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Head Office:  

79, Thorpe Road, Norwich, Norfolk

These premises were built just after the formation of the Company in 1931 to house the offices of the General Manager, Secretary & Accountant, Traffic Manager, Chief Engineer and their respective staffs.  The premises were extended westwards in 1971 to provide accommodation for staff previously housed in offices within Central Works.

 

 

 

Central Works:

Cremorne Lane, Norwich, Norfolk

This building is thought to have been erected in 1930 by United Automobile Services Ltd as a garage and maintenance facility.  It became a maintenance only facility from April 1936, undertaking major mechanical and bodywork overhauls and repairs for the whole Company.  The facility closed in March 1987 when maintenance facilities were moved to newer smaller units which had been established firstly at Vulcan Road in 1976 and later at Roundtree Way.  (Photo copyright: Maurice Doggett)

 

Click here to view a further selection of photographs of the exterior and interior of Norwich Central Works.

Former Tram Shed: 

Silver Road, Norwich, Norfolk

(Left: Exterior view taken in the mid 1930s submitted by Mick Tooke)                       (Right: Interior view taken in 1967 by Geoff Pullin)

This building was erected by Norwich Electric Tramways Ltd at the turn of the last century and used as their main depot and maintenance facility.  It later passed to Eastern Counties upon acquisition of that business in December 1933 and was utilised as a store for newly delivered vehicles awaiting certification and for withdrawn vehicles awaiting disposal to (in the vast majority of cases) dealer, Ben Jordan of Coltishall. The facility remained in use until the mid 1980s, when the building was demolished and the site sold for residential development.

Main Depots:

Norwich - Surrey Street

The premises, incorporating a garage with capacity for 180 vehicles and an open air bus station with enquiry office, waiting room, lost property office, public cafeteria, staff canteen and staff training rooms was built in March 1936 to replace garaging facilities previously established at Cremorne Lane and various bus terminal points around the city centre, including at Foundry Bridge and on Thorpe railway station forecourt.  The premises also provided local vehicle maintenance facilities and housed the administrative offices for the Norwich district. When first built, the garage held the record for the largest roof unsupported by pillars in Europe!  (Photo copyright: ECOC)

Ipswich - Dog's Head Street and Foundation Street

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

The garage in Foundation Street, (pictured above) the enquiry office in Dog's Head Street (pictured below left) and the bus station housed on the former cattle market (pictured below right) were established by Eastern Counties Road Car Company Ltd in November 1933.  Local vehicle maintenance facilities were provided in the premises at Foundation Street, whilst the the administrative offices for the Ipswich district were housed in listed buildings lying between the Old Cattle Market bus station and Lower Brook Street.  (All photos copyright: Maurice Doggett)

Cambridge  - 112, Hills Road

 

The garage at 112, Hills Road was established by the Ortona Motor Company Ltd in the 1920s. The garage was extended by both Ortona in the late 1920s and by Eastern Counties in the 1930s to house the growing number of vehicles and to provide local vehicle maintenance facilities.  The depot, which was second in size to Norwich, Surrey Street, also housed the administrative offices for the Cambridge district, along with a booking and enquiries office, staff canteen and training facilities. (All photos copyright: Maurice Doggett)

Peterborough - Lincoln Road

 

The offices and garage in Lincoln Road were established by Peterborough Electric Traction Company Ltd in 1902.  The garage was originally used as a tram shed and then as a motor omnibus garage and maintenance facility.  The premises were extended under Eastern Counties ownership in the 1930s to house a growing number of vehicles, provide local vehicle maintenance facilities, a booking and enquiries office, staff canteen, training facilities and a base for the administrative offices for the Peterborough district. (All photos copyright: Maurice Doggett)

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Branch Depots: Norwich

Great Yarmouth - Wellington Road

The original garage, established by United Automobile Services Ltd was in Boundary Road, Southtown.  Bus terminal facilities were originally provided in Church Plain, close to the Market Place.  The new garage, (pictured above) which housed around 25 vehicles, open air bus station and offices, sited on the corner of Wellington Road and St Peter's Road, was built by Eastern Counties in 1937 and extended over the years to incorporate existing properties in Wellington Road and St Peters Road.  Local vehicle maintenance facilities, an enquiry and travel office with an overhanging roof providing shelter for waiting passengers, a staff canteen and local management offices were provided at this depot.  (Photos copyright: Maurice Doggett)

Lowestoft - Gordon Road

 

The garage in Gordon Road was originally built as a cinema (The Regent), but was converted by United Automobile Services Ltd into a car showroom and garage in the 1920s.  It later became a garage for United's omnibuses which shared space with the motor cars for which United had an agency for.  In 1931, under Eastern Counties ownership, the building became purely a bus garage offering a local maintenance facility, with adjacent land, originally purchased by United, being developed into an open air bus station with a covered, seated passenger waiting area which opened towards the end of 1936.  Later extensions included an enquiry and travel office fronting London Road North.

