Mitchell’s

Description

John Mitchell took his first bus on the road in 1920 and went on to establish a transport service that communities from Lewis and Harris relied on for their daily travel. School days, work days, high days and holidays were usually dependent on the iconic blue buses. Mitchell’s, The Story of a Family’s Garage and Bus Business is told here by Colin Tucker and in this richly illustrated book he gives an account of how the business grew to include both the bus service and the garage. With over 140 contemporary photographs including John Mitchell with one of his first buses taken from the family archive and many more donated by enthusiastic members of the public, this book will evoke many memories. Started shortly before Ian Mitchell’s sudden death in 2016, the book was realised by his son Chris and this wonderful archive is the result.

232 pages