Long forgotten Livestock Marts

Gedd

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Livestock Farmer
Does any one remember Ray Nichols from Banbury, he used to buy a lot of store cattle out of West Wales, he had a Magirus Deutz with a drag.
There was a Ray Nicholas used to come to Hexham store sales in the80s/90s used to buy big store bullocks
 

JP1

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Livestock Farmer
Hereford Market 1950's . Photo credit Stuart Anthony

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JP1

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Livestock Farmer
Photos kindly sent to me by Jonathan Humbert. His words on FB Farming History UK

June 4th 1998....
Last beast through Banbury Cattle Market- the late, great Jim Watson presenting a bottle of champagne to a gentleman who was there on the first day of trade in 1926.
Photos I’m now very glad I took- more to follow...
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As an auctioneer now myself- I owe Jim- and this place, a massive debt of thanks
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CPF

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Arable Farmer
Quite a few I recognise in these pictures
There is a picture of a couple sat at the back was good friends of our family
 

pappuller

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M6 Hard shoulder
Photos kindly sent to me by Jonathan Humbert. His words on FB Farming History UK

June 4th 1998....
Last beast through Banbury Cattle Market- the late, great Jim Watson presenting a bottle of champagne to a gentleman who was there on the first day of trade in 1926.
Photos I’m now very glad I took- more to follow...
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As an auctioneer now myself- I owe Jim- and this place, a massive debt of thanks
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Banbury was probably the biggest cull cow auction in the country at one time I believe.
 

neilo

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Montgomeryshire
Banbury was probably the biggest cull cow auction in the country at one time I believe.

And fat lambs I would think.

I seem to remember my brother and me going once with 2 Daihatsu's and trailers taking 2 loads of hoggets, then back for 2 loads of cull ewes, then back again with 2 loads of cull cows. Would have been cheaper to get a lorry I suspect.

I used to pretty well live there at times. I remember the current Mrs NeilO would only have breakfast if we went to the upstairs restaurant, where you had to clean your boots a bit. 🤣
 

CPF

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Arable Farmer
Do you know where he was from?
Just spoke to Arthur Woodard Who was the auctioneers Clerk mainly to Jim Watson .
He said there were two brothers from Great Bourton nr Banbury and Jack moved to Wales and used to bring a lot of barren cows to the market
Also said Brin Thomas used to bring about 40 a week from Wales as well .
 

wr.

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Livestock Farmer
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Breconshire
Do you know where he was from?
Yes, he was from near Banbury and as @CPF said, he moved to Wales. He lived on a small holding near Garthbrengy, Brecon and over the years bought many hundreds of barren cows in the marts around here and took them to Banbury on a regular basis. He was highly thought of and respected. Straight as a die.
 

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