Between the wars William bought a Lanchester and he used it with a trailer for work deliveries. His son, William Edward "Ted" senior worked with his father. After his war service in WWI he built himself a bungalow in Robinson Road. Ted's son Lawrence Edward (“Ted” junior) joined his father in the business.
Ken Allen worked for the Lockies for almost 50 years from 1943 until 1991 except for his two years National Service in 1949-51. William died in 1944 and the firm moved to No 6 Fitzwilliam Street in 1947 where there was a large workshop suitable for their business.
“Ted” didn’t want to move house, so they used the workshop behind No 6, and converted the house into flats which they rented out. Ken remembers Ted senior as a small, kindly man, more of a friend than an employer. He liked swimming and bought a chalet at Long Haydons on the river near Sharnbrook.
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Swimming at Long Haydons, Bletsoe, Beds.
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In 1956 Ted senior handed the business to his son Lawrence Edward “Ted” junior. After his father’s death in 1966 Ted continued with Ken until they both retired in 1991. During his retirement Ted had been restoring a Lanchester Saloon, but sadly he died following an explosion on his boat, which he owned jointly with his friend Harvey Britten, in 1996.
With no one to take on the business the premises were cleared at a Sale in 1998, when Derek Savory bought an “interesting” lot of Russian Photographs. He also bid for an album of postcards but another bid got them.
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Ted was restoring a Lanchester Saloon like this at the time of his death.
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After the sale that bidder contacted Derek and offered him the postcards as they were of no great value to him, and he thought they should remain with the photographs. The two Lanchesters were also sold at the sale.
Derek Savory researched the story of Ted senior’s wartime service in Russia in WWI.
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