Cromer - Central Road

 

The original building in Central Road was established by United Automobile Services Ltd.  This property was later replaced by a new structure by Eastern Counties (pictured above left) which housed a small number of vehicles and a local maintenance facility. A small bus station with a later added booking and enquiry office (pictured above right) was established on the corner of Cadogan Road and Prince Of Wales Road . A small wooden inspector's hut and an adjoining staff bicycle shelter and passenger waiting area were sited on the opposite side of the bus station to the enquiry office.  (All photos copyright: Maurice Doggett)

Branch Depots: Ipswich

Bury St Edmunds - Cotton Lane

 

The garage located in Cotton Lane (pictured above left) was established by Eastern Counties Road Car Company Ltd and came under the ownership of Eastern Counties upon formation of the Company in July 1931.  The premises provided accommodation for a small number of vehicles and a local maintenance facility.  A piece of land in Brentgovel Street was purchased in 1939 with a view to establishing an open air bus station and enquiry office to replace former bus terminal facilities on the Cornhill.  However, building work was delayed until the cessation of wartime hostilities but was finally opened in 1947. (Completed facility pictured above right)                                              (All photos copyright: Maurice Doggett)

Felixstowe - Langer Road

 

The garage situated in Langer Road (pictured above left) was established by Eastern Counties Road Car Company Ltd in the 1920s.  Land adjacent to the garage was acquired later and developed into an open air bus station with a lean-to covered passenger waiting area (pictured above right).  The garage was modified in later years to allow for vehicles to enter from the rear when it became clear that due to increasing traffic levels, buses reversing into the front entrance off the main road posed a danger.  One of the two front entrances was then converted to an enquiry and booking office. (All photos copyright: Maurice Doggett)

Saxmundham - High Street

 

 

The premises in High Street, Saxmundham, adjacent to the Lowestoft-Ipswich railway line were another inherited from the Eastern Counties Road Car Company Ltd when that Company extended its services to the east Suffolk market town in 1920.  The premises comprised two separate garages, large enough to house two vehicles in each, and a small forecourt which served as a bus station.  A further building provided for a booking and enquiry office to be established.  (Photo copyright: Maurice Doggett)  The pictures below show the premises in April 2018, now occupied by a car washing and valeting company. (Photos copyright: Mark Doggett)

Branch Depots: Cambridge

Ely -  12, Cambridge Road

An omnibus garage in Cambridge Road was established by Ortona Motor Company Ltd on 10 April 1928 when that Company extended its services to this small cathedral city.  Apart from Eastern Counties adding a booking and enquiry office in 1956, very little in the way of alteration was done to this modest depot.  The premises provided local maintenance and ancillary staff facilities. 

(Photo copyright: Maurice Doggett)  

 

 

Newmarket - Fordham Road

The garage in Fordham Road was another established by predecessor Company, Ortona Motor Company Ltd when they commenced services in the British horse racing capital in 1925.  The premises remained basically unaltered under Eastern Counties ownership, apart from a couple of small extensions to the rear and to the left hand side to house a booking and enquiry office.  Buses calling at the town used bus stands close by the depot in Fordham Road.  

(Photo copyright: Maurice Doggett)

 

 

Branch Depots: Peterborough 

King's Lynn - Vancouver Avenue

 

       

   

It is known that the original garage established by United Automobile Services Ltd was located on the main A149 King's Lynn-Hunstanton road in the parish of Gaywood, but its exact location is not known.  A new garage with local maintenance and ancillary staff facilities (pictured above left) was built on land in Vancouver Avenue, close to the town's historic South Gates in 1933.  Various extensions and alterations were made over the years. The main bus terminal and booking and enquiry office (pictured above right) was located in the Millfleet (often referred to as the library) before a new bus station was established as part of the new Vancouver shopping centre development in November 1973.  (Both photos copyright: Maurice Doggett).  Pictured below: The former Millfleet booking and enquiry office pictured in 2018 as a fast food outlet. (Photo copyright: Mark Doggett) Pictures 3, 4 & 5: depict the sadly decaying Vancouver Avenue garage in August 2019 which is now in the hands of First Eastern Counties Buses Ltd.

March - Wisbech Road

The garage and forecourt in Wisbech Road (pictured above left) dates from the days of Peterborough Electric Traction Company Ltd being established by them in the early 1920s to house a small number of vehicles and to provide a local maintenance facility.  The premises have been modified and extended over the years. A booking and enquiry office (pictured above right) was established in Darthill Road by Eastern Counties with buses terminating and departing from the nearby 'Fountain', an elegant cast iron structure, erected in 1897 to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.  (All photos copyright: Maurice Doggett)

Wisbech - Elm Road

The garage in Elm Road also dates back to the days of Peterborough Electric Traction Company Ltd.  It was a modest garage housing a small number of buses with a local maintenance facility.  In 1936, a booking and enquiry office was established at 11A, Market Street, which later moved to 9, Market Street in 1953.  

(Photo copyright: Maurice Doggett)

 

 

 

 

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Out-stations:

(Listed alphabetically)

Norwich, Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft & Cromer

(All photographs are copyright and are reproduced here courtesy of Maurice Doggett, Keith Shayshutt & Stephen Purkiss)

Acle

Opened by ECOC on 1 August 1976.  Closed on 26 July 1986.

Location:  Parking Ground, Railway Station, Station Road from 1 Aug 1976 to 26 Jul 1986.

Attleborough

Opened by United Automobile Services Ltd by 1 August 1930.  Closed on 26 February 1983.

Locations:  1. Smiths Garage, London Road from 1 Aug 1930 to ?? 1974 (pictured above left?) and  2. Bear Hotel, Queens Road from 1 Aug 1930 to ?? 1974.  3. Browns Garage (Norfolk Coachways), Hargham Road from ?? 1974 to 26 Feb 1983 (pictured above right).

Aylsham

Opened by ECOC by 1 June 1936.  Closed on ?? February 1996.

Locations:  1. Watts & Sons (Car Dealer), Norwich Road from 1 Jun 1936 to ?? Mar 1978 (pictured above left).  2. Parking Ground, Old South Railway Station from ?? Mar 1978 to ?? Sep 1989 (pictured above right).  3. Keymers Garage, Norwich Road from ?? Sep 1989 to ?? May 1990.  4. Rowlands Industrial Estate from ?? May 1990 to ?? Mar 1995.  5. Eastons Coaches, off Parish Road, Stratton Strawless from ?? Mar 1995 to ?? Feb 1996.

