Heritage Commercials

Heritage Commercials magazine is Britain’s brightest full colour magazine for classic and vintage commercial vehicle enthusiasts. It celebrates the days when roads were still quiet and lorry driving was fun as well as hard work. But Heritage Commercials is not just about old drivers – its strong historical content looks at the various vehicle manufacturers, while it keeps up to date with the current preservation scene with stories of beautifully restored vehicles of a bygone age, and their owners, being featured. The magazine also regularly features light commercials – vans to you and me – buses and coaches, fire engines and military vehicles, as well as keeping in touch with the ever growing number of superb long distance road runs and events held throughout the year. This is living history on the move!

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E W List of Debenham • E W List or List’s of Debenham as they were also known had a history stretching back to at least 1850, although no one knows exactly when they were started, writes Mat Ireland.

CHICKERELL COMMERCIALS • The2024ChickerellSteam and Vintage Show was held at Moor Farm, Knights in the Bottom, Chickerell, Weymouth, Dorset on 6-7Julywithgratitude to land owners Stephen Vine and John Hollins writes Joseph Lewis.

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A Fletcher & Co. Ltd Part 11 • Tony Lawrence concludes his story about Fletcher’s of Ibstock.

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HCVS 40th Ridgeway Run • Peter Quinn, kindly sent in these superb images he took at the Ridgeway Run back in June.

Bath &West Commercials • The 2024 Royal Bath & West Show was held at the Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset from May 30 to June 1, writes Joseph Lewis.

Haselbury Mill Sale • H.J. Pugh & Co conducted the offsite dispersal sale of tractors, buses, cars and horse drawn wagons at Haselbury Mill Hotel, between Yeovil and Crewkerne, Somerset on Thursday 13 June, writes Joseph Lewis.

HADLOW DOWN TRACTION ENGINE AND HISTORIC VEHICLE RALLY • Cancer Research UK was the main beneficiary of a wonderful weekend of steam engines at Tinkers Park in East Sussex for the 58th Hadlow Down Traction Engine and Historic Vehicle Rally. The charity has been at the heart of this event for many years and visitors and exhibitors have achieved the astonishing total in excess of a quarter of a million pounds so far.

Dudley’s Dennis Elites 1993 – 2001 • In 1993, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council in the Black Country, bought its first four Dennis Elite (1) series waste collection vehicles. They were acquired by the Contract Services Department of the Council who leased them to the Council’s in-house Direct Services Organisation, (DSO). Timothy Byrne tells the story.

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Merryweather Emergency Tender • Mike and Julie Blenkinsop follow their story on ‘fifties London Fire Brigade Merryweather Emergency Tender as it moves into preservation and veterans remember her finest hours.

Fairground Finds • Joseph Lewis recalls some working classics helping to create fun while en-route through Dorset.

FUNFAIR FODEN FIND • Joseph Lewis discovers a notable fun fair commercial in Somerset.

Timewarp Commercial Sale • I’ve attended a number of auction sales over the years, mostly involving lots with wheels and engines and a few stand out for a number of reasons, lots in superb condition, lifetime collection of a dedicated enthusiast etc, writes Tim Bolton.

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