Old Morris

Excellent series, Rosalyn. Love the car!

Thank you very much Stephan.

Remarquable et excellente série admirablement partagée.
J'aime particulièrement la camionnette Morris.
Bonne et agréable semaine.

Thank you Malik. The van is an old favourite. Very nostalgic.

Wishing you a good new week ahead.

Superbe série ! J'aime beaucoup le mur fleuri.
Bonne semaine. Amitiés

Thank you very much Madeleine.
Enjoy your week.
Regards.

Very nice series Rosa, I drove one of these as a works' vehicle for a number of years

They still seem to be much loved vehicles Roger.
Thanks for your kind comments.

Three very different photos but all of which are of interest with, in my opinion, a special mention and preference for the old Morris!!!!!!
Have a nice day******

The old Morris seems to be a favourite with many people Nouchet.
It's surprising how many are still around.
Have a great week.

What a beautiful old car; well captured Rosa.
Enjoy the rest of the week.

Thank you very much Jaap.
Have a good week.

belles prises et mur fleuri magnifique****************************
belle semaine Rosa ! kisses♫

Thank you dear Valeriane.
A good week for you. Kisses ♫♪

Da hast du ja sehr schöne Motive entdeckt liebe Rosa,ist ja richtig schön dieses alte Auto,dieser Blick über die Mauer zu dem Haus ist auch sehr schön und natürlich ist diese Blütenpracht auf der Mauer ein richtiger Hingucker :))

Wünsche Dir noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))

Thank you for all your very kind comments dear Günter.

Best wishes and a good new week, Rosa.

Brilliant. I just checked out the car..........manufactured in 1963, it's still in use (it's tax doesn't expire until Nov). Such a lovely old car...........I think it's a Morris 1000. I learned to drive in one of these in 1974, but the one I used was the Traveller version with the rear windows with wooden frames. The MOD had a whole fleet of them in an RAF base in Barry Island, Wales. That brought back a few memories :-)

I love the two PiPs as well............especially the second one, which is just gorgeous! All three photos are beautifully taken. Thanks for sharing Rosa.

Oh thanks for the detective work Keith. I have changed it in the description. I have never driven one. They seem to be much loved and admired still. I liked the ones with the wooden frame :-) Always happy to bring back good memories.

Many thanks for your kind comments on all the pictures Keith.

You're welcome Rosa..........you can go to the DVLA website and put the registration number in and get very basic details. I can't imagine driving one now..........manual gearbox, no power steering, having to wind your own windows up and down, no aircon etc etc................

A wonderful old car Rosa. In good condition by the looks of it so no doubt it is someone's pride and joy. Two great PiPs. If it is good coffee I am not surprised the vending machine is still in use.
Lots of people stll want coffee on the go. I love the PiP showing the beautiful old wall and gorgeous flowers.

Have a lovely evening and great week.

Yes the car was in very good condition Carol. Ashmore is very popular with walkers, so I'm sure the vending machine comes in very handy for them, especially in the recent good weather.

Thank you for all your kind comments and I hope you have a good new week.

I like all these shots, Rosa!

Thank you very much Andy.

Excellent pictures, Rosa !

Thank you very much Ulrich.

Really beautiful PicinPic's...

Thank you very much Udo.

superbe série ma Rosa ****************belle soirée et bon mardi
bisous
bonne fête ma Rosa !

Thank you...what beautiful roses dear Angelique!
Good evening and happy Tuesday.
Bisous *****

A nice piece of transport history a move to modernisation for many small businesses , colourful clematis , I hope you have had a pleasant Monday Rosalyn Good night

Thank you Peter.
Good night.

I MUST BE OLD TOO AS I REMEMBER THEM

Haha, classic not vintage Pam ;-))

Dear old Moggie, never driven one but got the shock of my short 4 or 5 yr old life when as a passenger in one the car rolled back instead of forward on Holywell Hill in St. Albans. I was scared to death I was going to die ... vivid memory

Love the series Rosa, as always superbly captured.

P.S. Do you think they'd sell me that numberplate with SRN on it?

That sounds so scary, especially as you have never forgotten it!
Thank you very much & for sharing your story Maggie :-)

Hollywell Hill is a very nice street. I can think of worse places in which to meet one's maker ( - of course very glad it didn't come to that!)

Unfortunately I haven't seen the car since that day. I'm wondering what the SRN might stand for. State Registered Nurse maybe??

And now for some boring stuff!!

In the original vehicle registration number system most major towns and cities, counties too, had their own specific series of letters for the number plates they issued. The ‘RN’ series was issued in Preston, Lancashire. The system started with the issue of RN 1-9999 continuing with ARN 1-999, BRN 1-999 etc.

SRN was issued circa late 1962 into 1963. SRN 375 was assigned to a bus operated by Preston Corporation in December 1962 and SRN 840 to a coach operated by Premier Coaches of Preston in March 1963.

So, Rosa the date you were given regarding the age of the van sounds most authentic and would have been just a normal standard series issue.

Not at all boring David. Thank you very much for the information. After all, it is history and great to learn and much appreciated.

Have a good day.

That morris may be old but it's very well cared for, it's positively gleaming!

It is someone's pride and joy Gudrun :-)

Çovely machine.
Where I was born the bread arrived in one as such but blue.
Fond memories of yesterday . . .