Long forgotten Livestock Marts

[livestock 1]

It’s still their derelict

I spent some time there. There was a calf ring and a cattle ring both separate buildings if I remember right

 

[Hilly]

I spent some time there. There was a calf ring and a cattle ring both separate buildings if I remember right

Suffer at side of road , used to be two marts at one time same site

 

[rob1]

A E George a once great company gone (recently) too

didnt know that, just packed up or gone bust ? We used them if we had a lot to shift in one day, never charged much, good bunch of lads

 

[high plains drifter]

The only one I can remember from there is the auctioneer with the glasses on now at Hexham

Probably Robert whitelock,he's not at the mart in hexham much now.the mart bought hexham racecourse a few years ago so he manages that now.

 

[goodevans]

Is Newark now long forgotten

 

[livestock 1]

Probably Robert whitelock,he's not at the mart in hexham much now.the mart bought hexham racecourse a few years ago so he manages that now.

That’s the fella Robert Whitelock he was at Tyneside I think

 

[high plains drifter]

Any one ever go to ponteland mart?there's a care home built on the site now,only took stock a few times when darlington ran it before it closed

 

[Hilly]

Any one ever go to ponteland mart?there's a care home built on the site now,only took stock a few times when darlington ran it before it closed

Yes the last few years it was open I went to
The breeding sales to buy cows n calves

 

[Hilly]

Any one ever go to ponteland mart?there's a care home built on the site now,only took stock a few times when darlington ran it before it closed

The last year or three some
Of the sales were a bit paltry . The writing was on the wall a while their the location was a dead five away as to what was coming long term
Sadly .

 

[livestock 1]

I used to take fat lambs to Ponteland mart. JC was a main buyer lambs all weighed straight off the wagon. The auctioneer buys in Hexham now buys lambs and I’ve seen him buy breeding cows too can’t remember his name could be Siswick not sure I will need to have a think.

 

[high plains drifter]

I used to take fat lambs to Ponteland mart. JC was a main buyer lambs all weighed straight off the wagon. The auctioneer buys in Hexham now buys lambs and I’ve seen him buy breeding cows too can’t remember his name could be Siswick not sure I will need to have a think.

Yes Chris Siswick

 

[Farmer1001]

didnt know that, just packed up or gone bust ? We used them if we had a lot to shift in one day, never charged much, good bunch of lads

All got messy amongst the families and simply shut up shop. Bert George’s GGS Harry has taken up a lot of the slack, runs blue trucks, shame he didn’t keep with the red. I drove for them in the mid 80’s, loved the job and the times.

 

[robs1]

All got messy amongst the families and simply shut up shop. Bert George’s GGS Harry has taken up a lot of the slack, runs blue trucks, shame he didn’t keep with the red. I drove for them in the mid 80’s, loved the job and the times.

Might have been to our place then, were you there at the same time as David Corp?

 

[flowerpot]

There was an abattoir next to Worcester Market. As a schoolgirl waiting for my bus I used to see all the "bits" being thrown out into a large bin. The abattoir closed, but the market stayed for several more years, well into 1980s, and then moved to a site nearer the M5 motorway where it remains. There must have been an older site for the cattle market, in the city centre I guess.

As for Kidderminster - that was very busy, much more than Worcester at the time and they always used to hand round a hot drink of punch at the Christmas market, it was the start of Christmas. It was knocked down a few years ago and houses built I think.

Tenbury - now a Tesco shop.

I agree with what everyone said about Banbury - it was huge and then suddenly was gone.

 

[Farmer1001]

Might have been to our place then, were you there at the same time as David Corp?

He joined just after me. Small world though.

 

[lizbot]

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[Still Farming]

Next!!!

 

[Truck Mover]

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?View attachment 855057

I am pretty sure the man between John Sevenoaks and Bert Kirk is my grandfather? Trevor Jenkins from Bwlch. He was a store cattle buyer at this time and we used to do business with the likes of Bert Kirk, Bob Plaice and many other farmer around South Wales. I remember the Geoff Kirk,s lorry and drag coming to our farm to collect cattle. They used to come to Sennybridge market also in those days. Berta lorry is now in Somerset and is owned by Alan Janes near Weston Super Mare and it is still looks good.

 

[wr.]

I am pretty sure the man between John Sevenoaks and Bert Kirk is my grandfather? Trevor Jenkins from Bwlch. He was a store cattle buyer at this time and we used to do business with the likes of Bert Kirk, Bob Plaice and many other farmer around South Wales. I remember the Geoff Kirk,s lorry and drag coming to our farm to collect cattle. They used to come to Sennybridge market also in those days. Berta lorry is now in Somerset and is owned by Alan Janes near Weston Super Mare and it is still looks good.

Yes, it is Trevor Jenkins.

 

[Truck Mover]

Yes, it is Trevor Jenkins.

Does any one have any other photographs of Brecon, Sennybridge, Abergavenny, Llanbydder or Newport Marts during the seventies or eighties?