David Slater (Spoddendale)'s photos with the keyword: Morley's Grey Coaches

January 1983 - Morley’s Grey Coaches of West Row, near Mildenhall JTD 615K , a Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford YRQ that had been new to an operator in St. Annes-on-Sea, Lancashire in 1972. After being operated by Morley’s it was sold to Malta becoming FBY 717.

Saturday 30 July 1983 - Morley’s Grey Coaches of West Row, near Mildenhall UNK 495M seen in Pancras Road, London having brought us from Mildenhall on the express service operated by the company for many years. A Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford YRT new in April 1974 (to Capital or Destination Travel).

June 1983 – Two Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford YRTs operated by Morley’s Grey Coaches of West Row seen outside the then Great Heath School in St. John’s Close, Mildenhall. OOD 381M was new to Trathen's of Yelverton but came to Morley’s from Heyfordian Coaches.

January 1983 - Morley’s Grey Coaches of West Row, near Mildenhall Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT LHW 508P seen at the garage in West Row. It had been new to National Travel (South West) in July 1976.

January 1983 - Morley’s Grey Coaches of West Row, near Mildenhall Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT JGV 335V seen at the corner of The Street and Church Meadow in Barton Mills on a morning school contract. Morley’s obtained two such coaches in December 1979 (the other being JGV 336V)

March 1984 – The Mildenhall Industrialists Association comprised some of the larger employers on the town’s industrial estate. In order to ensure there was an adequate workforce from the outlying rural areas MIA organised coach links to bring staff into the estate. These were provided by Morley’s Grey Coaches, at the time the largest coach operator in the district based in West Row. Plaxton Viewmaster bodied Volvo B10M TRR 424X was new to Nielson Travel of Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire in May 1982. It was seen awaiting homeward bound workers in Chiswick Avenue a little before 1700.

October 1983 - Morley’s Grey Coaches of West Row, near Mildenhall Plaxton Viewmaster bodied Volvo B10M TRR 423X was new to Nielson Travel of Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire in May 1982. It was seen Parked in College Heath Road, Mildenhall. Note the rear window wipers. The Viewmaster model was a ‘highliner’ version of Plaxton’s Supreme introduced to compete with the higher models sold by European builders. Lettering was carried for a contract with John Hilary Travel, an East Anglian based travel agent.

Sunday 15 September 1985 - Morley’s Grey Coaches, based in West Row near Mildenhall, ceased trading in the Summer of 1985. At the end of operations most of the coaches were lined up in readiness for the auction held on Friday 20 September 1985. A handful of more modern coaches, presumably leased, had been returned to their owners. The line up featured 17 Plaxton bodied Bedford coaches (from left to right): RRT 99W (Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT new to Morley’s in May 1981) RGV 700W (Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT new to Morley’s in March 1981) JGV 336V (Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT new to Morley’s in December 1979) JGV 335V (Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT new to Morley’s in December 1979) XGS 733S (Plaxton Supreme bodied Leyland Leopard new to Frames Tours of London in March 1978) SCX 227P (Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT new to Dewhirst Coaches, Bradford in June 1976) PMA 483P (Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT new to Niddrie’s Coaches, Middlewich in April 1976) LHW 508P (Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT new to National Travel South West in July 1976) KPV 821P (Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford YRT new to Claireux (Partridge) of Hadleigh in September 1975) RGV 466N (Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford YRT new to Morley’s in July 1974) UNK 497M (Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford YRT new to Destination London in May 1974) UNK 495M (Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford YRT new to Destination London in April 1974) SRA 490M (Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford YRT new to Woodward, Glossop in April 1974) OOD 381M (Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford YRT new to Trathens, Yelverton in February 1974) UUD 373L (Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford YRT new to Heyfordian (Smith), Upper Heyford in June 1973) JRM 76L (Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford YRT new to Hamilton, Workington in January 1973) NCF 794G (Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford VAL new to Morley’s in January 1969)

An unbelievable 40 years have passed since this sad event. Morley’s Grey Coaches, based in West Row near Mildenhall, ceased trading in the Summer of 1985. After operations ceased most of the coaches were lined up in readiness for the auction held on Friday 20 September 1985. This newspaper advert featured 17 Bedford coaches which were included in the auction. This line up comprised (from left to right): RRT 99W (Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT new to Morley’s in May 1981) RGV 700W (Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT new to Morley’s in March 1981) JGV 336V (Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT new to Morley’s in December 1979) JGV 335V (Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT new to Morley’s in December 1979) XGS 733S (Plaxton Supreme bodied Leyland Leopard new to Frames Tours of London in March 1978) SCX 227P (Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT new to Dewhirst Coaches, Bradford in June 1976) PMA 483P (Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT new to Niddrie’s Coaches, Middlewich in April 1976) LHW 508P (Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT new to National Travel South West in July 1976) KPV 821P (Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford YRT new to Claireux (Partridge) of Hadleigh in September 1975) RGV 466N (Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford YRT new to Morley’s in July 1974) UNK 497M (Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford YRT new to Destination London in May 1974) UNK 495M (Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford YRT new to Destination London in April 1974) SRA 490M (Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford YRT new to Woodward, Glossop in April 1974) OOD 381M (Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford YRT new to Trathens, Yelverton in February 1974) UUD 373L (Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford YRT new to Heyfordian (Smith), Upper Heyford in June 1973) JRM 76L (Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford YRT new to Hamilton, Workington in January 1973) NCF 794G (Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford VAL new to Morley’s in January 1969)

