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Article from Beautiful Britain, News & reviews 1923.
ives text from Beautiful Britain

William Ives branched out from motor engineering into coaching in the 1920s. In 1925 he bought a new Overland fourteen seater. He adopted the name Ivory Coaches and operated services to Cirencester and Bristol. In November 1933 he bought a Guy Conquest that seated 32. In the pre war years he had ten different vehicles in his fleet.
Ives coaches timetable
IVES advert

Left - bus timetable 1934

Above - advert

Below - Guy Conquest bus in use by Ives 1933-1938 when it was sold to Vaughan, Chippenham, WIL.
IVES Coach 1933
SOURCES:

Martin, C; Gloucestershire's Buses and Coaches: The Years to 1945 (Archive Photographs: Images of England); Tempus 2000; 0752417363

GLOUCESTERSHIRE ARCHIVES
TETBURY RURAL SANITARY AUTHORITY and RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL
Catalogue Ref. DA 36
SURVEYOR
Tetbury Rural District Council Building Applications and Plans
Building control applications and plans 1936-1949
Ref. DA 36/710/2/2 - date: 31.08.1936 - New garages, Market Place (plans); owner: W. Ives; builder: Holborow and Sons
Ref. DA 36/710/2/134 - date: 06.11.1939 - Additions to garage, The Chipping (plans); owner: W. Ives; agent: R. G. Cox
Ref. DA 36/710/2/136 - date: Dec. 1939 - Alterations to house & drainage, 19 Market Place (plans); owner: W. Ives
Ref. DA 36/710/2/152 - date: 13.11.1941 - Bus station, The Chipping.; owner: W. Ives; agent: Holborow & Son
Ref. DA 36/710/2/214 - date: 29.05.1946 - Garage and five flats, 30 Long Street (plans); owner: W. Ives; architect: E. Cole
Ref. DA 36/710/2/267 - date: 25.02.1947 - Garage and offices, 30 Long Street (plans); owner: W. Ives; architect: E. Cole
Ref. DA 36/710/2/308 - date: 02.02.1948 - Service and petrol station with offices, 30 Long Street; owner: W. Ives; agent: Eric Cole & Ptnrs.
Ref. DA 36/710/2/347 - date: 14.10.1948 - Garage, 30 Long Street.; owner: Mr. Ives; agent: Holborow & Sons

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