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Recent content by simental
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T. Elvins & Sons Ltd
Hi Bigles Sorry to hear Jack Baldwin has passed away,I thought he had moved to the bewdley area as he was a very keen fisherman but he must have moved back to b`ham,he used to live in hampstead originally and went to work at greatbridge on his bike! We had a little mini van after that and...- simental
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I worked for Elvins in the early 60`s as an apprentice bricklayer with a general forman named Jack Baldwin and a bricklayer named Tommy,an Irishman who left to work for the generating board,We built an office block at great bridge in the black country and a factory at Northampton . I also...- simental
- Post #77
- Forum: Factories & Offices
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Hi Paul I worked for Elvins from 1963 to 67 and started as a trainee bricklayer,Mr Askew gave me the job and sent me to Hovis to brick up large openings in the bakery on my own!. My firt wage was £7 per week at 18 years old I was then sent to great bridge to work with a general foreman , Jack...- simental
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