j4yc Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 My brother-in-law worked there for many years, he was a moulder. Alwin Lyne sadly died in 1997 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffk Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 (edited) i knew alwin well he was a great racing cyclist he rode for langsett cycles in the 60,s the same time as i was racing [not as good as him by a long way]. Edited January 28, 2010 by jeffk spelling mistake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j4yc Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Yes, cycling was one of the loves of his life. The other was his paintings of derbyshire. He died while cycling in Derbyshire so what a way to end a brilliant life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffk Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 what a great cyclist and a great friend what age would he have been at the time of is death Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j4yc Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Alwin was 61 - alas just b4 he was due to take early retirement! A lesson for us all--retire as soon as we can and enjoy;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewpot54 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 My uncle worked there all his life/I think he was the works manager.His name was Bill Hammond. Not long after the war the sent him and a few more on a fact finding mission to the deep south of America. There was an article in the Mirror[?] where he said it made his heart bleed to see the working conditions for the ***** in the foundries over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegaso Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I worked on the switch with jessie at e a steels on attercliffe rd around 74/76 really enjoyed working there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clo2 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I was apprenticed at Edgar Allen Foundry from 1966 to 1973 I was a Fitter in the maintenance dept I was set by Stan Fry in Personel and my Forman Colin Prentice I did most of my training with Charlie, Edgar Hall, and in the Machine Shop with Ted Whiteway The Chief engineer was Jerry Horsfall Yes I agree with all it was a great place to work the best work days of my life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogolf Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 I actually cast the bell on the recommissioned ship ( first one being sunk in the Falklands ) HMS Sheffield at Edgar allens Melting shop Hi. I worked on the furnace the day we made the replacement bells for HMS Sheffield. My brother John was in the lab and did all the metallurgy work on them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trastrick Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Hi. I worked on the furnace the day we made the replacement bells for HMS Sheffield. My brother John was in the lab and did all the metallurgy work on them! We still have one of the original Edgar Allen Poes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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