| Ddisgrifiad / Description | Photographs, correspondence, notes and press cuttings relating to the (mainly Foden) lorry fleet used by Aluminium Corporation Limited at their Dolgarrog works. Also contains notes on the subject made by Ifor Roberts including of a talk entitled "Aluminium Corporation - road transport" and a list of all Aluminium Corporation owned road vehicles c.1985.
Photographs
1/ Photograph, from [Tayler Avenue] looking over the Dolgarrog Aluminium works to the Conwy river and hills on the far bank.
2/ Photograph of aluminium corporation lorry number plate KJC100 badged Foden [?]. At a vintage vehicle event. Reverse label 'FROM JOHN CREWE.'
3/ Photograph B/W, Two men one handing over a certificate to the other. No lablels. Probably a ROSPA presentation
4/ Photograph B/W, Two men one handing over a certificate to the other similar to the above but a different angle or location. Reverse has a stamp from Baxters studios Llandudno / Colwyn Bay / Bangor
5/ Photograph B/W, Group of 22 men including the two above at a celebration. All in suits and ties. Spring time as there are daffodils on the right hand table. Possibly drivers inside the British Legion at Dolgarrog.
6/ Photograph Colour of 10 men in suits and ties. Some bear striking resemblance to the men above. [Possibly drivers (based on a hand written note in another document) Derek Glyn Roberts, Norman Roberts, Emlyn Davies, John Nathan Hughes, Bill Hughes, Hugh Ellis, Dafydd Ogwen, Barney Roberts, Eddie Roberts, Les Kelbrich].
7/ Polaroid photograph, aluminium corporation limited lorry, number plate OJC979S badged Foden. A.C.L. IRL GB.
8/ Photograph B/W, nine or more Aluminium Corporation lorries outside the Alumiium Works Dolgarrog. Identifiable are HJC757, KJC100, EJC966 all appear to be badged Foden.
9/ Photograph B/W, 17 men outside formally dressed rather than casual some with Photograph B/W 19 men inside formally dressed, some with [ROSPA] medals, unlabelled. Possibly drivers inside the British Legion at Dolgarrog.medals, some holding drinks. Possibly drivers outside the British Legion at Dolgarrog.
10/ Photograph B/W 19 men inside formally dressed, some with [ROSPA] medals, unlabelled. Possibly drivers inside the British Legion at Dolgarrog.
11/ Photograph B/W 11 men inside formally dressed, some with ROSPA (driver safety award) medals, one medal is being presented. Unlabelled. Possibly drivers inside the British Legion at Dolgarrog. Dolgarrog comunity noticeboard, a Facebook group, identify David 'Dei' Ogwen Griffiths from Llanrwst as the medal recipient. Also in the phot they note Efion Hughes (front left) Les Kelbrick (behind him), John 'Barney' Bernard Roberts (2nd from the right) ,Flash'(only nickname recorded), Dave Rickman (back row), Dafydd Ogwen, John Berkley, Back Row Billy 'Fish' Roberts, Frank 'The Bear' Chapman (far right), Glynn Catley (presenting the medal) Billy Ellgood, Dafydd Bradley. On the reverse John Lawson Reay Incorporated photographer, 22 St Mary's Road Llandudno. Ref 3196/3 and the [presumed] date 1971. [Thank you to Geraint Davies, Emma Jones, Ronnie Kelbrick, Sheena Beech, and others on the Dolgarrog Community Noticeboard] for help with names].
12/Photograph Colour, Front view of Cawley Bros Lorry M846AEY
13/ Photograph Colour, Fire Engine [at the Aluminium works] BCC450
14/ Photograph B/W Articulated lorry being loaded at the Aluminium works. Labelled Despatch Loading Bay. 3 probably identifiable workers in the picture.
Newspaper article. Celebrating the 90th Birthday of Dolgarrog Aluminium Work. Page 19 from the Weekly News of July 3rd 1977.
Correspondance relating to a summons for breaching vehicle noise emissions, this in relation to a Dolgarrog Aluminium Works lory driven by Mr J B Roberts of Taylor Avenue Dolgarrog. April 1973.
Handwritten notes and copies of handwritten correspondance, Giving a history of the use of vehicles to service the aluminium works and then to deliver the product. A wonderful read. Problems of large lorries crossing the Conwy river at various locations. Deliveries to major cities in England. Incredulity of foreign drivers. The account finishes with what seems to be preparatory notes and some details of particular lorries of the aluminium works Foden fleet.
Booklet, The Foden News September 1967. Pages 1 to 8 give and account of the use of Foden vehicles by the aluminium works at Dolgarrog. Some nice period photographs illustrate the aricle.
Photocopy, pages from The Foden News. Undated. An article relating to the production of aluminium different to the one above. |