Pub in Clayton le Moors - Page 2

keith · 08-03-2004, 20:48

Another gilmartin lived in that vicinity on haythorn terrace his name tony he drove a 8 wheel tipper for the national coal board based at the altham garage alas he is now deceased

mez · 08-03-2004, 21:02

my dad drove a wagon for n. c. b. based at altham back in the late 40s/50s

Darby · 09-03-2004, 05:39

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Originally Posted by keith

Another gilmartin lived in that vicinity on haythorn terrace his name tony he drove a 8 wheel tipper for the national coal board based at the altham garage alas he is now deceased

That must have been Tony the son of Tommy Gilmartin. He was a HGV driver when I was at Allspeeds, and often came into the firm to see his Dad. What a pity.

He was a bit younger than I was, He should have been around 55/56 now. I didn't know he had died.

keith · 09-03-2004, 19:49

The Tony gilmartin I knew who worked for the coal board would now have been nearly ninety a giant of a man six foot plus and served in the armed forces during the second world war and living were he did had not far to go to work

keith · 09-03-2004, 20:34

to mez I may have known your father when I left the raf regiment I was unsure what to do next so my father who was then the night coach driver picking up miners working on night sift round the different pits in the area suggested I took a temporary job along side my brother who also working at the coal board garage in fact I stayed there ten years till it all closed down so middle fifties till 65 I then went to work for the gilbraith group

mez · 09-03-2004, 21:34

he was known as nobby clarkson, he went there after he was demobbed

keith · 10-03-2004, 19:53

sorry mez your dad must have left when I started at the coal board there was a nobby clarke who went from the wagons to driving diggers a much better paid job I use to give hima lift home sometimes on my matchless G9 500 twin motorbike he lived in church I would drop him off opposite the stag pub harry is proper name was very popular with all the other drivers and it was quite a shock when he collapsed and died leaving a fairly young family AnywayI will ask my brother as he started there long before I did

mez · 10-03-2004, 20:00

no we lived up fern gore at the time , then moved to church i think my dad went to nori brick works but cant remember when, ( must be having a long senior moment) ha ha ha/