London 1981

Peter MARSHALL


Humphreys Removals, Kilburn Lane, Kensal Town, 1981
27f-63: Brent, lorry, yard.

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Although H Humphreys Removals may well be long removed (and seem to have disappeared without trace), this small yard on the edge of Kilburn Lane remains, though No 35 now seems to be a private house and the yard is now closed off by a sturdy fence and gate.
 
A small handwritten notice informs us that the private address for H Humphreys was 13 Sixth Avenue, a short distance away. I can find nothing either about R W Hatcher Car Sales.
 
I'm sure there was a good reason for the corrugated cardboard packing across the windscreen of the lorry (it says DDRA Shipping .. LONDON No.21 on it) and the displaced door to the left, leaning against another in a doorway. Inside the window at far left, behind its lower right pane is what could be a St George's flag. Behind the lorry is another works building, perhaps storage for the removal company.