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Photo: Keith Fox
Item #: 13741
Any idea where this was taken Keith ?
It looks to me like its Poolstock The pub on the left looks like The Honey Suckle
Top of Poole Street in Poolstock...northern end...The Honeysuckle is on the left; you can just make out the Walker's sign...
Poolstock or Swan Meadow Road, possibly?
Looks like Trencherfield Mill in background.
I would go for Swan Meadow Road just over the Douglas looking back to Trencherfield in the background
pool st opposite honeysuckle pub
not sure,possible poolstock area
The shop on the right is on the corner of Corporation St and Swan Meadow Rd
Couldn't swear to it but I think my Auntie Hilda lived in that house at the back of the photo. There family name was Barlow can any one help with this one?
The coach is unsworths, and was one of the first bedford vals in lancashire, good pic keith.
Yes, Unsworths Coach of Goose Green and to match it, Wigan
EK reg, great combination.
Hi the reg. plate on the coach kek dates from 62 or 63. So i think the year is 1965.
I used to have a motorcycle that was registered new in Wigan in 1961, the reg was HEK 100. In 1963, the Ministry of Transport introduced a new and much easy way to identify the age of all registered road vehicles. Starting with the letter "A" for example, HEK 123A Plate 1963, HEK 123B Plate 1964, C reg 1965, D reg 1966 and so on. The new vehicle Alphabetical plates came out 1st August 1963, and ran for a period of 12 months, August to August. In 2001, a new style plate was launched and changed twice a year, for example EK01 EEK and EK51 EEK. Personally, I think 1st January each year would give a more true reflection of age to any vehicle.
Hi Colin Wigan never used the A prefix and started with B.I Worked at Halliwells Wilcock St.at the time,and got a brand new Thames Trader.Reg.AEK 132B,JAN. OR FEB. 1964.Also B was Jan. to Jan.August to August started Aug 1967.
Hello Tom, I stand to be corrected. From 1963, Local governments began to issue "suffix" registration marks, a number 7 digit was added to the plate. This was a letter which gave the age of the vehicle. The registration began with the letter A and ran from 1 January - 31 December.
The next year was B and so on. In 1967, It was moved to August. I hope this helps.
Colin you are right A reg did come out in 1963 I used to drive a Scammell 8 wheeler for R Banks + sons Standish. Reg ATJ 512A. It was first REG by Wingates Coal Co Liverpool.DC.