Beccles

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Opened by ECOC by ?? November 1959.   Closed on 21 September 1981.

Locations:  1. Railway Station yard from ?? Nov 1959 to ??  2. Nightingales Garage, 26, Northgate from ??  to 21 Sep 1981.

Blakeney

Opened by United Automobile Services Ltd by 1 August 1930.  Closed on ?? March 1973.

Location:  Pyes Garage, Morston Road from 1 Aug 1930 to ?? Mar 1973.

 Bungay

Opened by United Automobile Services Ltd by 1 August 1930.  Closed on ?? January 1999.

Locations:  1. Sheds and Parking Ground, Priory Lane (off St Mary's Street) from 1 Aug 1930 to ?? Jan 1999 (pictured above).  2. Ellingham Grain Store, Geldeston Road, Ellingham from ?? Jan 1999 to ?? Jan 1999.

Bunwell

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Opened by ECOC on 31 March 1985 (upon closure of New Buckenham).   Closed on 28 October 2006.

Locations:  1. Open parking at rear of Day's Garage, The Street from 31 Mar 1985 to 10 Feb 2001.   2. Eastons, The Turnpike from 11 Feb 2001 to 28 Oct 2006.

Cawston

Opened by ECOC by ?? September 1956.  Closed on 17 August 1980.

Locations: 1. Old Slaughterhouse, Chapel Street from ?? Sep 1956 to ?? (pictured top left).  2. Open parking at Key's Auctioneers Yard, (opposite Market Place) from ?? to ?? May 1975 (pictured top right).  3. Open parking at The Grange (near Ratcatchers PH) from ?? May 1975 to 17 Aug 1980 (pictured bottom).

 East Dereham

Opened by United Automobile Services Ltd by 1 August 1930.  Closed on 2 June 1996.

Locations: 1. Wright's Garage, London Road from 1 Aug 1930 to ?? Oct 1964.  2. Railway Station Yard from ?? Oct 1964 to ?? Jun 1988 (pictured above).  3. Wright & Plowright, London Road from ?? Jun 1988 to ?? Dec 1994.  4. Farm & Country, London Road from ?? Dec 1994 to 2 Jun 1996. 

Fakenham

Opened by United Automobile Services Ltd by 1 August 1930.  Closed on 1 April 2006.

Locations: 1. Railway Shed and open parking, Fakenham East Station (off Norwich Road) 1 Aug 1930 to ?? (pictured above & below).  2. Open parking at Bridge Street Car Park from ?? to 9 Nov 1984.  3. Open parking at Highfield Road Car Park from 9 Nov 1984 to ?? Mar 1998.  4. Rear of Aldiss Department Store Car Park, Oak Street from ?? Mar 1998 to ?? 2003.  5. Aldiss Distribution Centre, Norwich Road from ?? 2003 to 1 Apr 2006.

Garboldisham

Opened by ECOC by ?? September 1944.  Closed on 13 December 1981.

Locations: 1. Shed adjacent to the Swan Inn PH from ?? Sep 1944 to 24 Jun 1978 (pictured above).  2. Haulage Yard at ?? from 25 Jun 1978 to 13 Dec 1981.

 Halesworth

Opened by United Automobile Services Ltd by 1 August 1930.  Closed on 3 January 1981.

Locations: 1. Shed at Prime & Cowles, Market Place from 1 Aug 1930 to ?? (pictured above).  2. Bus stands at Steeple End from ?? to 3 Jan 1981.

Harleston

Opened by United Automobile Services Ltd by 1 August 1930.  Closed on 3 January 1981.

Location:  Shed in Wilderness Lane from 1 Aug 1930 to 3 Jan 1981.

Holt

Opened by ECOC by 1 March 1959.  Closed on 27 November 1982.

Locations: 1. Holt Railway Station (upon closure of M&GN Railway on 28 Feb 1959) from 1 Mar 1959 to ??.  2. Elsdon's Garage, Cromer Road from ?? to ?? (pictured above).  3. Wright's Cash & Carry Store, Albert Street from ?? to 27 Nov 1982.

Loddon

Opened by ECOC by ?? March 1939.  Closed on 4 January 1998.

Locations: 1. Shed at rear of Swan Hotel from ?? Mar 1939 to ?? Feb 1973.  2. Staithe Car Park from ?? Feb 1973 to ?? April 1980 (pictured above).  3. Parking ground at Fox & Hounds PH from ?? Apr 1980 to ?? Mar 1993.  4. Open parking adjacent to Anglian Coaches premises, Little Money Road from ?? Mar 1993 to 4 Jan 1998.

Long Stratton

Opened by United Automobile Services Ltd by 1 August 1930.  Closed on 2 June 1996.

Locations: 1. J L Brighton's Garage from 1 Aug 1930 to ??.  2. Shed in Swan Lane from ?? to ?? (pictured above).  3. Open parking in Swan Lane (when shed was damaged by gales and later demolished in late 1976) from ?? 1976 to ??  4. Angel PH, Norwich Road from ?? to ??.  5. Industrial Estate, Tharston Road from ?? Apr 1993 to 2 Jun 1996. 

Martham

Opened by ECOC by 28 February 1960.  Closed on 27 November 1982.

Location: 1. Under canopy of Bracey's Cold Store, Hemsby Road from 28 Feb 1960 to 27 Nov 1982.

Melton Constable

Opened by ECOC by 1 March 1959.  Closed on 26 September 1976.

