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Wasnt Limbs also a movers?

Have a receipt from them for moving my parents from Woodlinkin to Loscoe - for a fivver!

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Paul

Thanks for the excellent run through of local shops, and welsome to the site.

A quick question about Limbs - you say it became Williamsons - did it then become Sandersons (which is what I remember it as)? Can you give any years for the changes?

Again, welcome, and I hope you have an interesting and active time here.

Robert

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Has anyone mentioned Mabels (Im sure that was the name) The shop on the corner of Gladstone street and Cromford road. I remember toys and sweets, but I think she sold quite a range, mainly food. If I went straight to my grandmas after school my aunt was sure to go to Mabels for cakes when she came home from Aristoc, never failed. A similar shop Bessy's, on Dunstead road Aldercar 1950's/60's, her husband was a driving instructor. I think they took over a pub in Eastwood. Mrs Hunt took the shop in Aldercar, I think her husband was a butcher Ripley way.

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Wasnt Limbs also a movers?

Have a receipt from them for moving my parents from Woodlinkin to Loscoe - for a fivver!

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There was a A.W.Limb (Bill)lived in George Street 1947.He was a general Haulier and had a yard on the allotments at the corner of George Street and Edward Street, it was at the side of the top jitty,(now closed) but was then a continuation of the existing one, it ran from Edward Street up onto Dunstead at the back of the houses in Thompson Street.
I remember he had a new flat lorry, Thames Trader I think,but there was a gantry in the yard with a large van body suspended on which he used to drop onto the back of his lorry which he used for furniture removals.Could this be the one?
I've just found an advert from 1953 which reads: FOR GENERAL HAULAGE AND REMOVALS
A.W.LIMB & sons,LTD.HAULAGE CONTRACTORS.
GEORGE STREET and EDWARD STREET,lANGLEY MILL.
PaulR.

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