Web Sites which may be of interest.
Historical Interest. |
Photos & Video Clips |
Preserved Vehicles. |
Models. |
Fire Tenders. |
HISTORICAL INTEREST.
Letchworth the first British Garden City, and the place where S&D was founded in 1922, is of considerable interest as an example of pioneering development of planned communities. Three Websites give information about the First Garden City:-
Letchworth Garden City. www.letchworthgardencity.net/
This site gives a history of the Garden City, books for sale, and links to other sites.
www.letchworth.com is the website of the Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation and carries information about the First Garden City Heritage Museum at Norton Way South, Letchworth. The museum is well worth a visit.
Letchworth Recollections records people's memories of living in the Forst Garden City and can be found on:- www.letchworthrecollections.org.uk
SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO WERE PART OF S&D ARE RECALLED ON WEBSITES:-
"Shelvok/Shelvoke/Shilvock One Name Study." http://creativegraces.net/genindex/shelvock/main.html
This is a website dedicated to the family history of the Shelvoke name. The Shelvoke Story - How a family name became extinct in modern times reveals that Harry Shelvoke was the last of the Shelvokes. The Picture Gallery includes a photograph of the Tramocar at the Amberley Bus Museum, and a selection of trivia about S & D.
Tony Drewry, whose grandfather was James Drewry's brother, has some interesting material on : http://www.drewry.net/TreeMill/indiI066.html
Lisa Kerekes.
Lisa, on her personal website, records how her father, Gyula Kerekes, came to Britain from Hungary in 1957. After working at the Vauxhall Plant in Luton, he worked at S&D as a welder from 1968 to 1972. He was working mainly on bin lifting equipment on the Night Shift in the West Works, and later Blackhorse Road. Lisa tells a fascinating story on:- http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/kerekes/father.html
ACCOUNTS OF OPERATING S&D VEHICLES CAN BE FOUND ON:-
Lisburn Council. www.lisburn.com/books/lisburn_miscellany/miscellany.html
Fred Kee, former Public Health Inspector at Lisburn, recalls the Council purchasing a S & D Freighter in 1928 to replace horses. Scroll down the opening page to "Preface."
The History of Waste Management in the City of Westminster http://www.westminster.gov.uk/environment/rubbishwasteandrecycling/rubbishandwaste/householdwaste/history.cfm
This account includes a photograph of 14 'T' type S&D's at the Gatliff Road Depot.
DETAILS OF S&D VEHICLES APPEAR ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES:-
The National Transport Museum of Ireland www.nationaltransportmuseum.org/backup.html
Mentions S & D on its Web page, and has two examples in its collection, but stored and not on display at present.
Tramocars. website.lineone.net/~cjp03/southdown/history.html
Web page about Southdown Company recalls that in 1938 the company bought the Worthing Tramocar Company using S & D's Tramocars.
Pictures from the archives of Commecial Motor Magazine. www.chrishodgetrucks.co.uk
500 pictures which change continually. You should find some S & D's there.
PHOTOGRAPH WEBSITE.
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In the autumn of 2003, Shaun Taylor, from Howden, East Yorkshire, who first contacted this website in January 2003 following the Salvage Squad programme, started a website featuring photographs of S&D vehicles. This website contains a gallery of photographs, some of which were supplied by this website.
Go to http://groups.msn.com/thesdfangroup
VIDEO CLIPS.
Video clips can be found on the YouTube Website. I believe that you need Broadband to view these. Go to:-
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=ClassicRefuseTrucks and http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RapidAssistant
FOR AN ALTERNATIVE ACCOUNT OF THE HISTORY OF S&D the Wikipedia Internet Encyclopedia carries an article on Shelvoke & Drewry.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelvoke_and_Drewry
ARCHIVE MATERIAL.
www.bmiht.com This site houses the Nick Baldwin Collection which includes many items of interest to SD Enthusiasts.
www.letchworth.com The First Garden City Heritage Museum has an archive collection of material relating to Shelvoke & Drewry.
