Recent content by aok100

Hello, I've just come across your message so thought I'd send a reply. I started working at Bradshaws in January 1962 when I was 15 yrs old when they were in Harborne, Vivian Road. My recollection was that Bernard Metcalf ran a company named MMS, Metcalf Marketing Services, and in turn owned...

Hi Sorry for the delay in replying. I'm sorry but I don't recall your Aunt, the bindery dept. was upstairs and I worked downstairs on the printing presses but I do remember a lady named Hazel. When I started at Bradshaws she was working in the packing Dept. and after the move to Halesowen in...

Thanks for replying. I can remember 2 people who were working at Sunderland Print at the time I was working next door at Bradshaws, both had previously worked for Bradshaws when they were located in Harborne, a machine man name of Brian Barnes, shortish with ginger wavy hair always acting the...

Have only just come across this message, so sorry for the delay. I'm interested in where you were born and lived. This is because for many years I have been searching for a picture and information of the house that stood on the right of what used to be Clent House. I believe Clent House was...

Did you work at Sunderland Print before they acquired Bradshaws? I remember on a couple of occasions while I was working for Bradshaws and work was a bit low that I went next door to Sunderland Print to collect some work which needed printing urgently. I operated a 2 colour Heidelberg cylinder...