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15-11-2011, 20:03
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Re: Nobbys garage
In fact both garages are for sale, listed as East and West
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15-11-2011, 22:44
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Re: Nobbys garage
Do you remember the aeroplane propellor which seemed to serve the purpose of holding back the steep bank behind the garage? When I was just a youngster, my Granddad used to buy his petrol there. Nobby told me that the plane had crashed into the bank and all that was left was the prop!
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03-03-2012, 22:40
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Re: Nobbys garage
I seem to remember that Nobby always wore a rather oily beret, and seemed to be permanently tanned - though no doubt in Baxenden that was weather-beaten rather than anything else.
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04-03-2012, 08:29
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Re: Nobbys garage
I used to buy my petrol at Hillock Vale Motors on Burnley Road. Four Gallon for a quid.
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04-03-2012, 10:17
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Re: Nobbys garage
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I used to buy my petrol at Hillock Vale Motors on Burnley Road. Four Gallon for a quid.
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I can remember filling my Rover 2000TC up with 5 star, for £2-50p
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04-03-2012, 13:13
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Re: Nobbys garage
Yes it was five bob a gallon when I worked on a petrol station in 1969, I had a BSA Bantam and couldn't fit a quids worth in !
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04-03-2012, 18:40
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Re: Nobbys garage
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Yes it was five bob a gallon when I worked on a petrol station in 1969, I had a BSA Bantam and couldn't fit a quids worth in !
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Um BSA Bantam wadey, Bits Stuck Anywhere
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06-03-2012, 23:14
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Re: Nobbys garage
I always remember my dad filling up with petrol at Nobby's...come the budget time dad would drive over to Nobby's to fill up the tank to save about 2d (2 owd pennies) a gallon just before 10.00pm when it was due to go up, there was always a queue of cars filling up.
He did used to have an old oily beret and I think a brown smock and as you say always looked tanned, but my uncle who new Nobby well, always said he worked 7 days a week 365 days a year and had never had a holiday and worked 4.00am till about 10.30 pm everyday. He joked that Nobbys only ambition was to eventually retire and see his house in daylight....LOL
I also remember filling my scooter up at the JET willows lane garage and it being about 32p a gallon in 1971...ish I think.
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07-03-2012, 12:56
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Re: Nobbys garage
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I always remember my dad filling up with petrol at Nobby's...come the budget time dad would drive over to Nobby's to fill up the tank to save about 2d (2 owd pennies) a gallon just before 10.00pm when it was due to go up, there was always a queue of cars filling up.
He did used to have an old oily beret and I think a brown smock and as you say always looked tanned, but my uncle who new Nobby well, always said he worked 7 days a week 365 days a year and had never had a holiday and worked 4.00am till about 10.30 pm everyday. He joked that Nobbys only ambition was to eventually retire and see his house in daylight....LOL
I also remember filling my scooter up at the JET willows lane garage and it being about 32p a gallon in 1971...ish I think.
Phil
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Nobby never wore a brown smock, he sometimes wore khaki trousers, and always wore army style boots, and his beret was like Fred Dibnah's, cap never off his head, his wife brought his meals round for him, when he was living in Langford St.
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07-03-2012, 20:42
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Re: Nobbys garage
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Nobby never wore a brown smock, he sometimes wore khaki trousers, and always wore army style boots, and his beret was like Fred Dibnah's, cap never off his head, his wife brought his meals round for him, when he was living in Langford St.
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Yep you are right I stand corrected...it was probably nearly 40 yrs ago...did he used to wear a big belt over his trousers and rolled up sleeves.. i seem to have these visions of him as well..
Phil
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07-03-2012, 21:03
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Re: Nobbys garage
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Yep you are right I stand corrected...it was probably nearly 40 yrs ago...did he used to wear a big belt over his trousers and rolled up sleeves.. i seem to have these visions of him as well..
Phil
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Don't remember any big belt, but yes his sleeves were always rolled up, he would be out serving petrol in all weathers, you had to make sure you didn't stand in front of the stove when he got back in the office, that was his spot.
2200 was closing time, helped him lock up many times, making sure all the tools had been put away,
pumps were switched off & locked, his final act was to switch off the office lights, and lock the door.
I spent many an evening during the 1950/60's with Nobby, he liked a bit of company, in the evenings, especially during the wintry months, when there was'nt much traffic about.
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08-03-2012, 21:13
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Re: Nobbys garage
it was at nobby`s about 78 or 79 he was selling a jenson interceptor.niether me or my mates had ever seen owt as exotic.....apaertfrom the aston martin with a dinted wing that was down oakwood rd
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09-03-2012, 09:47
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Re: Nobbys garage
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it was at nobby`s about 78 or 79 he was selling a jenson interceptor.niether me or my mates had ever seen out as exotic.....apaertfrom the aston martin with a dinted wing that was down oakwood rd
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The directors of Joseph Arnold's at Church all had Jensen Interceptors, they looked well in the directors car park
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