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I think your friend's dad may have been the Pearl agent, and AFAICR it was 'just' an arm that he was missing.
The Bellingham Pru agent was Eric Rowland (he was also active in the local council). He lived on a farm. My father was 'supervisor' later on.
IIRC Eric Rowland replaced a chap called (Clive?) Bickley (who used a motorcycle and sidecar).
Gosh how the memories are coming out . . .
I used to visit the Hexham Mart rather than the Bellingham one - I even had my own 'cow walloper'!
Dickie Scott did the transport - I went to school with his son (or maybe his nephew). Red Bedfords (at least in the 1950s).
A neighbour called Davidson had 'one of the first' 6-wheeler four-decker sheep wagons. He had been a farmer but when he retired he 'just' bought and sold sheep - often visiting sales in the south-west.
I remember Jamesons (weren't they also red?).
Last edited by G-CPTN; 30th May 2009 at 13:54.
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