lakerman Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 My mum and dad met at Brown Bayleys....she worked in the test house in the office and dad worked in the labs. Sheila (nee Allott) and Doug Coe. Dad worked there until he was made redundant in the early 80's when Hadfields took over. Many happy memories...... Doug Coe was my boss. I worked in the labs from 1966 to 1973. Then I moved up a bit and became a foreman on the billet finishing until 1980. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndhandrose Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Doug Coe was my boss. I worked in the labs from 1966 to 1973. Then I moved up a bit and became a foreman on the billet finishing until 1980. My dad died a number of years ago....he had looked forward to his retirement but never got there being made redundant. At just 59 he 'went fishing'..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Does anyone know anything about Brown Baileys' head office? I'm not sure but I think it was somewhere off Riverdale Rd at Ranmoor. It was a big old house. Also can anyone tell me anything about Lord Riverdale??? Cheers Lord Riverdale and his son Hon Mark Balfour were on the board of directors of Arthur Balfour on The Wicker.It had offices and steel stock there along with managers and the personal dept.Another office was at Sheffield Rd Tinsley, both sadly demolished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david weston Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Most older folk will associate Brown Bailey's with their famous, green steam lorries which they used long after that form of transport had become museum curiosities; anyone work on them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Most older folk will associate Brown Bailey's with their famous, green steam lorries which they used long after that form of transport had become museum curiosities; anyone work on them ? If you want to see a beautifully restored ,in Brown Bayley,s colours,Sentinel steam lorry there was one of the originals in the Glasgow transport museum.I remember them in the 1960,s often carrying red hot metals.It used to say on them max speed 12mph !!!!! Their garage was inside the works near where the Arena is now.Apparently they were made near Glasgow.If you contact the museum they sold a catalogue and postcards of the Brown Bayleys Sentinel.Its a super museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesh2o Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Does anyone remember my Grandmother - Dot ( Doris ) Holt - who worked in the canteen at Brown Bayleys between around the 1960s - 1970s. Any help / information would be gratefully recieved. Sincerely James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripon street Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 anyone worked at brown baileys around 1965 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeG Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 anyone worked at brown baileys around 1965 I knew a John Robson who did. He's in the States now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrodbo Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Jack Loy worked there for years up to around 1955 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronn88 Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 1955 i would think part of my family worked there lol callaghan bert callaghan, eddie callaghan all my uncles , also ted bruce one of my many cousons that worked there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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