[keith]

Inthe period 1955/65 the national coal board transport based at altham garage next to the coke works had a 8wheeler tanker whose sole job was delivering tar made there at the coke works the main customer was the lancashire tar distillers who I think took metcalfs over the driver of the tar tanker was nicked named by all the other drivers and the coke works staff tar billy and lived in hopwood street accrington His normal daily deliveries were 2loads down to church and then either the lancashire tar preston or lancashire tar at litherland close to liverpool docks