Wilmot Breeden Limited

[Glenys]

There was a Jim Gough who worked in Apprentice Training, my brother lived in the bungalow at the sportsground, and I worked in the lock assembly dept. at Farringdon.

Jim Gough moved at some stage to live in West Heath and worked at the Longbridge. His first wife Barbara passed away and he married his second wife and retired to live in Ireland. We went over to visit a couple of times and he sadly passed away three years ago, we were unable to make the mass, but went over on holiday a few weeks after the funeral and took flowers to his wife. He was a real gentleman.

 

[colinfocus]

My Dad worked there too , he was a bumper polisher, Alan Smith was his name .I was wondering if you knew him . A big stature of a I man and an avid Birmingham City fan

I worked with your dad at wilmott breeden in the late 60s with Morgan, woody wardy. Mansel lowey and a few more

 

[colinfocus]

I worked with your dad at wilmott breeden in the late 60s with Morgan, woody wardy. Mansel lowey and a few more

My Dad, Alan Smith worked on the Bumpers

I worked with your dad at wilmott breeden in the late 60s with Morgan, woody wardy. Mansel lowey and a few more

Yes, the health and safety standards of the time were pretty shocking especially what we know now. Let's just say the people of that era were very resilient indeed and cut from a different cloth....

I totally agree with you, I worked in B block as a polisher,but you had more dust coming off the so called automatic machines than off the polshars them selves

 

[colinfocus]

My Dad worked there ,Alan Smith and still lives on Cranes Park Road Sheldon .He polished crome bumpers

I worked with your dad, his nickname was big alge there were a few of us who used to go for a drink on Friday evening after a short shift at work,I still think of your dad as I passed your house in cranes park, as I became a bus driver when I left wilmotts, hope you are ok