NottyImp
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Keep taking a peek. Got plenty of other subject matters to come.
Absolutely. Trams, buses, traction engines...
Keep taking a peek. Got plenty of other subject matters to come.
Cheeky boy. I will see what I can do. Not going to post today. Will put something on tomorrow.If we get lucky there may be some pictures of stationary engines.
Or classic cars.
It didn't take long for this thread to end up with train-spotters.
They all do, eventually.
you mean you never bought the Ian Allen books , many a time Bromley South and Orpington stations . loved it ......... then i discovered sex , drugs and rock and roll
A couple for you Knotty. One of Lincoln's great industrial firms. A solvent company that sadly came a cropper because of asset stripping capitalists (how does that sound Knotty?). Robeys old offices were in the Globe works, situated on Canwick Road. In the company's latter years they moved to Witham House, by Pelham Bridge. These photos were taken on 1/1/1990. If my memory is right, Robeys closed at the end of 1986. I went with my Dad to the pre-Xmas wake that the staff had that year at the nearby Travellers Rest. A cracking afternoon!Cheeky boy. I will see what I can do. Not going to post today. Will put something on tomorrow.
A couple for you Knotty. One of Lincoln's great industrial firms. A solvent company that sadly came a cropper because of asset stripping capitalists (how does that sound Knotty?). Robeys old offices were in the Globe works, situated on Canwick Road. In the company's latter years they moved to Witham House, by Pelham Bridge. These photos were taken on 1/1/1990. If my memory is right, Robeys closed at the end of 1986. I went with my Dad to the pre-Xmas wake that the staff had that year at the nearby Travellers Rest. A cracking afternoon!
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Funnily enough, given that Dad worked at Robeys for a fair few years, I can only remember going in the building once for a Heavy Rock disco and that was long after Robeys had closed. I think it was called the Globe then but am happy to be corrected.I think my dad transfered to the company that too Robeys over and ended up working in Retford for a while.
Travellers Rest is now rented accomodation.
I assume you went to the Robey's social club on occasion?
Funnily enough, given that Dad worked at Robeys for a fair few years, I can only remember going in the building once for a Heavy Rock disco and that was long after Robeys had closed. I think it was called the Globe then but am happy to be corrected.
I have Robeys to thank for starting me off watching the Imps. Dad won two tickets on one of their raffles to see the Imps against Tranmere in November 1975. The crowd that night was just over 11,000. Still my highest Imps home attendance. Went round the Robeys workshops a couple of times with Dad. A real throw back to the old heavy engineering Lincoln. A fascinating glimpse to an age of industry that is long gone now.Yes, I think that's right.
I went a few times. Dad would play a few games of snooker and we were allowed to play bar-billiards.
Well, it's your lucky day. Your wish is my command.If we get lucky there may be some pictures of stationary engines.
Or classic cars.
Good stuff. Lincoln's tram shed is still standing today and is on Newark Road. As a kid I used to walk from Hykeham to RAF Waddington to watch the Vulcans. Half way along Station Road in lower Waddington, before it goes up the hill, there used to be an old Lincoln tram in one of the gardens there. I often wondered what happened to it.Not the timeframe specified in the title, but a couple of Echo articles that may be of interest
https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/history/gallery/most-iconic-buses-lincolnshire-road-5228582
https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/history/lincolns-remarkable-tram-network-ferried-5228197
I seem to remember that when I was staggering back home to Hykeham after a night out, it was just about to leave the Central station as it did once St Marks closed.Remember the 2000Hrs Mail Train from St Marks I think.