Is there anyone reading this..who worked at Thorncliffe in the fifties to Sixties ???.

Hi Timbuck, my mum worked there, but i think it was in the late 40's she had me in 1951 so i think she may have left work maybe 1950, she was called Betty Marshall, do you remember anyone of that name.

Cazzie, does your mum have a sister named Maureen?

Originally posted by Timbuck
Is there anyone reading this..who worked at Thorncliffe in the fifties to Sixties ???.

I didn't ... but the father of a schoolpal did.
His name is Reynolds and lived at Sheffield Lane Top off Elm Lane.
Always drove VW Beetles which were quite rare in early sixties.

Isn't that where they made the dreaded shiny bog paper?

Andy

That was IZAL which was on Station Road on the edge of the Newton Chambers estate. It's housing now.

I remember the queues of a couple of hundred people all the way down the hill from Fishwicks fish shop on Friday lunchtimes :)

Fab fish n chips, and scallops for 4p

Hi Oldtimer, Sorry Mum (Betty Marshal) was an only child, her full name was actually Margaret Betty Marshall, but she preferred to be called Betty, does anyone remember her.

I used to live in the houses belonging to Nwton Chambers, my Dad worked at Thorncliffe from about 56 till it closed down. I got into bother because" I said dad made toilet rolls and his job was a " radial arm driller something we were made to understand was important to him. Does anyone remember C.Kelly?

I remember C. Kelly...I was a marker out in the machine shop and I used to keep the radial drillers going by marking out all the holes they had to drill..other drillers there were.. Emile Mignon a frenchman from Brittany.....Jim Rice...Fred Price, There was about a dozen radial drillers who worked there.

My father worked there, in the late 40's and 50's I think. Harry Giblin - he was a sales rep I believe. Does anyone remember him?

I worked at newton Chambers.
Here is a bit of history from this website.

http://www.members.aol.com/syp99/newtonchambers.html

my nan worked there - margeret reilly (nee wright)

I started work at Newton Chambers in 1964 as an apprentice moulder in the foundry. I left in 1970 as the foundry was on its last legs. The training officer was S. Moore. I remember the foremen, Jim Steel, Jack Knight,Cliff Whittington and George Molyneux. The foundry managers name was Maine.
We started work in the training center- just off Thorncliffe Lane. The trainer for the foundry lads was Herbert Pinder a local man and a gentleman. The work was often hard,dirty and hot but it was more challenging than most of the jobs done by working people today. I would go back tomorrow if I had the chance [ and the strength to do it ]. Working with molten iron was scary- you had to be able to depend on your mates if anything went wrong.


I lived on the old WestwoodRows at that time, but thats another story.

Happy Days.

I used to visit to look after the X-ray unit in the medical centre it was in a bunker type building with reinforced doors. Very strange.

Hi jiginc,
The medical center at Newton Chambers was built in wartime. It was called the Casualty Clearance Center and was put underground to protect against air-raids. It was reputed to be bomb proof. 200 yds further up the road was a factory making tanks so air-raids were expected at any time. There is always an explanation to the strangest things.

Originally posted by Nimrod
Hi jiginc,
The medical center at Newton Chambers was built in wartime. It was called the Casualty Clearance Center and was put underground to protect against air-raids. It was reputed to be bomb proof. 200 yds further up the road was a factory making tanks so air-raids were expected at any time. There is always an explanation to the strangest things.

I remember it being called the C.T.C (Casualty treatment centre)
Have a look at my website HERE (http://www.members.aol.com/syp99/index.html)

[QUOTE=Timbuck;118548]Is there anyone reading this..who worked at Thorncliffe in the fifties to Sixtied. I was the first overseas trainee from Ceylon(now Sri-Lanka) during 1960-1964 underwent training in Foundry Management.Mr.White House was the general works Manager and Mr.Main was the Foundry Manager at that time.

[QUOTE=Timbuck;118548]Is there anyone reading this..who worked at Thorncliffe in the fifties to Sixties

I was the first overseas trainee from Ceylon (Now Sri-Lanka) underwent training in foundry Management attatched to the Metallurgical Department from 1960 - 1964. Mr. White House was general works manager and Mr.Main was the foundry manager then.
Presently I am the joint managing director of my foundry which I started in 1974

I had two uncles and an aunt who worked there at that time. They were Herbert, Harold and Margaret Womersley.

Is there anyone reading this..who worked at Thorncliffe in the fifties to Sixties ???.
My dad worked as an inspector at NCK at that time.

My grandad worked at Newton Chambers on Thorncliffe for quite a while I think.

What was his name ? Some of us may remember him.

His name was Leonard Hague

His name was Leonard HagueThat name rings a bell...Tell me more..

