Glenroy fleet who used to handle Scottish deliveries
Glenroy fleet who used to handle Scottish deliveries
Lebus lorry
Lebus lorry
Lebus lorry
Arlington Corona body on a Bedford chassis 1953
Wades Transport lorry, subcontracted by Lebus to deliver furniture
Lebus’s first delivery van in 1902
Lorries parked at Walthamstow – 1970s
Up a welsh mountain pass around 1977
One of the final fleet – purchased in 1978
Ladyship Mills, Halifax
Albion Chieftain Brough A66 loaded for Dundee 1962, Jensen behind
Albion Victor loaded for Aberdeen 1963
Albion Victor DH Transport Manchester 1963 (702 WMX)
DH Transport loaded for Inverness 1966 ex Lebus (DMV 689A)
Commer at Winsford 1968 with Michael Parsons (OLB 430E)
Transport fleet 1967
Lebus Europa
Lebus Europa
Lebus Europa
I can remember back to the late 70s early 80s going into the lebus yard at reading as 5/6 year old and my dad dropping/swapping bodies. I think the yard was based next to a bread distribution site? Also the delivering of furniture by himself which looking back on it must have been very hard and the box of maps in the cab that he used for finding his delivery spots a far cry from sat nav you get now! I have no photos but it was a memory joy to see the pictures of the blue and white lorries. My father was mick tanner and my uncle,Pete cropper who both worked there for a good,few years in the 70s early 80s.
Hi Justin I worked along your dad and uncle during my 16 years at lebus as your home was Mansfield and mine was Plymouth we had many nights out together in Reading waiting for loads after it all finished in the 80s I also worked with Mick and Ernie Holman at Castle Growers in Windsor .Hope this might be of interest to you.
Well I hope your very well David and thanks for your reply. Unfortunately my uncle died 2004 and my dad 2009. I also Went on to work at emmetts and eventually started driving there. They sold up and moved up the A47 Cambridge way. Take care of yourself.
Hi David I remember you those names hope your well mate
bolt from the past,,the demounts were hired from palmerstone autos ,,wrights transport, wealdstone, but not the drivers we had a depot just down the road wooodley the bread was wonderloaf ,i myself hauled many a load out of woodley and hungerford ,repro > and london on a ac hock basis
My dad Paul winterflood run out of Tottenham furniture dept in the 80s
Till it finished then went to stateroom furniture
i nknew a Paul lived Torquay drove for them
Did your Dad live at Torquay?
i remember a driver called Paul lived Torquay and i think 2 drivers lived there out of Tottenham