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by charlie one
Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:54 pm
Forum: Companies
Topic: Dick Hampton
Replies: 201
Views: 139149

Re: Dick Hampton

Charlie,do you remember Mick Weale,known as "Muppet"when later he worked for MJ Rolls,a couple a pictures might remind you of him when he operated a D9 and 637 scraper :thumbs_up: http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr179/rolyd8k/mick.jpg http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr179/rolyd8k/mi...
by charlie one
Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:46 pm
Forum: Companies
Topic: Dick Hampton
Replies: 201
Views: 139149

Re: Dick Hampton

Hello Charlie did they run many of their own low loaders when you worked there :thumbs_up: Tim Hi Tim.Yes Hamptons did have quite a few road vehicles.When I first started there they had two Scammells 28 gho and 34 cho.Both with 150 Gardeners. One would do 26 mph and the other could only manage 25mp...
by charlie one
Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:16 pm
Forum: Companies
Topic: Dick Hampton
Replies: 201
Views: 139149

Re: Dick Hampton

I have heard tales about Dick's wife taking the controls on a D8 :o and by all accounts she could handle one and all !! Not sure if it was true or simply an urban myth ?? Hopefully Charlie can fill us in with the details :thumbs_up: Nick ;) Yes indeed Nick Rosemary Hampton could handle a machine.Ne...
by charlie one
Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:04 pm
Forum: Companies
Topic: Dick Hampton
Replies: 201
Views: 139149

Re: Dick Hampton

hello charlie one and welcome :thumbs_up: we have a ex hamptons employee at work ,he is in his early 70,s and worked in the M.T dept looking after the lorries etc he was there in the 60,s his name is Don Hawkins and he still lives in the binstead area cheers graham Hi Graham.The only Don I remember...
by charlie one
Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:21 pm
Forum: Companies
Topic: Dick Hampton
Replies: 201
Views: 139149

Re: Dick Hampton

Construction News had an excellent article/interview with the man himself when he retired (sold out to Costain?) many years ago. The older among us may remember it 8-) Told how he and his wife started out plowing, double-shifting a Fordson to put the hours in. He also said that the biggest loss he ...
by charlie one
Sun Jan 04, 2009 10:14 pm
Forum: Companies
Topic: Dick Hampton
Replies: 201
Views: 139149

Re: Dick Hampton

Good Evening gentlemen.Many thanks Steve for bringing this thread to my attention,I have many stories to relate about Dick Hampton motto "Dig deep for Dick and throw well back!" Unfortunately I'm not as fit as I used to be in the early 60s and my wife Who has turned into my Mother pulls th...

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