Anyone worked at Firth Browns?

[kathy]

Hello,

I don't know if any of you or your relatives remember my dad, Albert Hall, he worked at Firths,I'm not sure how long exactly, but I think it was about 30 years, he left in 1968, when we came to Australia, I think the last department he worked in was the Electric Furnace...I would love to hear from anyone who remembers him,.......Kathy Hall

[brooksy]

a mate of my dads frank sampson worked at fb for many years in the maintainance dept he told me it was the best job he ever had especially when doing the night shift when him and his work mates went in the local pub the gate then it was back 2 fb and get your head down no wonder these steel workswent under

[kathy]

Hiya,

Does anyone, remember the "Bolt from the Blue" that was the headlines in the Star, while my dad was working at FB a bolt fell x-amount of feet, from the roof, it hit him (Albert Hall) on the forhead, he ended up with stitches...and made headlines in the Star,.......Kathy Hall

[pietro]

Title

Firth Brown A Sheffield Steel Company.

 

Author

Catherine Hamilton

 

I saw it on the bookshelves today.

[kingfisher]

Just as a matter of interest it was 20years ago last Wednesday (May 26th 1984) that the last cast of steel was made at Firth Browns, I wonder how many thousands of tons were made on the Savile Street site

[tara]

my dad worked there in 60s- frank worthington

and my uncle norman antcliffe.

[Plain Talker]

My maternal grandfather, Arthur Monks, worked at Firth Browns/ Brown-baileys, during the 20's, to the fifties/sixties (he was born in 1900 approx, depending on whether you believe the birth-date he gave on joining up to the army in ww1 oe his birth certificate)

 

My mother's brother, Frank Monks, worked at the same place, until his death in 1973, in a lorry-crash.

 

My father, Brian Turner, worked for Shardlows (near Arthur Lees at the bottom of wincobank) until the mid 1960's.

 

Mr PT's father worked for Forgemasters , (Albert Howson) (and, funnily enough, the *first* mr PT was also involved in steelworking, he worked in the offices at Dunford-Hadfields, which was where the Mad-as-hell Shopping-centre is now.

 

PT

[mr.fogg]

My mother worked in the offices there in the twentys.Her name was Jean Fogg.

[Lestat]

I know a gentleman called 'Barry Smith' who used to work at Firth Browns.

[TURFITTMAR]

Originally posted by Bill

I worked at Firth Browns from 1937 to 1983 (with a gap of 7 years for the second world war). During my time I worked in the machine shops. I would be very happy to here from anyone else that worked at Firth Browns at the same time as me. My father and grandfather also worked at firths.

 

Look forward to hearing from any and all of my ex-colleagues.

 

Bill Howard

 

Hi Bill,

My father worked at Firth Browns years ago, as a sawsmith,

his name is Ronald Turfitt, not sure what dates he worked there.

Also another family member did, his name was Leslie Shakeshaft, also not sure what year he worked there either.

Do you happen to remember them?