Anyone remember: Graham Bruce & son and William Parkin & Co

[steven85]

Graham Bruce & Son (Sheffield) Limited

William Parkin & Co. Ltd Crown Steel Works

 

Does anyone remember these firms or worked there? They were just off Sylvester street at the bottom of a little lane they were joined onto the Sylvester works and backed onto Tyzacks.

[JACK HEWITT]

I worked at William Parkin & co on Sylvester st in the packing dept in the early 60s also had my first experience of working class women from the paint dipping shop upstairs they painted certain parts of my body I wont disclose on here I stayed there for around 2yrs and cant remember a single name of anyone I worked with only Harry Parkin the son of William.

[bullerboY]

Tony Kantor worked there for years until they made him redundent

[Elaine223]

Both my parents 'Frank and Mavis Deakin' worked at

William Parkin Crown Steel Works

Machine Knives & Agricultural,

Dad was a Maintenance Fitter/Engineer and mum worked in the Packing Dept and Office.

I remember only a few names:

Edmond Bruce and his wife Dorothy

Graham Bruce

Ian Mallinder

Dave Gardner

[smithy266]

Peter Bruce, yep, used to see him a lot...in our social group...

[johnlittle]

Graham Bruce was a member of the Council of Sheffield Chamber of Commerce and I met him there often. He was a kind and dignified man I shall always be grateful to have known.

[lazarus]

I worked at William Parkin & co on Sylvester st in the packing dept in the early 60s also had my first experience of working class women from the paint dipping shop upstairs they painted certain parts of my body I wont disclose on here I stayed there for around 2yrs and cant remember a single name of anyone I worked with only Harry Parkin the son of William.[/quote

 

Don't you mean working women!