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Stanley
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Posted -  21/01/2009  :  17:11
This is a continuation of Steeplejack's Next Corner. Click on this link for the older topic:

Jacks Corner Part 3


Stanley Challenger Graham




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AlanMc
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Posted - 20/09/2010 : 18:36
The Marland Mill chimney, when was it demolished and by whom?ya-hoo


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bob hulin
" its going leg it "


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Posted - 20/09/2010 : 20:32
Alan go to the maln directory pictures it's on there mate.Tongue-out


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bob hulin
" its going leg it "


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AlanMc
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Posted - 20/09/2010 : 20:59
Bob, Cheers--found the date.

Standard Waggon took over from L.& Y. Waggon & Engineering. Phoenix Boilermakers where I served my time back in the dark ages were part of L.& Y.
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Invernahaille
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Posted - 20/09/2010 : 23:05
British Geoffrey Diamond! Springs to mind.


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AlanMc
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Posted - 21/09/2010 : 08:42
If I recall correctly, British Geoffrey Diamond manufactured mining equipment. I used to repair the boilers at the firm's Wakefield works.

Phoenix were Boilermakers building paper-making kiers and carrying out a wide range of specialised boiler repairs all over Britain and Ireland.  Established 1863 L.& Y. built & repaired railway waggons; Standard Waggon took over the business in 1954 which were then constructing both wooden and riveted steel waggons. Both types were built by Standard until the late 1960s when the firm commenced a massive rolling programme of modernisation. By the early 1970s Standard Waggon were building fleets of hi-tech waggons for firms all over Britain as well as overseas.ya-hoo



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Bodger
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Posted - 21/09/2010 : 15:11
Stanley in your association  with the Pickles Eng. was there ever a discussion regarding Shrove Tuesday / Apprentice Day ?, in the 1950/60s in Cheshire it was still observed in the engineering industry as a half day holiday wth pay, the down side was for the first half you were subject to various acts of horse play by the trades men.
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Invernahaille
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Posted - 21/09/2010 : 22:03
Alan Mc,
              Yes you are right, BJD, did manufacture mining equipment, but prior to manufacturing mining equipment they manufactured rolling stock for the railways. When things got bad in the railway industry they diversfied into mining equipment.


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AlanMc
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Posted - 21/09/2010 : 22:43
Robert,

Thanks for the info.ya-hoo



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Stanley
Local Historian & Old Fart


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Posted - 22/09/2010 : 06:14
Bodge, in a word, no. Never any mention of anything outside hard-nosed concentration on getting the job done.


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Bodger
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Posted - 22/09/2010 : 09:08
Does anyone who served an apprenticeship recall Apprentice Day / Shrove Tuesday ?, it was a national event once upon a time, and as stated in earlier post it was obseved in the 1950s around the Cheshire / Lancs border i only recall it being in engineering, but maybe other trades observed it


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AlanMc
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Posted - 22/09/2010 : 21:00
Hi Bodge,

Shrove Tuesday! Aye, the event was used as another excuse for the big,beefy Boilermakers to terrorise us young splindly apprentices culminating with us getting" Stag " mixed with iron-filings onto our " wedding tackle" .  Argh!! Halcyon Days!.


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Bradders
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Posted - 22/09/2010 : 22:23
Go on ...you didn't shave  , either....eh.

Just knocked them old bristles in with a hammer , and chewed  'em off  inside...

Mmmm....

Edited by - Bradders on 22/09/2010 10:27:55 PM


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AlanMc
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Posted - 24/09/2010 : 22:17
Brads,

I were born wi' a white beard--never seen a razor!

 Blues Singer--Howling Wolf, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker and all that jazz--.  Do you play this stuff?ya-hoo



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blokman
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1120 Posts
Posted - 26/09/2010 : 19:53
And a fine specimen of manhood for a chap of 68years according to the Craven Herald, (sorry Alan, couldn't resist!!)


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