LEYLAND man Robert Bannister has written to the Citizen in response to a Mr Brown's letter, which asked about the former use of the indoor market site, in Northcote Street, Leyland.
Mr Bannister, of Clifton Avenue, says he feels sure that the answer to Mr Brown's question is that the building which now houses the indoor market was called the Torque Shop in the mid-30s.
He said: "All the torque convertor transmission gear levers were manufactured and assembled there, before being fitted to a range of single and double-decker buses, which were aptly name 'gearless buses'.
"But in the early 30s the building was called The Running Shop, where all the production chassis were loaded with weights before going out and being tested on local roads."
He added: "However, as production increased, this operation was transferred to South Works to more suitable buildings, thus leaving room for the torque convertors to be built in Northcote Street."
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