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Knocking off time

April 9, 2018 by Grantham Matters 2 Comments

AVELING Barford workers coming out of the factory in 1988. The push bike was still a popular form of transport for work then.

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  1. Chandos says

    April 10, 2018 at 10:05 pm

    John Lacey leading the charge!

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  2. Maxton10 says

    April 11, 2018 at 8:57 am

    Yes correct Sir! can you remember the charge some 15 or 20 years earlier? it was about 10 times the amount that Mr Lacey was leading there, crazy when the Barford “Bull” sounded , mostly lead then by “Bob Shields ” in a beret & Bob must have been 6ft 11 ins with 5ft 5 legs! & from the bike shed not necessarily &not 1st to the shed but to Houghton Road Albert street junction he was usually first out the gate with sheer power on his huge bike, & the charge used to whizz by’ leaving an aroma of “machine cooling//lubricant” hanging in the air right down to Bridge end Road! What memories Ladies & Gents of the Mad charge from Barfords Gates!

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