Morley's Coaches [of Edwinstowe]

There;'s a nice picture of a Morleys coach (P reg - ie 1975-76) on Flickr. Its pictured outside the Hop Pole at Ollerton

On the SCT'61 website there is a photo from 1963 of an AEC Monocoach (registration SAL 55) which says it was bought new by Morleys of Edwinstowe. With my comment above that puts the operational dates for the company as stretching from at least 1963 to 1975-76. Does anyone else know any more about Morleys?

My father, but more likely my grandfather may be in the picture with the Morley buses. The older man on the right side near the bus looks like my Grandfather, Mr. Dixon. My grandparents may also be in the Newark's Northgate Station picture. They were headmaster, and headmistress of Edwinstowe schools. I'd love to see enlarged versions of the photographs. By Andrea Dixon (21/01/2011)

I can remember Morleys having the NCB contract to transport staff to and from work . ,every night one of the coaches would travel to Shirebrook.I am seeking a photo of their Leyland Comet coach if anyone can help out.Best regards John Hellewell

Re the Morley`s - in the 1911 census, Percy Williams Morley, born 1868 in Edwinstowe was a Cab Proprietor living at View House ,presumably the house standing at right angle to the garage on  High St. PWs son James Henry Percival,born1899 and familiarly known as Perc and/or Val later ran the business first with Taxis, then later just after the war with Bedford OB coaches - I think he had 2 - He ran a service taking men to Thoresby colliery for the 3 shifts resulting in the demise of many cyclists - my father included. I think he kept the OBs into the mid1950s