Locations: 1. Old M&GN Carriage Works from 1 Mar 1959 to ?? Dec 1966 (upon closure of M&GN Railway on 28 Feb 1959) (pictured above).  2. Open parking behind water tower on Hindolveston Road from ?? Dec 1966 to 26 Sep 1976.

 Mundesley

Opened by ECOC by ?? April 1934.  Closed on 27 November 1982.

Location: Garage, 14 Cromer Road from ?? Apr 1934 to 27 Nov 1982.

New Buckenham

Opened by United Automobile Services Ltd by 1 August 1930.  Closed on 30 March 1985 (Duties transferred to Bunwell).

Locations: 1. Shed, Chapel Street from 1 Aug 1930 to ?? (pictured above).  2. Open parking, Chapel Street from ?? to 30 Mar 1985.

 North Walsham

Opened by ECOC by 1 October 1959.  Closed on 27 November 1982.

Locations: 1. Shed belonging to Harmer & Scott, Norwich Road from 1 Oct 1959 to ?? (pictured above left).  2. Open parking at Railway Station from ?? to 27 Nov 1982 (pictured above right and bottom).

Salhouse

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Opened by ECOC on ?? 1934.   Closed on ?? 1945.

Location:  Unknown.

Sea Palling

Opened by United Automobile Services Ltd by 1 August 1930.  Closed on 3 January 1981.

Location: Barn at A G Harris, Hall Farm, Lessingham Road from 1 Aug 1930 to 3 Jan 1981.

Southwold

   

Opened by United Automobile Services Ltd by 1 August 1930.  Closed on 2 October 1993.

Locations:  1. Garage & Enquiry Office, Blyth Road from 1 Aug 1930 to 25 Sep 1983 (pictured above when in operation and below shortly prior to demolition in Nov 2021).  2. Open parking on car park at junction of Covert Road and Jermyns Road, Reydon from 26 Sep 1983 to ?? Jul 1993.  3. Open parking on Pier coach and car park from ?? Jul 1993 to 2 Oct 1993.

 Stalham

 

Opened by ECOC by ?? July 1936.  Closed on ?? August 2004.

Locations:  1. Former H. Robertson's garage and open parking ground, Brumstead Road from Jul 1936 to Mar 1981 (pictured above left).  2. Open parking in field off Walcott Road from ?? Mar 1981 to ?? Mar 1981 (pictured above right).  3. Burton's Millers, Staithe Road from ?? Mar 1981 to 24 Mar 1998.  4. Open parking adjacent to Richardsons Shipyard, Staithe Road from 25 Mar 1998 to ?? Aug 2004. 

 Watton

Opened by United Automobile Services Ltd by 1 August 1930.  Closed on 4 September 1988.

Locations:  1. Rear of 56, High Street from 1 Aug 1930 to ?? 1949.  2. Shed in Old Green Man PH yard from ?? 1949 to ??.  3. Parking ground at Sale Yard, Norwich Road (owned by W S Hall & Palmer) from ?? to 4 Sep 1988 (pictured above).

Wymondham

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Opened by ECOC on 27 February 1983.   Closed on 16 June 1985.

Location:  Semmence Coaches yard at 34, Norwich Road from 27 Feb 1983 to 16 Jun 1985.

At present, there are no photographs of these other Norwich, Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft & Cromer out-station premises to display:

 Beccles, Brooke, Mundham, Salhouse & Wymondham ...

so the webmaster would be delighted to receive any contributions!

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Out-stations:

(Listed alphabetically)

Ipswich & Bury St Edmunds

(All photographs are copyright and are reproduced here courtesy of Maurice Doggett, Keith Shayshutt and in respect of Shotley, East Bergholt & Bawdsey outstations, Bernard Simpson, Robert Appleton & Martin Mowle respectively)

Ardleigh

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Opened by Eastern Counties Road Car Company Ltd by 1 August 1930.  Closed on 15 November 1944 (Duties transferred to Colchester).

Location: Near Crown Inn PH from 1 Aug 1930 to 15 Nov 1944.

Barningham

Opened by Eastern Counties Road Car Company Ltd by 1 August 1930.  Closed on ?? September 1974.

Location: Shed adjacent to Royal George PH, Stanton Road from 1 Aug 1930 to ?? Sep 1974.

Barrow

 Opened by ECOC by ?? June 1975.  Closed on 25 May 1986.

Locations: 1. Open parking on hard-standing at Vicarage Farm, off Brockley Lane, Denham End from ?? Jun 1975 to ?? (pictured above).  2. Parking ground adjacent to a warehouse, off Denham Lane from ?? to 25 May 1986. (This site is believed to be at a lay-by on Barrow Road, Denham End outside 'Denham Estate' (which has barns/warehouses). Presumably, the lay-by is a consequence of the main Barrow Road being straightened over time).

Bawdsey

Photo courtesy of Martin Mowle

Opened by Eastern Counties Road Car Company Ltd by 1 August 1930.  Closed on 5 June 1982.

Location: The Street (on farm near church) from 1 Aug 1930 to 5 Jun 1982. (pictured above)

Re-opened on 1 May 1988 (upon acquisition of Bickers services).  Closed on 28 Aug 2005.

Locations: 1. Lodge Corner, Hollesley from 1 May 1988 to ?? Jul 1997.  2. The Street (on farm near church) from ?? Jul 1997 to 28 Aug 2005. (pictured above)

Beck Row

Opened by ECOC by ?? March 1940.  Closed on ?? January 1973. (Duties transferred to Mildenhall)

Location: Shed adjacent to Kings Head PH on A1101 from ?? Mar 1940 to ?? Jan 1973.

