| Title | D Wood & Co. Ltd. |
| Date | Undated |
| Location | Yeadon |
| Photo ID | N742 |
| Comment | The steamroller was built by Fowlers of Leeds and used by D Wood & Co. Ltd. road contractors of Yeadon. The photo was possibly taken in the Headingley area of Leeds. Donated by Jeremy Craske. |
H967 – D Wood & Co, Undated.
D Wood & Co. Ltd. – Undated
H966 – D Wood & Co, Undated.
D Wood & Co. Ltd. – Undated
H965 – D Wood & Co, Undated.
D Wood & Co. Ltd. – Undated
H968 – D Wood & Co, Undated.
D Wood & Co. Ltd. – Undated
U590 – D Wood & Co, Undated.
D Wood & Co. Ltd. – Undated
Interior of a living van used by Wood’s workmen. The driver of a steam roller would live in it during the summer, sometimes with his family or could make his way home at the weekends. A few of the drivers lived in the vans all year round at the yard in Yeadon. The van had a stove for heat and cooking, a wash stand with bowl, jug, chamber pot behind the kettle, curtains for privacy and flowers in the window for a homely touch. A sign at the back to be used when work was in progress “Caution Tar Spraying”.
Donated by Jeremy Craske.
Previous Comments:
Shirley Bork
I remember the steam roller coming past Southview school and all of us crowding to the railings to see.
I started to listen to the interview with Brian Stott. Very interesting as we are contemporaries, then it disappeared and I lost the rest. He was talking about the Avro and the buses bringing the workers. He may have gone on to talk about the racket the aircraft engines made running day and night. How did we ever sleep through it?
Can you tell me how to access the interview again please.
30 January 2021.
AdminJack609
Hi Shirley, sorry to hear that you lost contact of the Brian Stott interviews. however, please copy and paste the below links into your address bar and you should be able to continue the talks. Kind regards, Jack Brayshaw. AHS.
https://back-chat.org.uk/bryan-stott.aspx
30 January 2021.
Consolidated by Jack Brayshaw. 10 November 2021.
Last updated: 28 December 2023 – Photo ID: U590. 17 March 2023 – Photo ID: H965, H966, H967 & H968. 11 January 2023 – Image updated.
