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Post by Lolly Tue Jul 07, 2020 10:48 am

Note the licence plate EK Wasn't that a Wigan prefix?

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Post by pepper Tue Jul 07, 2020 11:37 am

Yes it was Lolly I think there was a J P as well
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Post by Uncle Joe Tue Jul 07, 2020 11:39 am

The licence plate appears to be EK 402. That would have been issued somewhere between 1903 and the mid 1930's. EK was officially described as "EK - Warrington (Wigan to 1974, Warrington to 1981). So yes, it was from the Wigan area. As an aside, Wigan also had JP.
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Post by pepper Tue Jul 07, 2020 11:43 am

Wasn't Warrington E D.
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Post by Uncle Joe Tue Jul 07, 2020 11:49 am

pepper wrote:Wasn't Warrington  E D.

It was. ED was also described the same way as EK. "ED - Warrington (Wigan to 1974, Warrington to 1981."

Edit: The lorry in the photo was registered before the Great War, and made in Wigan (or more correctly, near to). The driver in the photo was a Harry Potter. I wonder if he was related to the wizard?  Very Happy
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Post by Admin Tue Jul 07, 2020 2:08 pm

This must have been one of the first engine powered drays after the horse drawn ones.
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Post by Lolly Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:58 pm

Uncle Joe wrote:The licence plate appears to be EK 402. That would have been issued somewhere between 1903 and the mid 1930's. EK was officially described as "EK - Warrington (Wigan to 1974, Warrington to 1981). So yes, it was from the Wigan area.  As an aside, Wigan also had JP.

Was the mayors car AEK1?
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Post by Uncle Joe Sat Jul 11, 2020 12:09 pm

Lolly wrote:
Uncle Joe wrote:The licence plate appears to be EK 402. That would have been issued somewhere between 1903 and the mid 1930's. EK was officially described as "EK - Warrington (Wigan to 1974, Warrington to 1981). So yes, it was from the Wigan area.  As an aside, Wigan also had JP.

Was the mayors car AEK1?

Its possible, I do remember that Wigan Corporation buses all had low numbers. There was a bit of a fuss over them being sold off at far to low a value some years ago.
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Post by Donkey Oaty Sat Jul 11, 2020 5:33 pm

I remember the mayor's cars having the reg AEK 1 in the 1960s and '70s
and posibly '80s.

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Post by Naughty Mitten Sat Jul 11, 2020 5:41 pm

Unlil at least 2006
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Post by Lolly Sat Jul 11, 2020 8:30 pm

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Post by Admin Sat Jul 11, 2020 8:54 pm

With acknowledgments to WW.

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Post by Uncle Joe Sun Jul 12, 2020 9:13 am

Returning to the Dray Wagon. I know Pagefield lorries were manufactured at Pagefield Iron Works. Where was that situated? Anyone know?
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Post by Lolly Sun Jul 12, 2020 9:44 am

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