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Burr's of Tongue History Project - Lorries & Garage

One driver took a flitting from Lairg to the Rhonda Valley in Wales. On the return journey he took a load of Atora Suet from Manchester to Glasgow. The load home was hay from Stirling.

 

 

Lorries took sheep from round about to the sales at Forsinard and Lairg. After the Second World War the Government encouraged everyone to produce more food so the lorries had to have stock boxes to deal with the increase in stock going to auction marts so all of Burr's boxes would be out on sales day. A lot of stock was later shifted to Carlisle and Aberdeen.

An empty stockside lorry with a tarpaulin over the top has on occasion has been used as an impromptu dance hall!

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