 Boxford

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Opened by ECOC by ?? 1935 (upon acquisition of Tom Skinner).  Closed on ?? 1947.

Location: Unknown.

Boyton

Opened by ECOC by ?? 1934 upon acquisition of Durrant (Boyton Beauty).  Closed on ?? June 1962.

Location: Shed adjacent to Village Hall, The Street from ?? 1934 to ?? Jun 1962.

 Brandon

Opened by Eastern Counties Road Car Company Ltd by 1 August 1930.  Closed on ?? February 1973.

Location: Shed at rear of Ram Hotel, High Street from 1 Aug 1930 to ?? Feb 1973.

 Cattawade

Opened by ECOC on 4 January 1981 upon closure of East Bergholt.  Closed on 11 June 1983. (Operations transferred back to East Bergholt)

Location: Open parking at Bexford Plastics Ltd from 4 Jan 1981 to 11 Jun 1983.

Colchester

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Opened by ECOC by ?? November 1944 (upon closure of Ardleigh).  Closed on ?? June 1961.

Location: Eastern National O C Depot from ?? Nov 1944 to ?? Jun 1961.

Debenham

 

Opened by Eastern Counties Road Car Company Ltd by 1 August 1930.  Closed on 28 September 1974.

Locations: 1. Shed behind Red Lion PH, High Street from 1 Aug 1930 to ?? 1951.  2. Shed and open parking at E W List & Sons Garage, Chancery Lane from ?? 1951 to 28 Sep 1974 (pictured above).  The Chancery Lane site as seen in Jul 2016 (pictured below)

 Diss

Opened by ECOC by ?? March 1971 (upon closure of Eye).    Closed on 6 September 1986. (Duties transferred to Hoxne)

Location: Open parking at Bus Station, Park Road from ?? Mar 1971 to 6 Sep 1986.  This site is still currently in use as the town's bus station.

 East Bergholt

          

Opened by Eastern Counties Road Car Company Ltd by 1 August 1930.  Closed on 24 October 1998.

Locations: 1. Shed adjacent to Red Lion PH, The Street from 1 Aug 1930 to ?? Jul 1951 (pictured below right).  2. Two sheds and open parking adjacent to former Beeston's Garage, Heath Road from ?? Jul 1951 to 3 Jan 1981 (rear shed pictured above left and front shed pictured above right and below left). Garage sold by ECOC to Hamblion Transport (haulage contractor) on 3 Jan 1981 and operations were moved to Cattawade. Re-opened as open parking on the forecourt of the former garage on 12 Jun 1983 upon closure of Cattawade. Closed on 11 Aug 1988 and redeveloped for housing.  3. Yard of G B Beeston, (haulage contractors) from 12 Aug 1988 to 24 Oct 1998. (This was the same Beeston family that sold their bus business to ECOC in July 1951). The Beeston family retired from the haulage business and the site was sold for a housing development in 1999 or 2000.  

 Eye

Opened by Eastern Counties Road Car Company Ltd by 1 August 1930.  Closed on ?? March 1971. (Duties transferred to Diss)

Location: Shed in Castle Street (No. 31) from 1 Aug 1930 to ?? Mar 1971. Bottom pictures: left shows the site in Jun 2016 and right shows the site in Jan 2022.

 Framlingham

Opened by Eastern Counties Road Car Company Ltd by 1 August 1930.  Closed on 28 August 2005.

Location: Shed at 68 Station Road from 1 Aug 1930 to 28 Aug 2005.

Gislingham

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Opened by ECOC by 3 September 1985.  Closed on 27 May 1986.

Location: Open parking next to playing field, Mellis Road from 3 Sep 1985 to 27 May 1986.

Hadleigh

Opened by Eastern Counties Road Car Company Ltd by 1 August 1930.  Closed on 19 February 1983.

Location: Shed in Calais Street from 1 Aug 1930 to 19 Feb 1983. Shed was demolished in Dec 1993.

Hoxne

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Opened by ECOC by 8 September 1986.  Closed on 2 September 1991.

Location: Open parking at Hoxne Grain & Seed Ltd, Abbey Farm from 8 Sep 1986 to 2 Sep 1991.

Lakenheath

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Opened by ECOC by ?? March 1939.  Closed on ?? January 1973 (Duties transferred to Mildenhall).

Location: Shed at rear of Bell Hotel from ?? Mar 1939 to ?? Jan 1973.

Mildenhall

Opened by ECOC on ?? January 1973.  Closed on 10 April 1999.

Locations: 1. Open parking at King Street car park from ?? Jan 1973 to ?? Mar 1976.  2. Kirby Pharmaceuticals car park on industrial estate on Chiswick Avenue from ?? Mar 1976 to ?? Aug 1982.  3. Small public car park on industrial estate on the corner of Chiswick Avenue and Hampstead Avenue from ?? Aug 1982 to ?? 1986 (pictured above).  4. Kerbside parking on Hampstead Avenue from ?? 1986 to ?? Oct 1986.  5. Parking area adjacent to industrial units on the corner of Hampstead Avenue and Leyton Avenue from ?? Oct 1986 to ?? Nov 1989.  6. Open parking at farm at Hurdle Drove between Beck Row and West Row from ?? Nov 1989 to ?? Dec 1995.  7. P & F Safepac, Fred Dannatt Road from ?? Dec 1995 to 10 Apr 1999. 

For more information and further pictures of the premises occupied by ECOC in Mildenhall between 1980 and 1996 please click on this external website link kindly submitted by enthusiastic visitor David Slater. (Please use your browser's 'back' button to return to this page after viewing this site)

Mistley

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Opened by Eastern Counties Road Car Company Ltd by 1 August 1930.   Closed on ?? July 1951 (Duties transferred to East Bergholt).

