Work for Road Motors in Shingle Cartage
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AROUND our shores there are some billions of tons of shingle, which in some places are being taken away by the sea and distributed on other
parts of the coast. Much is being deposited in the districts of Pagham and Bognor, and an enterprising concern is using part of these deposits for work on estates, roads and houses in the district.
Three lorries are kept constantly busy, carting the shingle away, whilst three men, using tipping lorries, supply the loading point. A light railway has been built, so as to transport the loads up the beach, and avoid the need for running the lorries over the shingle. One of the Bedford lorries employed, a six-wheeler about three and a half years old, has done over 140,000 miles, whilst a Leyland Cub, just over 14 months old, has done about 40,000 miles. They have not been employed on this work all the time, but have also been employed on work necessitating other and longer journeys.
The large number of houses, ranging in price from about £800 to 24,000 or more, in this district, has caused a great demand for the shingle. Some roads are surfaced with it, partly with a view to assuring,privacy and partly to discourage other traffic, or so it has been suggested!
There is a number of estates near Bognor Regis, and many of them have become popular since the late King George V stayed there. Craigwell House, at Craigwell-on-Sea, has since been pulled down and an estate of Craigwell built in the district