Glossop's - Kings of Tarspraying

A history of the firm of W & J Glossop Ltd of Hipperholme, Yorkshire from its turbulent beginning in 1906 to its takeover by Colas Ltd. in 1984. This book covers the development of tarspraying by mechanical methods and contains a large number of photographs of the steam lorries owned by the firm. There is a list of the company's steam vehicles in the appendix.