers? Whatever it was I think Walkers went into partnership.

Walkers and Farrimond merged, I though it was Walkers place but I could have it the wrong way round

grego · 02-10-2007, 19:34

It used to be Hindle and Walker, then Walker Farrimond, think My dad used to work for a Jack there, was sacked cause he was late.

K.S.H · 02-10-2007, 19:35

That was the one, thought something didn't seem right when I typed it

WillowTheWhisp · 02-10-2007, 19:58

Hindle! That's the one. Thanks Grego. Walkers went into partnership with Hindle's and then Hindle and Walker went into partnership with Farrimond and the Hindle name was dropped. Don't know why I thought it had some Fraser connection.

cashman · 02-10-2007, 21:42

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

I thought the woodyard was further up but it's a long time ago. I remember some chap called Jack something who was a joiner. Was it Jack Davies?

the woodyard went right up to the raggy back willow, that end was stored timber under an asbestos roof, stretched a good way down sydney street, where the covered store ended was a yard type of area carrying on down the length of sydney street, a couple of cabins etc, but room for wagons to acess for loading purposes, the yard stretched to where walkers is. thats my recollection, was a wood trellis type thingy supporting the asbestos roof, which we used to navigate along looking for a watchman etc, never did see one.

WillowTheWhisp · 03-10-2007, 05:17

Oooh yes now I remember an asbestos roof.