Eddyjayauk
master brummie
Anyone who worked in the toolroom about 1964 on.
I served my time under Sid rainsford l remember you Mike and your baggies mate martin dyer Dave Townsend started the year after you with myself Tony Malloy Niall coffee les Sadler l was assigned to the fitting section with Dave Tomlin l think his uncle Sean was my chargehandHi
I was a toolroom apprentice at Harrisons from 1966 to 1971.
Jack Downing a grinder was the first apprentice instructor in the new training school , which was the Green street side of the toolroom.
Sid Rainsford was the toolroom foreman & the other apprentices that started with me were Martin Dyer Ray Hexley & Dave Townsend.
I walked up Bradford street a few weeks ago, the buildings both sides of the street are still there looking a little sad now.
The entry to the Castaway club looks to still be there.
Regards Mike Webber
Well ,
You did well to remember Joeseph Lizowskis name. I remember Him as a charge hand toolmaker .
Sid used to send me out every for 10 gold leaf Ciggarets.
There was a Londoner who was wheellchair bound working on the bench at the time.I cant remember his name.
It was amazing how big the toolroom was at the time with its own heat treatment, jig boring, inspection & tool tryout.
There was plenty of skilled jobs then & skilled men to do them.
Regards
Mike.
Hello l started my time in 1967 until the end of my apprenticeship and it’s great to see all your interests ,l remember most of the names my name is Tony Malloy, what is your name?. I remember Joe the bench chargehand ,Eric Holmes’s bench,Bill ford shaper Jack Downing, Dave Anderson apprentice instructor,Sean fitter chargehand,Jimmy Wisheart fitting Trevor Burr fitting ,Dave Tomlin fitting Robin Campbell apprentice And many others cheers Tony MalloyAnyone who worked in the toolroom about 1964 on.
Thank you, Mike, took me a few mins to get my head around it. What was throwing me off was the curve of Chapel House Street, I got it into my head that the photo was taken from the west and not the north.Below is a map showing Harrisons in red. On the photo I have marked some of the streets and outline of Harrsons in red
One side of Harrisons main building was situated on the corner of Bradford St and Birchall St and the other side was on the corner of Bradford St and Lombard St. The building extended back to Cheapside.Whereabouts on Bradford St was Harrisons situated?
One of my great uncles, William Allen, was shown as working there in the 1921 census (as a Fitter's Labourer).
I've found the attached aerial photo from 1936 that claims to be Harrisons, but I can't work out its orientation in relation to a modern map.
hi kaitlynn i dont know if you are aware of this map site but its marvelous..you can go all over the country with it...what it does is show you the old street maps and then if you move the blue dot the map fades out to show you what is there now...i have spent hours using it...click on link below i have set it up for bradford st for youThank you, Mike, took me a few mins to get my head around it. What was throwing me off was the curve of Chapel House Street, I got it into my head that the photo was taken from the west and not the north.
Below is a map showing Harrisons in red. On the photo I have marked some of the streets and outline of Harrsons in red
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On the map, what’s named the Globe Works belonged to Thomas Haddon and Stokes when I worked at Harrisons from 1966- 1971.Below is a map showing Harrisons in red. On the photo I have marked some of the streets and outline of Harrsons in red
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