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My wife was an office junior in PCD and says the tea mugs were disgusting there too. One engineer had a particularly bad example, with cracks and chips. Her warnings about a replacement went unheeded until she "accidentally" dropped it one day. You also mentioned Bil Webb in PCD. After GEC I...

Yes, the short time in the foundry school was enlightening. One of our group, Ken Garner, brought in a glass ashtray "borrowed" from the pub and we all used it as a pattern. Mine survived, was polished and still sits on my work bench at home.

Fascinating, thank you.

Chilly indeed! Here are three more photos. My grandfather Joseph Edward Lawton is in the 1902 photo. He is also in the 1913 photo (when the name had changed from Bathing Society to Swimming Club) together with his eldest son Joseph George Lawton. The third photo is undated but would appear to be...

Hi Everyone, A family discussion led me to this forum. The question was where young couples meet these days. For many people the answer used to be “at work” in large companies that are no longer there. In 1958 I started a drawing office apprenticeship, which included two years invaluable shop...