Long forgotten Livestock Marts

[Cab-over Pete]

I asked about the Kirk bros' lorries on some other forum and a chap sent these two pics.

I prefer the top version.

The stainless light bars on the bottom version would be way out from the 70s

Lovely old wagon though. I had an A Series tractor unit, beautiful to drive.

 

[Thoupow]

I prefer the top version.

The stainless light bars on the bottom version would be way out from the 70s

Lovely old wagon though. I had an A Series tractor unit, beautiful to drive.

Hi cab over Pete, that photo was from a road run in sandbach I think,

 

[Thoupow]

Hi cab over Pete, that photo was from a road run in sandbach I think,

 

[Cab-over Pete]

 

[bumkin]

Geoff's and Ian Kirk's were alloy body's,

of course i could be wrong but i an thinking back to the late sixties and remember we bought some cattle off burt i could have sworn it was a wooden box my mind must be playing tricks on me or perhaps its the side effects from parting with the money for cows

 

[wr.]

of course i could be wrong but i an thinking back to the late sixties and remember we bought some cattle off burt i could have sworn it was a wooden box my mind must be playing tricks on me or perhaps its the side effects from parting with the money for cows

I also thought Bert's had a wooden container all those years ago.

 

[Thoupow]

of course i could be wrong but i an thinking back to the late sixties and remember we bought some cattle off burt i could have sworn it was a wooden box my mind must be playing tricks on me or perhaps its the side effects from parting with the money for cows

You could be right,I think all the brothers had Jennings body's on varnished,I can only imagine the shock of parting with money as they wouldn't part with anything for nothing ???

 

[Thoupow]

I prefer the top version.

The stainless light bars on the bottom version would be way out from the 70s

Lovely old wagon though. I had an A Series tractor unit, beautiful to drive.

I've heard A series tractor units on leaf springs were bloody awful to drive unless they were hooked up to a trailer

 

[Hilly]

I asked about the Kirk bros' lorries on some other forum and a chap sent these two pics.

Beautiful truck.

 

[onthehoof]

St Ives in the 1870’s, cattle would often break the shop windows!

 

[Still Farming]

Bridgend Market

 

[rosbif]

It's all house's etc, now.
Remember running up there with calves in the back of the old Land Rover.
Closed in the 80's

It did close in the 80's and then re-opened on the edge of Swindon as a calf market but never got going.

 

[FG.]

It did close in the 80's and then re-opened on the edge of Swindon as a calf market but never got going.

Down by South Marsden.
That was quite handy for me, coming from Highworth

 

[JP1]

Photo credit Graham Hobbs

Slyfield Green Market, Guildford 1981

I used to work there when I could when I was at school

Tom Lofts the blond headed fat cattle auctioneer

 

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[Hilly]

Any pics of Hexham mart when it was in the town ?

 

[JP1]

One of the last Waltham Abbey livestock markets 1977 - how more London can you get

 

[borderterribles]

When did Kingston upon Thames close? When retrieving No2 daughter from Uni there, a couple of years ago, I was surprised to see a road sign pointing out the way to it!

 

[wr.]

Brecon mart 1970's. Leaning on the ring - 2nd from left is John Sevenoaks, 4th Bert Kirk 5th Val Stephens. Third from right is Jonny Griffiths of J&C Griffiths & Son, machinery dealers, Talgarth. Any other names?