Kirkpatrick's van
Kirkpatrick's van
Hi folks,was just wondering if anyone recalls the van and its owner in the latest of my old bus pictures that I've obtained?The bus is a Leyland PD3.Were Kirkpatrick's local?The bus is a Leyland PD3A1 SERVICE TSD 285 LEYLAND PD3 2 ALEXANDER 1962 by Charles Gordon, on Flickr
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Re: Kirkpatrick's van
I have no recollection of Kirkpatrick's locally. The registration number, which looks to begin with YGD, would make it a Glasgow vehicle, certainly originally.Chico1968 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 16, 2019 7:20 pm Hi folks,was just wondering if anyone recalls the van and its owner in the latest of my old bus pictures that I've obtained?The bus is a Leyland PD3.Were Kirkpatrick's local?The bus is a Leyland PD3A1 SERVICE TSD 285 LEYLAND PD3 2 ALEXANDER 1962 by Charles Gordon, on Flickr
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Re: Kirkpatrick's van
I can recall doing repairs to Kirkpatricks van while working in Maconochies of Kilmarnock back in the mid seventies, it was known as a Commer Walkthrough van.
If I recall right it was in a few times for damage to bodywork , I always thought that it was based in Irvine at that time.
If I recall right it was in a few times for damage to bodywork , I always thought that it was based in Irvine at that time.
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Looking through some old telephone directories that I have produced just one Kirkpatrick business nearer than Dumfriesshire : A Kirkpatrick and Sons, bacon and ham curer, Kilmarnock.
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Thanks, Susan. I seem to recall back in the sixties before migrating, regularly enjoying Kirkpatrick's pork sausages. Could never seem to get similar ones here in Australia.
Found this reference https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/a ... 8cda515aa8
The Thornhill address rang a bell too!
Found this reference https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/a ... 8cda515aa8
The Thornhill address rang a bell too!
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Re: Kirkpatrick's van
Yes, Hughie, I found the Thornhill location in the 1967 phone book, then the Kilmarnock one in the 1970 Yellow Pages. So perhaps they moved, or opened another site.
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Many thanks for the info folks.