Joseph & Henry Wilson Snuff Mills

[thekrel]

Does anyone remember, Joseph & Henry Snuff Mills, Top Mill, Sharrowvale Road, 1950's.

[Blackburnrod]

I used to walk past them down Frog Walk on my way to school in the early 50s.

[julieann]

Remember it well my grandfather used to work there and can always remember the smell of him when he used to come home and he was always covered from head to foot in brown snuff, it was in his hair and on his eyelashes, thats probably why he died from emphysema in 1969.

[algy]

Still there. Apparently all the snuff grinding equipment is still in place, but not used any more.

[Twitcher]

Julieann who was your grandfather? I used to work there....

[zenazee]

i worked in the office at J&HWilson Top Mill April63 til Dec65 i remember if your head felt a bit stuffy you only had to walk inside mill certainly cleared your sinus We used to get free tin of snuff think it was monthly my dad loved it

[Hetty]

My father was a rep for some years in the 50's. For some reason, he would bring home a rams head in a wooden box, Dead I hasten to add!! I was enthralled with it's glass eyes!! I would think it would be in a tabaconists window for a promotion perhaps? I think the MD's name at that time was Albert Harland. My father used to take me to his big house on Ecclesall Rd South. I thought it very grand, he had a housekeeper!

[Aries22]

My uncle worked there all his life, his name was Frank Lindley

[USUK]

My mate's dad did a lot of work there. Basically maintaining the facility I think

[zenazee]

can't remember much about factory staff as i said i worked in office so didn't have much contact girls in office i remember pam ella diane sue i think office manager was called mr bewsey not sure of spelling