The Bruce Grime Collection features a fascinating range of subjects from the 1950s and 1960s. Let's start with refuse collection, as it used to be...
In the 1960s, refuse collection was a simpler occupation. There was no uniform and the refuse collectors are not wearing enough kit to go up Everest. The vehicle is also quite a lot smaller than modern vehicles. This era was long before recycling, however packaging tended to be more card and cardboard-based than today’s plastics. Note the metal bins. There were still a lot of coal fires in the 1960s, and plastic bins would have melted with the hot ashes.
Note the old X type TV aerials on the chimney. When BBC Two started in 1964, you could spot the rich people who had a UHF set due to the aerial, which was a different shape.The below vehicle was new in 1988, and was known as the fish friar due to the chip shop style doors. These were mainly used for litter collection.Ships and Preston DockTugs were used at Preston Docks to berth larger ships. The Frank Jamieson was a Scottish built ship launched in 1956.
After Preston Docks closed in 1981, the Frank Jamieson went to James Fisher and Son Ltd, Barrow. Unfortunately, the tug was broken up in 1987. Frank Jamieson was the Mayor of Preston from 1949 to 1950 and there were two tugs ordered at the same time. Both were named after Preston’s mayors.A Royal Scot Class locomotive at Preston Station Pic: The Grimes Collection
The 1950s was still the age of the train, and here a Royal Scot Class locomotive waits to head north, under Fishergate bridge. On the left, a trainspotter is observing events. Notably, the tender sports the original British Railways lion logo. Trainspotting was a popular pastime in the 1950s, especially amongst children. Ian Allen issued a series of locomotive guides. There was much more variety to be seen than there is now.
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