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Hi thats amazed me that someone actually remembers him, can I ask you how you knew him please and if you have any stories / anecdotes about him or any background information on him or anyone that worked for him. Thankyou .
Does anyone remember the meat processing factory manager George Izatt , this was probably early 1980,s , he was Scottish , he interviewed me for a butchery apprentice role which I got , he was a very scary character to me as an 18 year old.
Hello everyone , i’m unfortunately writing a eulogy for my dear dad and i know he started his working life as an apprentice plumber for wiseman’s , would anyone know which street it was on please .
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fantastic story - I used to work for the coop back in the early 80,s so this is close to my heart , I love hearing actual workplace stories from days gone by , it fascinates me, I worked for a while at the start of my butchery apprenticeship at Albert street...happy days ...keep the...
Hi im the grandson of Charles Field and in the newspaper reports which ive got prints of he tried to climb a ladder to get into the burning bedroom window but failed , I didnt really know my grandad as I was very young when he passed away and he never really spoke about it to any of the family.
thats a hell of a long time poor man and according to that classed as a pauper , I wonder if they took photos of them upon admittance ?
Thanks PJMBURNS X
where exactly is the airfield ?
its not that obvious that its an airfield and there are no buildings to suggest an airfield , im not disputing the site but id have expected some sort of building