Early Days !!!

A Memory of Measham.

Mr Hill was the govenor when I first went to Measham, I would say around 1959, a gang of us used to go every Tuesday from west norfolk in one or two cars, this continued for many years.Originally it was
two or three ex-army huts side by side to include the resturant. It was a great day out, we would drive our bargains home, if we had any surplus, the girl drivers at the auction would deliver them later in the week to Norfolk and thumb it back to Measham, later car transporters appeared when Measham was taken over by BCA. It was a wonderful atmosphere, we got to know so many other dealers from around the country. On the way home we used to stop at the Coronation cafe at Guyhirn nr Wisbech.
On the way there in the morning we used to stop at the transport cafe in Uppingham. Major Bircher was the main man as auctioneer but there were many more through the years.At the time of the great train robbery just after there was an auction of all the vehicles they used and other bits and pieces.
By strange coincident after I left the motor trade about 1986-6 I was selling furniture a young lady came to work for me and her step Dad was the owner of the farm the robbers rented.