THE AMERICAN SCENE.
www.tigerdude.com/garbage Tiger produced this website of garbage trucks because no-one else had done so.
www.classicrefusetrucks.com Classic Refuse Trucks (CRT). The subject of this site is mechanical refuse collection equipment. Through photos and articles Eric Voytko hopes to show how the state of the art evolved from the most basic self-loading wagons into the modern high-compaction truck of the 21st century. Mostly, he hopes it is enjoyable to all, be you an enthusiast, industry professional or just a browser. The modern refuse trucks of today are surely safer and much more efficient, but many of us still have memories of interesting vehicles of yesteryear. At CRT, a non-profit website, the memories of the classics will live on. "This is a labor of love."
PRESERVED VEHICLES. |
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Vehicles appearing in films. http://home.btconnect.com/howejam/dadsarmy/motors/motors_film_dustcart.htm
A 1920's Epsom & Ewell Freighter appeared in the feature film of Dads' Army.
East Anglia Transport Museum. www.eatm.org.uk/thevehicles.htm
1935 Freighter is based at this Museum, but not on general display at present.
Amberley Bus Museum. www.amberleymuseum.co.uk
A Replica Tramocar on freighter chassis is displayed at this Museum, and is regularly in operation.
An DUN Transport & Heritage Museum, Ballinahown (near Athlone) Museum. www.elyocarroll.com/localAttractions.asp#1
Athlone Museum has a 1920's Freighter on display.
LATIL Photo and details of a Latil 4 x 4 built 1938 Reg. No. BMO 154. From November 1932 S & D produced between 150 and 175 of the French Latil KTL tractors, until in 1937 production was transferred to the London based concessionaires. http://www.4wdonline.com/Latil/Latil01.html
The Historic Commercial Vehicle Society www.hcvs.co.uk
Arranges the annual London to Brighton run in May and the Trans-Pennine run on the first Sunday in August.
MODELS. |
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Die cast Models. www.diecast.plus.com
This excellent site gives details and pictures of over 3,000 Diecast Models by Dinky, Gorgi, Matchbox, Husky etc.and includes a S & D Pakamatic. Simply type in "refuse truck" and you'll find details of the models.
A Model in kit form of the SD Freighter can be obtained from S&D Models of Burnham on Sea.
Fire Brigade Models produce models of a Shelvoke SPV Pump Escape and a Pump Ladder either in kit form or as complete models.
For details go to:- www.firebrigademodels.com
FIRE TENDERS. |
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Private Collection in N.E. England. http://www.clavis.co.uk/Dennis/Index.htm
Two S & D Fire Tenders are pictured on this Web site. ETN 909 W is a SPV Emergency Tender, and EBB 847 W a Foam Tender. Don't be alarmed if using this link! The two Shelvokes share a home with a host of Dennis' appliances.
Cork City Fire Brigade http://www.corkcity.ie/ourservices/rac/firebrigade/operationalbrigade/fleet.shtml
Still operate 82 C 1984 a 1981 ex-London Fire Brigade Hydraulic Platform. When in London was stationed at Poplar and carried Reg. No. KUV 696 X
AIRPORT CRASH TENDERS.
Isle of Man Airport http://www.iom-airport.com/virtual/fire/vehicles/fire2.xml
The Fire Fighting page is under revision. Details of a Shelvoke Carmichael 'Jet Ranger' 2000 should appear when the page is available.
Spares for Crash Tenders http://www.ctsgloster.com/product.cfm
FOR SALE & WANTED.
Try this website: http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/truckads/shelvoke_and_drewry_refuse_collector.htm
WELFREIGHTER WEBSITE.
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Towards the end of World War Shelvoke & Drewry were commissioned to build 37 ft submersible craft for clandestine operations, despite having no previous experience of ship building. After over twenty years research Tom Colville has put the results of his search onto the Internet. Tom's late father Capt. Archibald Colville MOIsp KOSB was involved in sea trials of the Welfreighter based in Australia in 1945. The Welfreighter was a miniature submarine built at S&D's Icknield Way works from 1944 onwards. For many years the history of these vessels was covered by the Official Secrets Act, and Tom's father destroyed any papers he had about his war time experiences prior to his death. |
The story told on the website makes fascinating reading, and I thoroughly recommend it to anyone with an interest in this phase of the history of S&D. It can be found at www.welfreighter.info
Thanks to the Google Search Engine for finding the above links.
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