Romsey Borough Council

Workforce, Vehicles and Buildings 1960's - 1970's

Ron Badminton, Fred Harding and Stan Hancock in Love Lane 1965

 

Billy Weeks and Charlie Edwards end of Middlebridge St 1963

 

Trouble with street light in Latimer St

including Chris Levy, Bill Parsons, Ray Miller, Tom Humby and Ron Badminton

Photo by the late Ben Read who worked in Industrial Developments on the right in photo

 

Chris Levy in Council depot rear of Wakefords the dentist

 

Ray Miller

 

Bill Weeks in Romsey Market Place

 

Strongs trailers in position getting ready for Charter celebrations in 1957

Tom Humby council foreman front left

 

Another view with a few names (Thanks to Chas Burnett)

 

Jack Martin, Arthur Sanger

Jack Martin and Arthur Sanger at the Romsey Memorial Park

 

George Underwood in entrance to depot rear of Wakeford's the dentist in the Hundred.

This is now Wakeford Court

 

Dennis Perry dustcart operative

 

Fred Harding mechanical road sweeper driver

 

Fred Harding driving new road sweeper in Tadfield Rd 1970

 

Gordon Pragnell frequent visitor to depot with his Morris Minor van

 

Gordon Stevens

 

On the left can be seen the road salter and gritter

 

Stan Hancock with his trusty pipe

The big metal shed was later removed for access to new mess room see photo below

 

This council depot was where Wakeford Court now stands

This was the newly converted mess-room

 

This council depot was where Wakeford Court now stands rear of what was Wakefords the dentist

South front houses can be seen through the trees.

 

Yours truly with my pride and joy

 

View from electricians work shop. Bill Parsons in foreground

 

 

Workers leaving Town Hall with their pay packets with Bill Weeks right

 

Ray Miller, Dougie Dunford (SEB) and Ron Badminton

 

Wilfie Cox and Dennis Perry

 

Romsey Boro dustcart well and truly..

 

Mr Bell, Boro Surveyor checking the damage

 

Electricians (me) workshop?

 

Ray Miller and Chris Levy

 

Stan Hancock and Ray Miller helping with Christmas tree installation

 

Stan Hancock (plumber) and Jenny Hatch (office girl)

 

Christmas tree time, by Town Hall underground toilets

 

Erecting Christmas tree in market place

 

Ron Badminton and Chris Levy putting star on Xmas tree 1969

 

Jim Viney in the Romsey Council depot in the Hundred

 

John Wiltshire (Father run the Tudor Rose pub)

 

Bill Weeks, Charles Edwards, George Coombe, Frank Philpott

Bill Weeks, Charles Edwards, Frank Philpot and George Coombes

 

Ray Miller, Stan Hancock, Bill Parsons, Arthur Sanger

Ray Miller, Stan Hancock and Bill Parsons

 

Ron Moody, Ron Badminton

Ron Moody, Ron Badminton, Stan Hancock and Ray Miller

 

Arthur Sanger with shower block and mess room behind him

 

Stan Hancock plumber with his means of transport

 

Stan Hancock in the storeroom office

 

Ray Miller and Stan Hancock in the storeroom office

 

Romsey Duscarts

Dustcarts, Karrier lorry and my little Reliant Regal 325 Super

 

Alex Terry

Alex Terry Romsey Borough Council Dustcart driver

 

Alma Rd depot after merge with Test Valley Borough Council