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    Some railway sketches:

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    worked for Blakes the Ford dealer in Hardman St. The boss there a Mr. Stanley Blake Reece was a train enthusiast and he hired buses to transport the whole company, all branches and closed up shop to take us on the last ride.
    We went the full length and back. Can't imagine todays businessmen doing a thing like that.
    Now I'm too young to remember Blakes BUT....was this on the corner more or less opposite the Bombed out Church and is now a Chicken/Fast Food place?
    If so...blimy. This used to be a classic car showroom! One of my good friends owns the property still and he used to run the car showroom. He must have leased the building out to Fords when it was going and still owns it now even though it's a fast food place. I've never been in it but underground is supposed to be massive! I think a phone call is due to see if he's got any old pictures or documentation!!

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    The fast food restraunt was bordered up lats time I went passed
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blabber View Post
    Funny. I thought the LOR was unique because the underneath of the tracks (the bridge?) was sealed- making it a Docker's Umbrella, and preventing litter falling down to street level like in Chicago. So you wouldn't have been able to look up and see the underneath of the train.
    At the south end the trains could be seen. Probably didn't maintain it after WW2.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jona76 View Post
    Now I'm too young to remember Blakes
    Arsehole of a company. I bought a new car of them once and they were just sharks.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jona76 View Post
    Now I'm too young to remember Blakes BUT....was this on the corner more or less opposite the Bombed out Church and is now a Chicken/Fast Food place?
    If so...blimy. This used to be a classic car showroom! One of my good friends owns the property still and he used to run the car showroom. He must have leased the building out to Fords when it was going and still owns it now even though it's a fast food place. I've never been in it but underground is supposed to be massive! I think a phone call is due to see if he's got any old pictures or documentation!!
    Ho Jon, It was on the block where the Philharmonic pub is. The Ford showroom was on Hunter St. at the other end of the block. Blakes used about 50% of the building including the huge basement which was under about 75% of the block.
    The service reception was at the Hope St. entrance. The mechanical shop on the first floor and the paint/body shop on the top floor. It is a hollow building with a full height atrium with a fire escape down one corner. It has a glass roof on the atrium.
    Someone told me that what was the showroom is now a pub.
    They also had a showroom in Bold St. #110/112 where they had Wolseley/Riley/Morgan/Aston Martin main Dealerships.
    I Havn't been in either building for at least 40 years so I don't know what changes have been made.
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    Mental! Excellent photos Kev.

    Plus that yellow Escort looks ripe for a good thrashing!!

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    Great pics, Kev and Dave, in this thread!

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    Very nice pics, Kev.
    I've just put a set on Flickr.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/4443567...7594395847062/

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    Quote Originally Posted by PhilipG View Post
    Very nice pics, Kev.
    I've just put a set on Flickr.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/4443567...7594395847062/
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    Quote Originally Posted by Waterways View Post
    Blakes - I'm glad they went belly up - they deserved to.
    They were taken over by People's weren't they?

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    Quote Originally Posted by w141 View Post
    Those photos are great, but the ones of the Dingle and Park Road are really special to me, as that's where I live.
    I've never seen them before.

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    Quote Originally Posted by w141 View Post
    Fantastic photos. Thanks for posting the link.

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