WITH reference to my uncle Stan Miles' motorcycle featured in a recent Review. The picture brought back many happy memories for me.

The bike was a Quadrant three and a half horse power side valve. It was belt driven.

He purchased the bike in 1927 at the time when he left his employment with Watts of Lydney to join ironmongers in Gloucester. After several months he had had enough of travelling and decided to open his own shop in Bream. He owned the shop from 1928 until 1965.

Uncle often strapped a cushion on the carrier for me to ride pillion. I was about 12 years old at that time.

One Sunday Dad and Uncle Stan went to visit Grandad's younger broth­er, Uncle Harry, in South Ealing. The bike never let them down.

J H Watts of Lydney also had an ironmongers in Bream where the chemist shop is now. I remember they had two petrol pumps. One was Shell, one shilling and half a pence a gallon, and the other was ROP (Russian Oil Products) 10 pence per gallon.

Happy days! – Hylton Miles, Hanover Court, Bilson Close, Valley Road, Cinderford.