Location: Shed in Station Road, Manningtree from 1 Aug 1930 to ?? Jul 1951.

Orford

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Opened by Eastern Counties Road Car Company Ltd by 1 August 1930.   Closed on ?? 1952 (Destroyed by gales in November 1963).

Location: Shed at rear of Jolly Sailor PH from 1 Aug 1930 to ?? 1952.

Rougham

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Opened by ECOC on 4 September 1988.   Closed on 1 June 1997.

Location: c/o Bury St Edmunds Depot, Cotton Lane from 4 Sep 1988 to 1 Jun 1997.

Shotley

Opened by Eastern Counties Road Car Company Ltd by 1 August 1930.   Closed on ?? 1947.

Locations: 1. Bristol Arms PH from 1 Aug 1930 to ?? 1932.  2. Shed in Bristol Hill from ?? 1932 to ?? 1947 (pictured above).

 Stowmarket

Opened by Eastern Counties Road Car Company Ltd by 1 August 1930.   Closed on 30 September 2006.

Locations: 1. Shed in Old George Yard, Crowe Street, off Market Place from 1 Aug 1930 to ?? Oct 1971 (pictured above).  2. Parking ground at Railway Station from ?? Oct 1971 to ?? Jun 1997.  3. Ro-Trucks Ltd Scania dealers, Violet Hill Road from ?? Jun 1997 to 30 Sep 2006.

 Stradbroke

      

Opened by Eastern Counties Road Car Company Ltd by 1 August 1930.   Closed on 20 November 1983.

Location: Shed in Wilby Road from 1 Aug 1930 to 20 Nov 1983.

 Stradishall

Opened by Eastern Counties Road Car Company Ltd by 1 August 1930.   Closed on 23 July 2001.

Locations: 1. Shed at rear of Hound PH from 1 Aug 1930 to ?? Sep 1972 (pictured top left).  2. Layby off A143 at Wickhambrook from ?? Sep 1972 to ?? Dec 1981 (pictured top right).  3. Open parking at Howe's Farm, Stradishall from ?? Dec 1981 to 23 Jul 2001 (pictured bottom).

 Sudbury

Opened by Eastern Counties Road Car Company Ltd by 1 August 1930.   Closed on 28 August 2005.

Locations: 1. Shed in Burkett's Lane by 1 Aug 1930 to ?? Mar 1982 (pictured above).  2. Open parking at HGV park near Railway Station from ?? Mar 1982 to ?? Mar 1989.  3. Lucas CAV works, Newton Road from ?? Mar 1989 to ?? Sep 1991.  4. Beeston's Coaches, Long Melford from ?? Sep 1991 to ?? Sep 1993.  5. Shawlands Warehouse from ?? Sep 1993 to ?? Jan 1996.  6. Hedingham Omnibuses, Meekings Road from ?? Jan 1996 to 28 Aug 2005.

 Thetford

Opened by Eastern Counties Road Car Company Ltd by 1 August 1930.   Closed on 29 August 2004.

Locations: 1. Unknown location from 1 Aug 1930 to 10 Feb 1959.  2. Garage at 21, Old Market Street from 10 Feb 1959 to ?? Sep 1983 (pictured above).  3. Railway Station goods yard from ?? Sep 1983 to ??  4. Blakeney Farm, Croxton Road from ?? 1989 to 1 Sep 1998.  5. Secure parking on Croxton Road Industrial Estate from 1 Sep 1998 to ?? Sep 2002.  6. Compound at 16a, Roman Way, Fison Way Industrial Estate from ?? Sep 2002 to 29 Aug 2004.

 Walsham-Le-Willows

Opened by Eastern Counties Road Car Company Ltd by 1 August 1930.   Closed on 30 April 1989 (Shed demolished by ?? April 2006).

Locations: 1. Thought to have been at the Blue Boar PH by 1 Aug 1930 to ?? 1932.  2. Shed in Hepworth Road from ?? 1932 to 30 Apr 1989 (pictured above).

Woodbridge

Opened by Eastern Counties Road Car Company Ltd by 1 August 1930.   Closed on ?? July 1997.

Locations: 1. Shed in Limekiln Quay Road from 1 Aug 1930 to ?? 1976 (pictured above). Shed was demolished in ?? 1976.  2. Open parking in Railway Station yard from ?? 1976 to ?? Jul 1997.

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Out-stations:

(Listed alphabetically)

Cambridge, Ely & Newmarket

(All photographs are copyright and are reproduced here courtesy of Maurice Doggett, Keith Shayshutt and Nigel Eggleton)

Bassingbourn

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Opened by Ortona Motor Company Limited by 1 August 1930.   Closed on ?? July 1954.

Location: Unknown. 

Burwell

Opened jointly by Eastern Counties Road Car Company Ltd and Ortona Motor Company Limited by 1 August 1930.   Closed on 23 January 1972.

Location: Shed in High Street from 1 Aug 1930 to 23 Jan 1972 (pictured above).

Re-opened upon acquisition of Burwell & District Motor Services Ltd on 10 June 1979.    Closed ?? Jan 1985.

Location: Garage in High Street from 10 Jun 1979 to ?? Jan 1985.

 Caxton

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Opened by Ortona Motor Company Limited by 1 August 1930.    Closed on ?? 1951 (Duties transferred to Longstowe).

Location: Unknown.

Cottenham

Opened by Ortona Motor Company Limited by 1 August 1930.   Closed on 9 September 1984 (Transferred to Cambus).

