Here's another Smith's Coaches cine film with commentary by Mrs Jackie Mills (nee Smith). This one shows the new garage in Rose Kiln Lane being constructed. Again, a good number of people are shown (and named) in the film.
This is so interesting. I'm not sure if I knew how big a company Smith's coaches was. We used to go on Smith's coaches day trips when I was a kid in the 70's as a family. I didn't know they had quite such a long history. Fantastic video. Thanks for posting
I did wonder whether it was RKL or Katesgrove side of Kennet, but the Rose Kiln Lane garage does get a few mentions on internet history pages for Smith’s Coaches. There are a few ‘garages’ at the end of RKL (past Gascogne’s) on the 1950-60s OS maps.
