Originally Posted by gdm27 (Post 930908)

I was driving back into Accy from Haslingden a couple of weeks ago and passed the site where "Nobby" had his garage. My misses laughed when I told her that he used to stop the traffic to let you out after filling you up. Anybody remember him and what happened to him? :confused::confused::confused:

Originally Posted by Retlaw (Post 930940)

Knew Norman Taylor and his family very well, His father started that business just after WW1, first selling petrol in 2 gallon jerry cans, then expanded into what it became, when Nobby & his son Joe ran it, Nobby's daughter did the book work.
Old Joseph who started the business, served in the A.S.C., in WW1, he used to come in every day to check the books & count the money, until just before he died.
Nobby were a beggar for playing practical jokes, and he could tell some dam good tales as well.
Retlaw.

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 930977)

I knew Joe very well Walter, he was a joiner by trade and I worked with him at Arnold Rileys Barfitters for a few years

Originally Posted by wadey (Post 930958)

At one time Baxenden had the cheapest petrol for miles

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 930977)

I knew Joe very well Walter, he was a joiner by trade and I worked with him at Arnold Rileys Barfitters for a few years

Originally Posted by Retlaw (Post 931118)

Not sin young Joe for years, he used to live near Rising Bridge Post Office, and his sister Pat used to live near Windles paper Shop. Not seen either of them in oer 30 odd years.
Retlaw.

Originally Posted by MovedtoBolton (Post 931158)

I too remember Joe from my time at Arnold Rileys he was a great roll model for us young uns. I remember him telling of a yellow Triumph Dolomite he found in Nobby's garage after Nobby's demise. It was a good few years old but "brand new" in terms of condition and mileage.

Originally Posted by Retlaw (Post 931119)

Thats because Nobby used to sell Jet, have'nt seen that Jet petrol since then, what happened to it.
Retlaw.

Originally Posted by Gremlin (Post 931270)

First gallon of jet petrol I bought cost 4 bob.

I can't remember which brand Nobby sold but I filled up there a few times after I moved over here. I remember him stopping traffic to let me get out on to the road in my little van.

Originally Posted by Retlaw (Post 931119)

Thats because Nobby used to sell Jet, have'nt seen that Jet petrol since then, what happened to it.
Retlaw.

Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 974876)

I used to buy my petrol at Hillock Vale Motors on Burnley Road. Four Gallon for a quid.

Originally Posted by wadey (Post 974972)

Yes it was five bob a gallon when I worked on a petrol station in 1969, I had a BSA Bantam and couldn't fit a quids worth in !

Originally Posted by Karateman (Post 975788)

I always remember my dad filling up with petrol at Nobby's...come the budget time dad would drive over to Nobby's to fill up the tank to save about 2d (2 owd pennies) a gallon just before 10.00pm when it was due to go up, there was always a queue of cars filling up.
He did used to have an old oily beret and I think a brown smock and as you say always looked tanned, but my uncle who new Nobby well, always said he worked 7 days a week 365 days a year and had never had a holiday and worked 4.00am till about 10.30 pm everyday. He joked that Nobbys only ambition was to eventually retire and see his house in daylight....LOL

I also remember filling my scooter up at the JET willows lane garage and it being about 32p a gallon in 1971...ish I think.


Phil

Originally Posted by Retlaw (Post 975861)

Nobby never wore a brown smock, he sometimes wore khaki trousers, and always wore army style boots, and his beret was like Fred Dibnah's, cap never off his head, his wife brought his meals round for him, when he was living in Langford St.
Retlaw.

Originally Posted by Karateman (Post 976000)

Yep you are right I stand corrected...it was probably nearly 40 yrs ago...did he used to wear a big belt over his trousers and rolled up sleeves.. i seem to have these visions of him as well..

Phil

Originally Posted by scoot66 (Post 976239)

it was at nobby`s about 78 or 79 he was selling a jenson interceptor.niether me or my mates had ever seen out as exotic.....apaertfrom the aston martin with a dinted wing that was down oakwood rd :)