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Hi, does anyone remember my dad Fred Marriott who was an apprentice instructor (at GHS I'm pretty sure) in the 1960s? I don't think he was there that long as he had to travel from West Brom where we lived. He was a toolmaker by trade but remained in training until his early retirement at...

Only just found this this thread on this site. Caught my eye as although I wasn't employed by Austin-Rover/MG Rover I spent 2/3 days (sometimes nights as well) a week over 15 years at Longbridge as a Honeywell contractor looking after the energy controls and BMS or what Longbridge called CEMS...

Hi, very belated response I'm afraid. I've only just spotted this message re Switchgear Progress Dept. Did you or anyone remember a John Oakley in Switch Progress? I didn't know John at Witton but met him years later at Elecromagnets Ltd (Boxmag) in the seventies. I may be up the wrong tree...

White ! collars and shirts too.

Just a bit of trivia. The late Ozzie (John) Osbournes father, also John but known as Jack Osbourne worked at Witton. In the toolroom I believe.

Hi Devonjim, yes I seem to recall that Castle Bromwich Hall was used for residential training for GEC overseas students. There was an apprentice from New Zealand around during my time at Wilton.

Re main entrance photo - private cars inside the gates were a definite no no when I was there! I had already left by 1968. I remember when it was approaching home time, everyone would assemble by the exits with coats on, poised for the big rush when the siren/bell went. The security staff...

More photos unearthed ! Apprentice machine school line-up 1961, I'm on the back row labelled plus a few names I remember. Also main entrance from Dulverton Road c1968.

I still have my 'Welcome to Witton' booklet marked 'September 1960'with a plan and aerial view of the works (see photos). I've also got some Witton News mags which are quite interesting with wedding and retirement photos. Earlier in this thread someone mentioned the tunnel between switchgear...

Unfortunately, it's the story of the British manufacturing industry. Most of the big names have now disappeared. Each has it's own story, like GEC, Austin-BMC-MG Rover, Lucas etc, etc......... Pick almost anything up in your house and what does it say? "Made in China". Long gone are the days...

I'm too, am intrigued at the lack of activity in the GEC Witton thread on this site considering how many worked there. I was a drawing office apprentice 1960 - 1965 and stayed until 1967 in Switchgear drawing office 2DO Annexe when there seemed to be a 'wind of change' approaching with the...

Indeed! We were just naive teenagers - I barely knew what the IRA was.

I also went to the Aston Tech annexe in Berners St. Lozells for evening classes which was a pretty run down area even then. The building was a former chapel I think. Gone now, of course, replaced by a row of modern houses. Memory often plays tricks but I seem to remember doing Mechanical...

Hi Richard. That name doesn't ring bells. I did electrical engineering so didn't do that subject. I can only remember Mr Poynten (?). He taught Maths also AC and DC electrical eng. Excellent lecturer. I should have reached HNC level over 5 years but as I didn't have maths 'O' level, I had...

I attended Aston Tech 1960 - 1965 ONC Electrical Eng. - day release as a GEC Witton Apprentice. Good staff but hated the miserable building. It was just as the photo Stitcher posted without the gas lamp! Alan Marriott