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Rowe Bros & Co Ltd

Rowe Bros & Co Ltd - Our Fleet of Lorries. Rowe Brothers started in Waterbeer Street as oil and colour merchants in the 19th century. After the Victoria Hall burnt down in 1919, Rowe Bros built new stores and a showroom on the Queen Street site (bottom left). They expanded across the country and their livery was familiar in many towns. Exeter employed 700, had 22 lorries and 20 drivers in 1960. They were taken over by the Thomas Tilling Group in 1970 to become Graham Reeves. In the 50's and 60's they ran many Albion lorries. DRA 1338 EX 002