Locations: 1. Two sheds at 39, High Street from 1 Aug 1930 to ?? Sep 1983 (pictured above).  2. Cambs County Council Highways Depot, Twentypence Road from ?? Sep 1983 to 9 Sep 1984.

Earith

Opened by ECOC by ?? 1938.   Closed on ?? 1945.

Location: Barn at Kingcroft, High Street (rented from A V Wordsell & Son) from ?? 1938 to ?? 1945.

Fenstanton

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Opened by ECOC by ?? September 1944 (upon acquisition of Barker's Bus Services Ltd (Fenstanton & District).  Closed on ?? 1956.

Location: Chequer Street, by Chequer Close from ?? Sep 1944 to ?? 1956.

Hardwick

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Opened by ECOC on 6 June 1982.   Closed on 9 September 1984 (Transferred to Cambus).

Location: Parking ground at Little Chef car park, off A45 from 6 Jun 1982 to 9 Sep 1984.

Haverhill

Opened by Ortona Motor Company Limited by 1 August 1930.   Closed on 9 September 1984 (Transferred to Cambus).

Locations: 1. Unknown location from 1 Aug 1930 to ?? 1944.  2. Garage in Camps Road from ?? 1944 to ?? 1976 (pictured above).  3. Open parking at Burtons Coaches, Duddery Hill from ?? 1976 to 9 Sep 1984.

Hinxton

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Opened by ECOC on ?? June 1936.   Closed on ?? April 1964 (Duties transferred to Saffron Walden).

Location: Shed in New Road from ?? Jun 1936 to ?? Apr 1964.

Linton

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Opened by Ortona Motor Company Limited by 1 August 1930.   Closed on ?? 1946.

Location: Unknown.

Re-opened on 6 June 1982.    Closed on ?? 1989.

Location: W P A Ltd, near old railway station (off A604) from 6 Jun 1982 to ?? 1989.

Litlington

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Opened by ECOC on 3 January 1982.   Closed on ?? 1989.

Location: Parking ground in farmyard on South Street (one way system) off A505 from 3 Jan 1982 to ?? 1989.

Littleport

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opened by ECOC by ?? January 1938 (upon acquisition of Washington).   Closed on 23 January 1972.

Location: Sheds at 100-102 Victoria Street from ?? Jan 1938 to 23 Jan 1972 (pictured above). The site of the former out-station premises is now a mobile home park, seen here in July 2019, along with the the house once occupied by the late Mr Washington (pictured below).

Longstowe

           

Opened by ECOC by ?? 1951 (upon closure of Caxton).    Closed on 9 September 1984 (Transferred to Cambus).

Locations: 1. Fox PH from ?? 1951 to ??  2. Piper's Garage near old North Road Station from ?? to ?? 1980. (pictured above right courtesy of Nigel Eggleton)  3. Open parking at M J Rolls (haulage contractor), Fox Road, Bourne (B1046) from ?? 1980 to 9 Sep 1984 (pictured above left)

Royston

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Opened by Ortona Motor Company Limited by 1 August 1930.   Closed on 9 September 1984 (Transferred to Cambus).

Locations:  1. Unknown from 1 Aug 1930 to ?? 1949.  2. Barn at rear of Green Man PH from ?? 1949 to ?? 1957.  3. North Herts County Council car park, Baldock Road from ?? 1957 to ?? 1966.  4. Open parking in bus station, Barkway Street (A10) from ?? 1966 to ??  5. Open parking at Bury Lane Fruit Farm car park on A10 Melbourn by-pass from ?? to 9 Sep 1984. 

Saffron Walden

Opened by ECOC on ?? September 1964 (upon closure of Hinxton).   Closed on 9 September 1984 (Transferred to Cambus).

Locations:  1. Old Railway Station yard from ?? Sep 1964 to ?? 1975 (pictured above - courtesy Tom Burnham).  2. Parking ground adjacent to Siaco premises in Radwinter Road (B1053) from ?? 1975 to 9 Sep 1984.

Soham

Opened by ECOC by ?? June 1936.    Closed on 3 January 1971.

Locations: 1. North Road from ?? Jun 1936 to ?? Mar 1937.  2. Shed in Station Road from ?? Mar 1937 to 3 Jan 1971 (pictured above).

Re-opened on 25 November 1979.    Closed on 3 January 1999.

Location: Rear of Cherry Tree PH from 25 Nov 1979 to 3 Jan 1999.

Southery

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Opened by ECOC on ?? May 1939 (upon acquisition of Kitcatt).    Closed on ?? July 1954.

Location: Shed at 4, Church Lane from ?? May 1939 to ?? July 1954.

St Ives

 

Opened by ECOC by ?? June 1936.    Closed on 26 January 1984 (Transferred to United Counties O C).

Locations: 1. Two sheds in North Road from ?? Jun 1936 to ?? (pictured above left).  2. Burgess & Walker Transport, Needingworth Industrial Estate from ?? to 26 Jan 1984. 

At present, there are no photographs of these other Cambridge, Ely & Newmarket out-station premises to display:

Bassingbourn, Caxton, Duxford, Fenstanton, Hinxton, Linton, Royston & Southery ...

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Peterborough, King's Lynn, March & Wisbech

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Chatteris

Opened by Peterborough Electric Traction Company Ltd by 1 August 1930.    Closed on 21 September 1980.

Location: Garage in Bridge Street from 1 Aug 1930 to 21 Sep 1980.

Crowland

Opened by ECOC by ?? April 1959.    Closed on 9 September 1984 (Transferred to Cambus).