Sunday 15 September 1985 - Morley’s Grey Coaches, based in West Row near Mildenhall, ceased trading in the Summer of 1985. This view shows the ‘For Sale’ sign for the property in place and a line up of 17 coaches lined up in readiness for the auction held on Friday 20 September 1985. A handful of more modern coaches, presumably leased, had been returned to their owners. The line up comprised (from left to right): Just visible to the left of the signboard: RRT 99W (Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT new to Morley’s in May 1981) Out of shot (behind the signboard) were: RGV 700W (Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT new to Morley’s in March 1981) JGV 336V (Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT new to Morley’s in December 1979) JGV 335V (Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT new to Morley’s in December 1979) XGS 733S (Plaxton Supreme bodied Leyland Leopard new to Frames Tours of London in March 1978) SCX 227P (Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT new to Dewhirst Coaches, Bradford in June 1976) PMA 483P (Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT new to Niddrie’s Coaches, Middlewich in April 1976) To the right of the signboard in this photograph are: LHW 508P (Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT new to National Travel South West in July 1976) KPV 821P (Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford YRT new to Claireux (Partridge) of Hadleigh in September 1975) RGV 466N (Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford YRT new to Morley’s in July 1974) UNK 497M (Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford YRT new to Destination London in May 1974) UNK 495M (Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford YRT new to Destination London in April 1974) SRA 490M (Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford YRT new to Woodward, Glossop in April 1974) OOD 381M (Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford YRT new to Trathens, Yelverton in February 1974) UUD 373L (Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford YRT new to Heyfordian (Smith), Upper Heyford in June 1973) JRM 76L (Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford YRT new to Hamilton, Workington in January 1973) NCF 794G (Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bedford VAL new to Morley’s in January 1969)

Morley’s Grey Coaches operated a regular service to London from the Mildenhall and Lakenheath area for many years. This timetable dates from the early 1970s. During the 1960s many London families moved to Suffolk as part of the ‘overspill relocation’ programme and Morley’s service provided a direct link to enable families to visit each other in their old and new haunts. The service offered a combination of day return facilities from the Suffolk end on Tuesdays and Saturdays plus additional Friday and Sunday services to enable weekend visits to be made from either end of the service. In addition to the main service originating in Lakenheath there was also a secondary service from West Row via Isleham and Fordham although that did not run on Saturdays. As the years progressed and the family ties between the two areas diminished the late Friday/Sunday weekend services ceased. The service became a daily run from Suffolk to London in the morning returning from London at 1800. It also commenced in Brandon for a time. As the road network improved and the M11 motorway opened the journey time was reduced by one hour.

An unbelievable 40 years have passed since this sad event. Friday 20 September 1985 - Morley’s Grey Coaches, based in West Row near Mildenhall, ceased trading in the Summer of 1985. This view was taken during the auction on Friday 20 September 1985. Lot numbers 301 and 302 (RRT 99W and RGV 700W) had already been sold and the auctioneer was now turning to Lot 303 (JGV 336V). This line up in this phorograph comprised (from left to right): RRT 99W (Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT new to Morley’s in May 1981) RGV 700W (Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT new to Morley’s in March 1981) JGV 336V (Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT new to Morley’s in December 1979) JGV 335V (Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT new to Morley’s in December 1979) XGS 733S (Plaxton Supreme bodied Leyland Leopard new to Frames Tours of London in March 1978) SCX 227P (Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT new to Dewhirst Coaches, Bradford in June 1976)

Morley's Grey Coaches ticket issued for a day return on their London service. The issuing agent was NSS Newsagents in the Market Place, Mildenhall.

Morley’s Grey Coaches operated a regular service to London from the Mildenhall and Lakenheath area for many years. This timetable dates from the early 1980s after the route was changed to include Red Lodge and Newmarket rather than Freckenham, Chippenham and Snailwell. During the 1960s many London families moved to Suffolk as part of the ‘overspill relocation’ programme and Morley’s service provided a direct link to enable families to visit each other in their old and new haunts. The service offered a combination of day return facilities from the Suffolk end on Tuesdays and Saturdays plus additional Friday and Sunday services to enable weekend visits to be made from either end of the service. As the years progressed and the family ties between the two areas diminished the late Friday/Sunday weekend services ceased. The service became a daily run from Suffolk to London in the morning returning from London at 1800. It also commenced in Brandon for a time. As the road network improved and the M11 motorway opened the journey time was reduced by one hour.

Morley’s Grey Coaches operated a regular service to London from the Mildenhall and Lakenheath area for many years. In this timetable effective 5 April 1983 it shows that the daily service also served Brandon, a facility introduced following the de-regulation of coach services. During the 1960s many London families moved to Suffolk as part of the ‘overspill relocation’ programme and Morley’s service provided a direct link to enable families to visit their old and their new places of residence. The service offered a combination of day return facilities from the Suffolk end on Tuesdays and Saturdays plus additional Friday and Sunday services to enable weekend visits to be made from either end of the service. As the years progressed and the family ties between the two areas diminished the late Friday/Sunday weekend services ceased. The service became a daily run from Suffolk to London in the morning returning from London at 1800. It also commenced in Brandon for a time. As the road network improved and the M11 motorway opened the journey time was reduced by one hour since the 1970s timetables.

Morley’s Grey Coaches introduced this Cambridge service on 20 May 1985. Within a few months the company ceased trading so it was to be quite a short lived facility.

The next three documents relate to a private hire job carried out by Morley’s Grey for a pre-Christmas outing for the staff of Mildenhall based Kirby-Warrick Pharmaceuticals. First there is the quotation, then the invoice and finally the statement of account with payment receipt attached.

Second of three documents, the invoice, relating to a private hire job carried out by Morley’s Grey for a pre-Christmas outing for the staff of Mildenhall based Kirby Pharmaceuticals. The set includes the quotation, then the invoice and finally the statement of account with payment receipt attached.