Anybody On Here Who Worked In Rolling Mills In The 70s

[oap1942]

Does anybody remember a firm called Hallamshire Steel if so

could you refesh my memory please, ive been in an accident over the years memories not good but i remember working as what was called a straightener would catch the rail as it came out run it down the straightening bed and use a huge mallet to flatten it,also worked on the furnace pulling bars out the floor was steel plate and you just slid the bar across,floor got rather hot this would be 61/62.

[Kidorry]

Yes In think it was at Neepsend near to the Stones brewery.

[oap1942]

Thank god for that thought i was really cracking up all i could remember was the potted meat bread cakes from a little shop opposite and that it was on a corner.

[rabitter]

a good mate of mine used to work in sheet mill he was called ray wilson i used to meet him after his shift and we used to go in monkey for a pint

[zenazee]

my dad worked at sheffield forge later darwins can't remember which mill but it was at the end of mill sands he retired about 69/70 his name was George but was always called Chick i used to go and sit a bottom of mill overlooking don and watched them work wouldn't be allowed any where near now a days health and safety etc He was always coming home with holes in trousers which my mum would patch in the end there wwere more patch than trouser towards the end of his work he used to go in Sunday night to light the furness

[Kidorry]

my dad worked at sheffield forge later darwins can't remember which mill but it was at the end of mill sands he retired about 69/70 his name was George but was always called Chick i used to go and sit a bottom of mill overlooking don and watched them work wouldn't be allowed any where near now a days health and safety etc He was always coming home with holes in trousers which my mum would patch in the end there wwere more patch than trouser towards the end of his work he used to go in Sunday night to light the furness

Im sure I have heard my brother talk about a man called Chick when he worked at Sheffield Forge.I will ask him.

[jaffa1]

Does anybody remember a firm called Hallamshire Steel if so

could you refesh my memory please, ive been in an accident over the years memories not good but i remember working as what was called a straightener would catch the rail as it came out run it down the straightening bed and use a huge mallet to flatten it,also worked on the furnace pulling bars out the floor was steel plate and you just slid the bar across,floor got rather hot this would be 61/62.

 

Yes my brother used to work at the Hallamshire Steel works on Neepsend and so did Tony Dali the Italian singer.

The building still stands but I don't know if it is in use.

[Pulseroom]

this was the one on saville street in the wicker?..my dad worked there too.

 

I worked at Hobson Houghton Saville Street, late 60s to early 70s. I was a backer. I just cant remember who the roller was, he was a very popular guy cos he was one of the best.

[harleyman170]

I used to work at Thomas Turton and Sons, Rolling Mills. Maltravers street, Effingham road area. I was there 1970-1973. I worked on the 14" mill first as cog backer then as Finish backer. We used to roll 4"x 5/8" Flat 20' - 30' long bars, it was hot gruelling, sometimes backbreaking work, but it was one of the happiest times of my life. I was a fit young teenager then with a zest for life and fun. The people i worked with, the stories that were told and the things that were done there were just amazing. I used to push my short handled tongs up against the spinning rollers and clamp onto this red hot lump of metal that literally burst out between the rolls. Running backwards while holding onto the red hot metal, the hook man would then take up the last third of the bar as it came out of the rolls and I would then push forward as it was lifted on top of the rollers and caught by the roller himself before he and his under roller would put it back through the rollers, but this time on its edge. I would repeat the return and catch the last pass as it came out and run it out to the stacker. He and I would then quickly assess its straightness before lifting and dropping it onto its rest then rushing back just in time to catch the next bar as it came through. The whole process would be repeated 20 times a set. I wonder if anyone remembers some of the people that worked there with me: Frank "Loudmouth" Slingsby, Kieth slingsby, Dave "Chopper" Warriner, Big Walt, Pony, Harold, "Arsecooler", Bow legged Eddie, Jack Thomson, Tommy H, Cec, Nigel "the Rocker" . We used to work a two shift system 6-2 and 2-10. It was fun times all the way with this motley crew.

Edited December 18, 2010 by harleyman170

[Kidorry]

I used to work at Thomas Turton and Sons, Rolling Mills. Maltravers street, Effingham road area. I was there 1970-1973. I worked on the 14" mill first as cog backer then as Finish backer. We used to roll 4"x 5/8" Flat 20' - 30' long bars, it was hot gruelling, sometimes backbreaking work, but it was one of the happiest times of my life. I was a fit young teenager then with a zest for life and fun. The people i worked with, the stories that were told and the things that were done there were just amazing. I used to push my short handled tongs up against the spinning rollers and clamp onto this red hot lump of metal that literally burst out between the rolls. Running backwards while holding onto the red hot metal, the hook man would then take up the last third of the bar as it came out of the rolls and I would then push forward as it was lifted on top of the rollers and caught by the roller himself before he and his under roller would put it back through the rollers, but this time on its edge. I would repeat the return and catch the last pass as it came out and run it out to the stacker. He and I would then quickly assess its straightness before lifting and dropping it onto its rest then rushing back just in time to catch the next bar as it came through. The whole process would be repeated 20 times a set. I wonder if anyone remembers some of the people that worked there with me: Frank "Loudmouth" Slingsby, Kieth slingsby, Dave "Chopper" Warriner, Big Walt, Pony, Harold, "Arsecooler", Bow legged Eddie, Jack Thomson, Tommy H, Cec, Nigel "the Rocker" . We used to work a two shift system 6-2 and 2-10. It was fun times all the way with this motley crew.

 

This post brings back memories of the hard work we did but I never felt as if I was being hard done too because we all worked hard.I can see that where you worked they also had some good nicknames.Ours were Cockeyes,Herculese,Asre bandit,Jimmy Cagney,Tashy,Garth,Finger John,Sh@@gy,Smelly,Toulouse le sneck,Clarence, the cockeyed lion etc.etc.Great days.