 Locations: 1. Depot acquired from Longlands from ?? Apr 1959 to ??  2. Open parking at George Smith Motors, Peterborough Road from ?? to ?? (pictured above).  3. Open parking at Broadway Garage, Broadway (A1073) from ?? to 9 Sep 1984.

Downham Market

Opened by United Automobile Services Ltd by 1 August 1930.  Closed on 5 June 1983.

Locations: 1. Shed at rear of Crown Hotel from 1 Aug 1930 to ?? 1974 (pictured above).  2. Open parking at Railway Station from ?? 1974 to 5 Jun 1983.

Great Massingham

          

Opened by ECOC by ?? 1945.    Closed on 15 February 1970.

Location:  Rented brick built shed at Seaman's Garage, Abbey Road from ?? 1945 to 15 Feb 1970. The second picture shows the former garage in August 2019, which has since been converted into a private residence.

Grimston

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Opened by ECOC on 1 January 1951 (upon acquisition of W J Rasberry).  Closed on ?? June 1962.

Location: Gayton Road (B1153) from 1 Jan 1951 to ?? Jun 1962.

Holme Hale

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Opened by ECOC on 18 May 1980 (upon acquisition of Colin S Pegg).  Closed on ?? March 1981.

Location: Open parking at Red Lion PH from 18 May 1980 to ?? Mar 1981.

Hunstanton

Opened by United Automobile Services Ltd by 1 August 1930.  Closed on 25 May 1987.

Locations:  1. Shed in Bishops Road from 1 Aug 1930 to ?? 1973 (when demolished) (pictured above left).  2. Open parking in Bus Station, Westgate from ?? 1973 to 25 May 1987 (pictured above right).

King's Cliffe

Opened by ECOC by ?? 1952.    Closed by ?? September 1990.

Locations:  1. G E Burkett, Haulage Contractors from ?? 1952 to ?? Nov 1972.  2. Open parking in Wood Road  (G E Burkett, Haulage Contractors from ?? Nov 1972 to ?? Sep 1990 (pictured above).

Market Deeping

 

Opened by Peterborough Electric Traction Company Ltd by 1 August 1930.    Closed on 9 September 1984 (Transferred to Cambus).

Location: Garage at 23, Horsegate, Deeping St James from 1 Aug 1930 to 9 Sep 1984.

Northwold

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opened by ECOC by ?? 1939 (upon acquisition from Crisp).    Closed by 27 March 1982.

Locations:  1. Stone barn on A134 from ?? 1939 to ?? 1950 (pictured above top left).  Stone barn is now a private residence (pictured above bottom, left and right in Jan 2018).  2. Shed on A134 from ?? 1950 to ?? 1974 (pictured above top right).  3. Open parking at cafe on A134 from ?? 1974 to 27 Mar 1982.  

Oundle

Opened by Peterborough Electric Traction Company Ltd by 1 August 1930.    Closed on 9 September 1984 (Transferred to Cambus and then to Stagecoach Midlands who finally closed it on 15 January 2012).

Location: Garage on Station Road (A605).

Ramsey

Opened by ECOC by ?? 1931.    Closed on 9 September 1984 (Transferred to Cambus).

Location: Garage on Bury Road from ?? 1931 to ?? 1973 (pictured above).  2. Parking ground at Owl's End, Bury (off A1096) from ?? 1973 to 9 Sep 1984.

Saint John's Fen End

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Opened by Peterborough Electric Traction Company Ltd by 1 August 1930.    Closed on 4 September 1944.

Location: Unknown.

Spalding

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Opened by ECOC on ?? April 1959.    Closed on 9 September 1984 (Transferred to Cambus).

Locations:  1. Open parking at Spalding bus station from ?? Apr 1959 to ?? Jun 1968.  2. Open parking at the Railway Station from ?? Jun 1968 to 9 Sep 1984.

Stoke Ferry

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Opened by ECOC on ?? June 1936 (upon acquisition of Ward Brothers).   Closed on ?? September 1944.

Location:  Ward Brothers Garage from ?? Jun 1936 to ?? Sep 1944 (Garage later became the village hall). 

Swaffham

Opened by ECOC on 9 September 1968 (upon closure of the East Dereham to King's Lynn railway).   Closed on 26 February 1983.

Location: Open parking in Station Street, adjacent to Norfolk Hero PH from 9 Sep 1968 to 26 Feb 1983.

Three Holes

Opened by ECOC on ?? July 1931.     Closed on 1 July 1984.

Location: Shed in Welney Road (pictured above) from ?? Jul 1931 to 1 Jul 1984.

Pictured below left and right - The shed as seen in January 2018

Wells-next-the-Sea

Opened by ECOC by ?? June 1952.    Closed on 27 November 1982.

Location: Open parking in Railway Station yard from ?? Jun 1952 to 27 Nov 1982. 

Welney

Opened by ECOC by ??     Closed on ??

Location: Rented brick garage at Tipps End from ?? to ??

(Photo taken in 2016 courtesy of Stewart Singram)

Whittlesey

Opened by Peterborough Electric Traction Company Ltd by 1 August 1930.    Closed on ?? January 1973.

Location: Shed at 44, Church Street from 1 Aug 1930 to ?? Jan 1973.

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Bus Stations:

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Beccles - Old Market          Bury St Edmunds - Brentgovel Street          Cambridge - Drummer Street

Cromer - Cadogan Road           Diss - Park Road          Great Yarmouth - Wellington Road

Hunstanton - Greevegate          Ipswich - Old Cattle Market          Lowestoft - Gordoon Road

Norwich - Surrey Street        Peterborough - Bishops Road         

Royston - Barkway Street        Saxmundham - High Street        Thetford - Riverside

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