Captain Slow Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Does anybody remember either Brian Gregory or Bill Walker from Brightside Foundry, between the late 50s and the late 60s? The former was my grandad and the latter was his gaffer - and he's interested to know if anyone out there remembers owt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beady Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Got an elderly aunt who may have worked there during and after the Second World War. Think she met her future husband there - he was a driver after leaving the army in '45 (stationed in Iceland of all places)! I recall my aunt talking about sand moulds for shells - think she had some responsibility for the quality / density of the moulds? Albert and Doreen Corton ring any bells? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnumguy Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Which Foundry ?, Newhall or Ecclesfield, I was at Newhall from 64 untill they shuttered Her and the names are not familliar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benbow Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 A shot in the dark here - my Grandfather, Abraham Gregory lived in Grimesthorpe and later at Firth Park on The Oval he was a boilermaker. His wife was Ada (nee White). Their daughter was Hilda and their son was Harold, he was a moulder? at Hadfields for many years and had a bad stammer. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slow Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 (edited) Thanks for the responses so far, I'll tell him and ask if he remembers anyone. It was (I believe) the Ecclesfield one, although my other grandfather, Bob Skelton, worked as a draftsman at the Newhall foundry. Another request from him (Brian) whilst I'm on - does anybody from the Ecclesfield foundry remember George Dearden? EDIT: I'm wrong, both my grandfathers were at Ecclesfield Edited May 13, 2009 by Captain Slow Correction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beady Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Which Foundry ?, Newhall or Ecclesfield, I was at Newhall from 64 untill they shuttered Her and the names are not familliar. She mentioned Grange Lane - was that the Ecclesfield Foundry? By the way her maiden name was Brown. Not sure where her husband was a driver - could have been at either plant or even travelling between 'em? Wonder if they are remembered by anyone? - my aunt is in her mid / late 80's now but can recall quite vivdly her working days, particularly during the War when a slip of a kid! She was given a quite responsible job to replace a guy who'd been called up - something regarding the technical side of moulds / sand quality / density etc? Not sure having never worked in such a place myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slow Posted May 19, 2009 Author Share Posted May 19, 2009 Can I bump this thread? I'd just have written 'Bump!' except for the message length thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slow Posted July 3, 2009 Author Share Posted July 3, 2009 Anyone else with connections to the Brightside Foundry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeb Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 I worked as aprentice electrician at new hall road early 50s:)then found I was green blind and joined the R A F 1956 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralt Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 My name is Donald Thacker and I worked at Brightside Foundry Ecclesfield. Left in 1965 to emigrate to Australia. I was a turner in the machine shop and my father Raymond Thacker worked as a patternmaker for more than forty years. He also left to come to Australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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