I don't really know too much to be honest, I will have to ask my nan! What sort of info would help jog your memory? (just so I can ask her). I never really knew much about what he did, perhaps it's time to find out!

My Dad worked there after leaving the pits after the war - he worked there in the foundry until 1990 his name is Frank Hibbert and he has loads of stories - he remembers everything. Someone mentioned George Molyneux he was a neighbour of my dads on Thorncliffe Lane and has just recently passed away. My Dad now lives off Cowley Lane. Let me have some names and I will speak to him about it. I can remember being taken around the foundry as a little girl.

I have just spoke to my nan, she says that my grandad worked in the machine shop as a Turner. He worked there for the best part of 30 years. His brother in law also worked there, his name was Alan Thickett.

I will be speaking to my Dad tomorrow so will ask him if he remembers Alan Thickett from the machine shop and Leonard Hague.

One of my uncles worked there in about the late 50's early 60's I think.
His name was Bat Cowley & he & my aunty Blanche had a shop in High Green for many years. I think Uncle Bat was an electrician

I have just spoke to my nan, she says that my grandad worked in the machine shop as a Turner. He worked there for the best part of 30 years. His brother in law also worked there, his name was Alan Thickett. I think I remember him now ..in 1955 He was about 5 foot 6inch tall..slim build with brown longish wirey hair, always laughing at everything to the point of tears...He wore clogs I remember (most turners wore them, as swarfe from the lathes soon cut thro' leather soled boots) The fellow who he seemed to chat to a lot was "Graham Johnstone" another turner, who worked alongside of him...He loved to play football in the lunch break ...He mainly turned out axles for railway waggons and such...if he was around today he would be aged about 83.....could this be him???

Is there anyone reading this..who worked at Thorncliffe in the fifties to Sixties ???.

The Yorkshire TV programme "The Way We Were" showed some cine camera footage a few weeks ago, taken in the 50's, by the employees at Newton Chambers during their works holidays.

It may be of interest if you could get hold of it.

Grandad did work on railway wheels I have been told. The description sounds about right apart from the hair. Grandad would have been 89 now and Uncle Alan a little younger. I have also found out that grandads brother Albert Hague also worked there with them. Alan had some of his finger tips missing. Grandad was a big cricketer and fisherman. I don't know much about Albert, I never met him but he was slightly older than grandad (and they didn't look much alike!) Perhaps you might remember him?

My father and Grandfather both worked at Newton Chambers... My dad was Ron/Ronnie Foster and my Grandad was Horace Foster... I also think my dad`s sister work there too at some point Marjorie Foster... All from High Green...

Does anyone know 'John Staves' - he worked there during the 60's I think.

Grandad did work on railway wheels I have been told. The description sounds about right apart from the hair. Grandad would have been 89 now and Uncle Alan a little younger. I have also found out that grandads brother Albert Hague also worked there with them. Alan had some of his finger tips missing. Grandad was a big cricketer and fisherman. I don't know much about Albert, I never met him but he was slightly older than grandad (and they didn't look much alike!) Perhaps you might remember him?
The only worker that I remember with finger tips missing was "The Blacksmith"

Here are a few names they worked in the lightside foundry - Charlie Peace, Doug McKee, Frank Lynch, Clem Kitson and Ted Watson all remembered by my dad Frank Hibbert who also worked in the lightside foundry. I believe there was a heavyside foundry as well.

Here are a few names they worked in the lightside foundry - Charlie Peace, Doug McKee, Frank Lynch, Clem Kitson and Ted Watson all remembered by my dad Frank Hibbert who also worked in the lightside foundry. I believe there was a heavyside foundry as well.

Thats right from the Machine Shop onwards there was The Heavyside..Lightside... Fettling Department..Core making area (I can still smell the Whale oil) and the Stove & Grate foundry.

Well here are a few names I remember from the Machine and Fitting Shops.
A.E.Priddle (Mgr)..Joe Smith (Foreman)..Bernard Ledwich (Forman)..Ray Cooper (Foreman)..Joe Glue (Forman)..Tom Frost (foreman).. Harry Robinson (Foreman) Henry Flathers (Aprentice Supervisor)..Fred Jewit (Time keeper)..Harold Pink (Millwright).. Edwin Pizzey, Derick Whitham, David Grain, John Harrison, (Horizontal Borers)..Peter Whittam (Fitter)..Joe Smith & Percy Haigh (Slingers)..Bert Law (Shaper Machine).. Ted Law,(Slotter)..Dennis Myers, William Vernon Ford, Alan ???, Kenny Timms,(Markers out)..Earl Grice, John O'hara, Tom Lowery, (Inspectors)...Tom Steel (Universal Miller)..Leo Kelly (Toolroom Turner)..William Renshaw, Ron Garret, Pete Wingrove, Mick Mills, Ron Parrot, Ian Lomas, (Turners/machinists).. Jimmy Lill, Muhomad Sadique (Crane drivers)..Emile Mignon, Jim Rice, Freddy Price, C Kelly, Horace Barras, (Radial Drillers)..Henry Harding (Austrian Plano Miller).. Stan Bartles (Planing Machine/Shop Steward)..Harry Booth, Graham Johnstone (Ctr Lathes) Ernest Cutts (Working O.A.P.)....There are many more on the tip of my tongue But I can't put names to there faces...Help please.

