Memories of Wigfalls

[Carol F]

The lady who worked in accounts in Rotherham suddenly came to me - Ruby!

[cliffetops]

Wigfalls bought Blanchards on Infirmary Road I worked there in the seventies I can also remember the wiggies man calling for the Tv money on a Friday night and my mum pretending not to be in we had to tell him to call next week any one else have to do that

[brian1941]

Wigfalls were o,k we use to get clothing on never-never and a

washing machine, saved going to wash house. Hi hi hi good old days.

[Glenda W]

yes! we do remember Ruby in accounts, Johnny Wobbler was a homeless character who had mental problems he used to pass Wigfalls store often and get rather abusive, he had one deformed leg which caused him to wobble.

Mick asked do you remember Dorothy Shilton she also worked in electrical also a guy named Tony ? he used to sing opera.

[lagerlil]

My dad used to work at wigfalls, he was a hoover and washer engineer. his name was gordon butterley.

[Carol F]

Hi Glenda and Mick

 

Yes, I remember Dorothy Shilton, nervous little woman with dark hair and Tony who used to work in mens outfitters and sang opera around the clubs. Do you both remember Violet McMahon who I worked with and also Ann Spafford who worked with Mick?

[Texas]

Does the name Fiermann, or Fearman, mean anything to anyone? I think there were two of them, father and son, employed on building maintenance or something based, at Rutland Road. I think the son's name was Sidney.

[mikeglossop]

My mum bought, from wigfalls, an english electric washing machine in a beige-y almond colour. single-tub, with an electric mangle that fitted over the tub. the mangle dismantled and "lived" inside a "door" on the side of the machine when not in use.

 

I remember the chap who used to collect the weekly money from my mum and dad, we called him "uncle Tom". I'm sure he lived on one of the short cul de sacs, at the top of Staniforth road, in Darnall somewhere. I remember he used to give me and my sister a Sixpence, between us, to buy an icecream which we used to save, all day, till the ice-cream van came round!

 

My parents also bought some carpet on the "weekly" from wiggies. I still remember it vividly. red, grey and black speckled. Our living room was so massive, she needed to buy two pieces to join together to make a fit.

 

I remember my mum played heck with the company because she bought two living-room quality pieces, but when they were delivered they got one living-room quality and one bedroom quality, so they "wore" differently, almost straight away. one looked pristine and new (the living room quality) the other looked worn and shabby.

 

i have painful memories of the electric mangle. after watching mum do the washing i decided to put a hankie through the mangle. ouch it ate my fingers

[scrunit]

Regarding Roy, could be Roy Crampton, he lived at the top of Rutland Rd., until he married then moved out to Chapeltown. He and John Moore operated Moore and Crampton in Ecclesfield. I believe Roy retired to live in Spain, and the last I heard John was still running the business.

 

 

A guy named Morell, can't remember his first name, married one of Wigfalls daughters, and became a company director. He drove a Jag XK 120 for his sins.

 

Regarding Roy Crampton He lived 2doors from Wigfalls old service department on Rutland Rd wich was between Stanly tools and Browns Shop. F.C.B Morrell known as Frank He drove a yellow E Type Jag and after that a Aston Martin He had two sons who became directors later

[scrunit]

Does the name Fiermann, or Fearman, mean anything to anyone? I think there were two of them, father and son, employed on building maintenance or something based, at Rutland Road. I think the son's name was Sidney.

 

JackFiermann father Sid the son did all the building work. the were two rough diamonds. They had a joiners shop at Mowbray street and later moved to the old flour mill in the wicker