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Fisher & Ludlows factory

fellowkev

fellowkev

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Hello,
I have not seen the Fisher & Ludlows factory as a main topic, so I thought I would start a thread for those who may have worked there or remember people who did.
My Grandfather worked there after the War, he worked throughout the 1950's, and 1960's in the tool making area, I believe.
His name was Harry George Fellows. He preferred to be called Harry, but some people called him George. Anyone old enough to remember the name? He was born in 1905, served in India in the 1920's, and was in the air force during the war.
When retiring from Fisher low' he received the proverbial gold watch!
All the best,
Kevin
 
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HI Kevin,
I worked at F.L. in the 50s and I left in 1960 to get married. In those days when you got married it was quite normal to give up working. I started as a clerk in the transport office and I was taking pitmans shorthand lessons after work. I was very lucky, because of this I was promoted the the Cost & Damage Managers secretary. Which entailed going on to the factory floor with my boss, and taking down in shorthand the extent of any damage occuring on the shop floor. We also used to take pictures of the damage. Those were very happy days my boss was called Alan Whittaker and I often wondered what happened to him. I made many friends during my time there but sadly as the years go by you seem to loose touch. I had not thought about F.L until I read your post. I am sure there will be lots of people with lots of mermories . Names I remeber, George Bousefield who worked with Alan & me and from the transport office, Gwen, Pat, Brenda, Stan Appleby,Shelia and Thelma, Thanks Kevin for jogging my memory.
Pauline.
 
Hello. My uncle worked at Fisher's his name was Alfred John Hickman don't know which department he worked in but was there for many years.
 
hi Fellowkev,

i worked there from 1968 to 1979 i wored in the experimental Dept building the prototypes very interesting job from a flat sheet of metal to a finished car
 
My father, a sheet metal worker worked at Fisher & Ludlow - I'm not sure when, I think it was after the war as I can remember him talking about it.
Sheri
 
My Friends Mother, Mrs. Benfield got me a Stainless Steel Sink from F & L, Bordesley circa 1968.
 
I didn't work there, but they had a very good social club, and I went there many times to dances and "free and easy" nights in the 1960s.
 
the social club during the 70s i was there every saturday night for the dances it was an exelent night out.
 
Sylvia I still go to the dances at F & L (now the Jag) evry saturday and sunday night or sometimes go in the Free and Easy room it's brilliant!
 
One of Fisher and Ludlow's Castle Bromwich shop-floor creations, made sometime between 1954 and 1962. Still running, and exhibited at nostalgia-car rallies in the Midlands.
 
If anyone remembers CHARLES MURRAY 1950 1970 A shop steward at F & L please let me know.
 
My grandad worked there during the war , he was a sheet metal worker and worked on the spitfire panel production. His name Charles Henry Field.
 
I do remember either picking up or delivering at F & L. but I was on general freight so it would have been normal type goods because purpose built vehicles were required to carry anything that was assembled. My visits there were very infrequent so I cant help.
 
My late brother in law worked there John Catley not sure when. Does anyone remember Harrisons the polishers in Digbeth i was in what used to be called the Institute... my step father Percy Haines worked there I remember going to xmas party and seeing Santa there .

Jean
 
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My late father and brother used to work at Fisher and Ludlow.My dad's name was Jack Blundell,and my brother's name Jim.My dad started with them as a tool maker before WW2,when (I think) they had a factory in Bordesley.
With the outbreak of the war-he was put in a reserved occupation and shipped off to Coalbrookdale in Shropshire to help Fisher & Ludlow with the set up and manufacture of wings for Lancaster bombers.The last wing rolled out on 1 June 1945.
After the war he went to Castle Bromwich from where he retired in 1982.
Some names I remember my dad mentioning were:
Stan Cooks,Len Crowther,Wilf Stokes,Ted Hands,Don Breeze,Bob Fort,Percy Glover.
My brother remembered doing some tool room training under Bert Bayliss-who was the scourge of young apprentices!
 
i worked in the same block as the tool makers ( I ) block i worked in the experimental building the prototypes i had more to do with the patern makers which were also in (I) block i was their from 1968 to 1979.
 
My Dad worked there on Spitfire and other aircraft production during the war. I've probably mentioned it in the Castle Bromwich Airfield thread. I was very young then and remember him talking about a young lady who used work with him on panels and riveting work - can't remember her name.
 
Anyone remember my Dad William Roydes, he worked there as an Inspection Foreman in the body shop from the early 50's until he retired in 1979. I have his engraved long service gold watch from "British Leyland" as it was by the time he had done his 25 years. He wore it righ up until he died last year.
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When I was about 4 we used to go to the Social Club every Saturday night in my Dads Austin A30 with no heater. I remember the Inside of the windows used to ice up in the winter !

I also remember he gave me a sixpence to have a go on the one armed bandit, and I won the jackpot, I think it was £25 in sixpences, there were so many we had to wrap them in a bar towel !!
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I can remember Fishers having a factory in Bradford Street, I used to pass it every day on the 13a or 24 from Yardley Wood, in the summer they had
the big doors open, to cool the place down I should think! The size of the
the presses, they were massive, cheers Bernard
 
Zak14 I wouldn't remember your Dad but my Uncle Jim worked there till he retired can't remember when, but he was there in the 1960s
 
My Father, Edmund (Eddie) Haldon worked at Castle Bromwich during late 1950s, 1960s and took redundancy about 1975. He was a Sheet Metal Worker and he worked in "E" Block. He was also a Shop Steward during some of his time there. I also worked in the Offices there early 1960s - married name Hensey. We lived in Sheldon at the time.
 
judydog,
i worked there from 1968 to 1979 as a sheet metal worker i worked in E block before going to I block the experimental dept making prototype car bodies, i don't recognize your dads name.
 
My dad, Athur Keenan worked at Fishers. The social club was brilliant, we used to go there on St Patricks night.
 
Post WW2, The F & L factory produced Bendix Washing M/cs and Stainless Steel Sinks etc. Len.
 
Carol Watts,
The social club was brilliant i would go their dancing every saturday night they would have a differant band each week and they all had good dance tempo.
 
frederick said:
i worked in the same block as the tool makers ( I ) block i worked in the experimental building the prototypes i had more to do with the patern makers which were also in (I) block i was their from 1968 to 1979.
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Hi Frederick.. You may know one of the Apprentice Patternmaker... surname Morris his Father was a Patternmaker with me at Fort Dunlop
 
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