Old Photos of Witham

A Cooper Taber lorry in the 1956 Carnival

Photographer: Roy Gage, Taken: 23 June 1956, Source: Roy Gage, Ref: M873

A Cooper Taber lorry in 1956 Carnival, driven by Perce Holliday (from Rivenhall). There are probably boy scouts or cubs in the back.

Cooper Taber was a seed company in Station Road.

There is a report of the event in the Braintree and Witham Times, 28 June 1956.

RefM873
PhotographerRoy Gage
Date taken23 June 1956
SourceRoy Gage
Posted on Full size 1311 × 883

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