J.BENCE & Sons 1890-1944
LONGWELL GREEN Coachworks Ltd 1944-1966
W.J. Bence started a carrier/bus service in this area c.1890. Later in 1918 he started building bus bodies on military chassis that had been used during the recent World War. Bus body building continued until 1944 when a new name was sought and Longwell Green Coachworks Limited came into being. They built many buses and lorries until 1966 when the last 2 buses were completed. The firm then concentrated solely on lorries and vans until 1983 when it ceased to trade. On the bus building side some of their customers included the corporations of Cardiff, Newport, Aberdare, Gelligaer, Merthyr Tydfil and larger companies Rhondda Transport and South Wales Transport (to name but a few). Some of the clients for lorries, vans and crew buses were British Road Services, British Rail and the GPO (later Telecomms). A more detailed story is covered by Ian S. Bishop in his book ‘Longwell Green Our Village’ available from The Bristol and Avon Family History Society.
1906-w-j-bence-longwell-green
1913-view-of-downend-village-an-early-bences-motor-bus-from-longwell-green
1918-bence-motor-services-bitton-ford
1918-one-of-bences-early-longwell-green-built-buses
1918-one-of-bences-early-longwell-green-built-buses
1919-bence-motor-services-bitton
1920-bences-garage-hanham
1920-view-of-early-ford-buses-bence-sons-garage
1922-bences-motor-services-ford-t-model-14-seat-bus
1920s-view-of-early-ford-buses-bence-sons-garage
1925-longwell-green-aec-south-gloucestershire
1925-longwell-green-south-gloucestershire
1927-bence-motor-services-hanham
1930-bence-motor-services-albion-bus
1930-bence-motor-services-hanham
1936-oc4-jones-bence-of-bristol.
1938-two-bristol-trucks-under-construction-at-longwell-green-coach-works
1946-bristol-bus-no-2013-hy-8256
1947-aec-longwell-green-bences
1950-aec-regal-iii-with-duple-b35f-body-rebuilt-by-longwell-green-in-1959-for-one-man-operation
1950-bence-coach-works-longwell-green
1950-leyland-double-decker-bus-at-longwell-green-coach-works
1950-leyland-pdi-c4031-khy-400
1950-after an accident rebuild of this leyland-pdi-khy-400 by longwell green
1953-aec-regall-iiis-with-longwell-green-b35f-body
1953-leyland-royal-tiger-with-a-longwell-green-c41c-body
1954-leyland-bodywork-by-longwell-green-of-bristol
1955-aec-reliance-with-longwell-green-b44f-body
1955-leyland-bus-longwell-green-coach-a-works
1955-leyland-bus-longwell-green-coach-works
1955-leyland-with-longwell-green-body
1955-leyland-with-longwell-green-body
1956-aec-regent-v-md3rv-with-unusual-longwell-green-bodywork-which-started-off-as-l27-28r-later-l31-28r
1957-daimler-cvg6-with-longwell-green-h33-28r-body
1958-guy-arab-lufs-with-longwell-green-b44f-bodies-xny419
1958-guy-luf-with-longwell-green-b44f-body
1958-leyland-pd2-40-with-longwell-green-h30-28r-body
1958-leyland-pd2-40-with-longwell-green-h30-28r-body
1958-longwell-green-h35-29r-bodied-guy-arab-iv
1959-leyland-pd2-40-with-a-longwell-green-h30-28r-body
1959-leyland-pd2-40-with-longwell-green-l27-28rd-body-xwo473
1959-leyland-pd2-40-with-longwell-green-l27-28rd-body
1959-longwell-green-guy dd
1960-leyland-pd2-longwell-green
1960-leyland-titan-pd2-30s-that-carried-unusually-for-stockport-longwell-green-bodywork.
1960-longwell-green-h32-28r-bodied-leyland-pd2-30
1960-longwell-green-l27-28rd-bodied-leyland-pd2-40
1963-aec-reliance-2mu3rv-with-longwell-green-bodywork
1963-aec-reliance-with-longwell-green-b45f-body
1966-aec-regent-v-with-longwell-green-h34-26f-body.
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