Roll of Honour

Roll of Honour of Black & White Motorways


Staff Members 1920 – 1930


Ticket Sales

Harry Lapper

Drivers

Bill Bateman

Walter Gardiner

Staff Members 1930 – 1940

General Manager

Harry Lapper

Office Personnel

Mrs Hatt

Mrs G. Richardson

Gladys Tandy (nee Hall)

Traffic Department

Walter Gardiner

Driver, Inspector & Traffic Superintendant.

Drivers

George Auger

Charlie Attwood

**Bull

**Berry

Bill Iles

Bill Hemmings

Bill Godwin

Bob Henty

Alec Richardson

Les ‘Duke’ Lees

Bill Marsh

Harry Nourse

George Palmer

Bill Pierce

Fred Godwin

Harry Howell

Major Howells

**Lawrence

Bill Bateman

Staff Members 1940 – 1950

Drivers

Bill Crowther

Bert King 2

Cyril Richardson

Clem Wiltshire

Staff Members 1950 – 1960

Administration/Offices

Inspectorate Staff

Harry Lapper

General Manager

Charles Attwood

Leslie Grimmet

General Manager

Joe Jackson

Mrs P. Dick

P/A to General Manager

Kelly Broad

Chris Page

Chief Clerk

David Jones

Frank Peak

Chief Accountant

David Kingsbury

Miss Young

P/A to Accountant

Arthur Thompson

Ernie Margaretts

Wages Manager

Arthur Baker

Mrs M. Tucker

Telephonist

Miss L. Mason

i/c General Office

Traffic Office Staff

Roger Playdon

Tours Office

Miss J. Green

Publicity Office

John Purves Traffic Manager

Mr F. Gregson

Booking Hall

John Keene Asst Traffic Manager

Mr W. Humphries

Booking Hall

Bob Sellars Clerk

Mr W. McKnight

Booking Hall

Miss Joan Tarling Secretary

Geoff Holiday

Assoc Motorways

Pat Boyle

Hilary Scofield

Booking Hall

Charlotte New

Booking Hall

Pam Reeves

Booking Hall

Howard Bennett

Garage Staff

Arthur Gorton

Chief Engineer

Tommy Davis

Foreman

Doris Whittington

i/c Fuel Bays

Jim Nelmes

Trim Shop

Terry Blackwell

Fitter

Ted Broom

Maintenance

Mrs Cody

P/A to Chief Engineer

Bill Land

Panel Shop

Gerry Andrews

Tyre Fitter

Ray Lane

Electrician

Ian Hazleton

Foreman/ Fitter

Les Smith

Maintenance

Fred Irvine

Electrician

John Ashforth

Mike Hacker

Robert Taylor

John Suger

Gerry Smith

John Iddles

Fred Forty

Eric Taylor

Ted Bevan

Terry Smith

Gerry Thornton

Chris Kiesel

Ted Homer

Sid Mabbut

Road Staff

Tour & Private Hire Drivers

Long Serving Local Drivers

Arthur Bishop

John Bowles

Ted Brookbanks

Frank Coxhead

Gordon Freeth

Charlie Cupper

Harry Gatfield

R. Thompson 2

Reg Head

Ray Smith 1

Dick Morgan

Jim Smith 8

Alan Mossman

Harry Garland

Pat O’Brien

Les Stewart

Ken Pardington

George Thorne

Ernie Willetts

Ernie Thompson 1

Regular Cheltenham based Drivers

Long Serving ‘Away Drivers’

Reg Sisson

Jocky Wallace (Derby)

Peter Buffin

Joe Conlon (Nottingham)

Rip Partridge

Glynn Phillips (Lland. Wells)

Tony Leddington

Tommy Harris (Lland. Wells)

Jimmy Lowe

Bill Watkins (Hereford)

John Mason 1

George Webb (Swansea)

Bill Mason 3

Jim Haughtey (Paignton)

Alex Murphy

Ralph John (Paignton)

Jock Malcolm

Les Smith 4 (Bournemouth)

Arthur Bacon

Hedley Green (Swansea)

David McGregor

Jock Sword (Coventry)

Ian Menzies

Sid Long (Nottingham)

Fred Dean

Terry Bean (Nottingham)

Pat McMahon

W. Warbridge (S’pton)

Len Williams

Tim Healy (Wolves)

Roy Tinsley

Ron Dewhurst

Dougie Hamlet

Alan Smith (Leeds)

Bill Smith 9

Cyril Lloyd (?)

Eric Matthews

Bill Matthews

George Anderson

Dave Mobly

Clive Mavin

Ron Hatch

Gordon Hawkins

George Shaw

George Thorne

Doug Farnell

Doug Watts

Jim Wooley

Eric Giles

Roger Smith

Lou Bowman

Dave Hodges

Tom Bidmead

Staff Members 1960’s – 1970’s


Drivers

Cafeteria

Keith Arthey

Mike Barber

Mrs M. Wigget

1960s Manageress

Steve Brittain

Brian Buckby

Mrs L. Kelly

Kiosk Manageress

Peter Cassidy

Nobby Clarke

Mrs M. Beaumont

1970-2 Manageress

Keith Colemen

Bill Draycott

Cliff Eaton

Jack Gardiner

Colin Gittings (Leamington)

Ken Godfrey

Office Personnel

Mike Green

Bob Griffiths

Mike Griffiths (Liverpool)

Alan Hawkes

Tim Challis

Mike Hawkes (Nottingham)

Mike Hopcroft

Andrew Cotterell

Mick Hopewell

Malcolm Jones

Mark Parry

Paddy Keenan

Cyril Lloyd (Cross Gates)

Robert Grimmet

Mike Oakwell

John Palmer

Hilary Scofield (nee Regan)

Mike Parsons

Alan Powell

Charlotte New

Cecil Pring

Stuart Reid

Jane Marsh

Fred Simmons

Alan Smith (Leeds)

Pam Reeves

E. Smith 4 (Leicester)

E. Smith 6 (Leicester)

Ruth Smith (nee Payne)

Steve Smith

T. Smith (Leicester)

Pat Boyle

Bruce Amos

John Smallwood (Bristol)

Kier Dudley

Pat Spinks

Bob Sugar

George Smith

Norman Taylor

Ken Tunicliffe

Les Palmer

Dennise Witt

Mike Schofield

Roger Playdon

J. Smallwood

Terry Barsby (Derby)

Carol Matthews

Barry Barsby (Derby)

Roy Higginson

Andrew ???

Alan Barnsley Swallow

Morris Fairbrother

Ian Roberts

Mike Young

Mike Casely

Ian Webber

Pete Buffin

Lou Bowman

Chris Page – Chief clerk

Dave Preston

Anthony Gallimore (Leics)

Andrew Peckham – Invoices

Brian Church (Cheltenham)

Peter Brown (Cheltenham)

Sue Jeffries – Waybills

Lance Hepworth (Leeds)

Mandy ?? – Waybills

Quinten – Insurance

Associated Motorways Staff

Inspectors

Geoff Webb

Manager

Arthur Baker

Ivor Morris

Licensing

Doug Watts

Tudor Williams

Accounts

Len Williams

Creighton Johnson

Publicity

Ron Hide

Publicity

Reg Wallington

Agency

Peter Milroy

Charting & Publication

Unfortunately as time passes, some 40 plus years on from the mid 60’s, memories begin to fade and as many faces remain, names are forgotten. These names are just some of the many employed by Black & White. If you are or know of anyone that we have missed, please let us know. We shall be pleased to add the name to the ‘Roll of Honour’ as originally compiled by John Keene & Trevor Walton

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