Piccadilly Lily Mobile Canteen

16/11/2024

16/11/2024

Just a bit more

16/11/2024

Latest footage of NAAFI

16/11/2024

Part 3, up and running again 😎

16/11/2024

Part 2, cleaning it all up

16/11/2024

Part one, points weren't working 😕

03/11/2019

We're at the Isle of Wight Wedding Fayre at Ventnor Botanical Gardens today. We couldn't bring Piccadilly Lily because of the mud where she's stored thanks to the storm yesterday but come and have a chat with us.

03/11/2019

https://piccadillylilyeven.wixsite.com/piccadillylily/sample-menus

We've updated the site with some more information about the types of menu we can offer - take a look.

17/08/2019

Here it is, a work in progress, will be updated as things develop, thanks for checking it out.

1943 Mobile Canteen that can provide your event with Tea, Coffee and Homemade Cakes.

17/08/2019

Website in progress 😀

06/10/2017

Piccadilly Lily was built as a auxiliary towing vehicle (ATV) in March 1943. She was used by London Fire Brigade (NFS) and whilst in their care, she had further conversions into a pump salvage. However at some stage we don’t know when, the fire service had her converted into a mobile canteen and she was sent to be used in the CIty of Bristol towards the latter end of WWII.

Post war she was selected, due to her good condition and as a canteen van by the home office to be retained for the Cold War. Her role was to be part of the mobile columns along with other vehicles including the wonderful Bedford green goddess fire engine.

Only to be used in the event of a nuclear war. She was kept in this role until around 1972 thankfully in dry storage, finally sold off and brought to be used as a camper van from a garage sale in Swansea, which funny enough included the other green goddess fire engines.

We brought the van in 2003 and commenced on a lengthy restoration to how you see her now. She has appeared in a couple of TV roles “Over here” with Martin Clunes , Band of Brothers, Goodwood Revival and more recently filmed for the new series of antiques road show.

We have now, after many years of encouragement from friends and family, we have decided to bring her out to be used at special functions and events only.

We provide the normal refreshments, however, we can provided specialty teas, coffees and home made cakes.

All served in that 40’s style.