Henry Matthews and sons

[frankjnr]

Sorry cannot recall you,what year did you leave? I remember all the names you mentioned.Can you remember any of the digger drivers? Tommy Arliss,Les (ginger)Staniforth.Jim Bramwell.Jim Kay.Bill Dawson(My uncle) Low Loader drivers Jack Kay,Jimmy Wilson and Harry Glasby?

[bullerboY]

I remember them all very well especialy jack Kay when he decided to alter some cottages at oughtibridge!I sometimes went out with him in the new ERF low loader,it was me and cammy who converted the trailer for the ERF.Ill bet their all gon now but they all gave me some very happy memories.

[zumwalt]

i remender matthews in the early 50s they used to have coal lorrys and my uncle delievered for them his name was harry gill. i was only a young lad and when i went with them i pulled sacks to the side of the lorry i allways got a good breakfast at a cafe at the corner of neepsend lane can any one remember those times

[frankjnr]

I remember harry Gill,he lived top end of wybourn estate nr Sky edge. Used to drive for Matthews & Sandygate Haulage mostly working out of Tempered Springs Norfolk Bridge.Was looking at an old photograph of him with his lorry only just the other day.

[zumwalt]

glad to hear that somebody remembers my uncle long time after he left us .i can not remember his workmates as i was very young it would be nice to get a copy of the photos

[bikerbob]

Didnt Alan Powell work for Mathews for a while in the '70s,sure he did.He only lived over the wall on wybourn house road.

He died a couple of years ago,never got over the death of his wife.

[frankjnr]

Yes Alan worked for us in the sixties and 70s I remember him well as a nice guy.

[whissiewoo]

my hubby worked for matthews in the late 70's early 80's - alan puttergill - came from woodhouse - still driving artics all over the country. I used to go with him on odd days- he carried tube steel for matthews

[jackygells]

hi frankjnr i don't know if you remember me my name is jack gelsthorpe i used to work for henry mathews in the 60s i used to one of the bedfords they had the habit of the engine running back wards if you did not dip the clutch quick enough .we worked on the sandstone estate when they were taking the top soil away .then i drove a s type bedforb on sadygate haulage on hire to cement factory in hope .

[valleylad]

my dad tommy grant drove for matthews in the sixties/seventies i think he delivered wire from tinsley wire he drove shl199 eight wheeler atki.