Hi Oldtimer, Sorry Mum (Betty Marshal) was an only child, her full name was actually Margaret Betty Marshall, but she preferred to be called Betty, does anyone remember her.

I remember a Betty Marshall being in High Green Operatic Society. Is this the same lady? She lived in a cottage just of Thorncliffe Lane.

Timbuck do you remember my grandad Albert Tonner

Timbuck do you remember my grandad Albert TonnerSorry No...What was his job?

He was machine and fitting shop foreman from mid 60s to mid 80s.

He was machine and fitting shop foreman from mid 60s to mid 80s.
I left NC in 1961 so I would have missed him.

my dad says Albert worked at NC all his life, he was foreman from mid 60s rdad recognises a lot of the names in your list from living in High Green

Is there anyone reading this..who worked at Thorncliffe in the fifties to Sixties ???.

Not me, but my Dad did. he was a Draughtsman not sure of the exact dates, although he finished up there in 1965. I will get back to you as I am just going to see him now. We both live in Perth Western Australia .
Janet toptourist

My Dad has just recalled a name Jack Parrot - he said Jack's sister was a good looker and became Miss Izal - he also remembers queuing up for the seconds toilet rolls at the Big Stores behind the baths - the storekeeper was Mr Peckett but my Dad called him Mr Swindley because he resembled the chap in Coronation Street.

In my quest to remember names of People who worked in the "Machine and Fitting Shop" at NC ...The main one who escapes me is a "Forman" who's frst name was Bernard I can't remember his second name, He was a little guy (could have been a Jockey in another life) He had very little hair and his Brother was also a Forman in the Excavator Div:..He used to give me a hard time?? just because I liked talking to to other workers and stopping them from doing what they were supposed to be paid for..And other things like me going outside the works to the bike shed to clean my bike when I should have been working for the Company...We Apprentices had good times in those days..We had "Shrove Tuesday" off all day..Afternoons were spent swinging on trees..or hanging around in the works Canteen when we were still being paid..Nobody cared co's we were just "Lads"....THEN!!!! one day in the 50's it all changed..we were all pulled into the Managers office one day and had a lecture about a thing called "THE BULGE" this was about (to many school leavers for not enough jobs)...After that all the fun was over. We had to work the full 48 hour basic week just like the over 21's....Thanks to the A.E.W. we finally got those hours reduced to a 39 hour basic week...What is it now???....... At last iv'e finaly remembered his name "Bernard Ledwich"

The Yorkshire TV programme "The Way We Were" showed some cine camera footage a few weeks ago, taken in the 50's, by the employees at Newton Chambers during their works holidays.

It may be of interest if you could get hold of it.

http://www.vidilife.com/index.cfm?f=media.play&vchrMediaProgramIDCryp=AD4C5EBD-ABC8-43D6-8523-2

This video?

I remember C. Kelly...I was a marker out in the machine shop and I used to keep the radial drillers going by marking out all the holes they had to drill..other drillers there were.. Emile Mignon a frenchman from Brittany.....Jim Rice...Fred Price, There was about a dozen radial drillers who worked there.

hi timbuck,
my mother and i think a few of her sisters used to work at the izal factory during th 50s. her name then would have been june taylor,
sisters maureen taylor, shirley

The Betty Marshall someone mentioned earlier, did she live at High Green, and was she prominent in the High Green Players about 1959-62?

Hello everyone, new here and doing some research into Newton Chambers, in particular with regard to Rozalex around 1970-73 and Sterling industrial... any recollections?

The Betty Marshall someone mentioned earlier, did she live at High Green, and was she prominent in the High Green Players about 1959-62?

I knew Betty. Didn't she finally own a wool (Knitting) shop in High Green? I got on well with her.

As I said, Betty M was in the High Green Players around 1960, along with people like Bryan Dyer and George Taylor. In fact, Betty played my mother in the only play I ever appeared in! Harry Mellor worked behind the scenes, and one of Harry's sons (he emigrated to Canada, I think) was also in the group. George Taylor and Harry Mellor certainly worked at Newton Chambers, and I think the chairman or president of the HGP was another NC man called Williams. I can't remember the old man's Christian name, but I think he had something to do with the scouts, and, if I'm not mistaken, one year he was awarded the MBE.

It was through the High Green Operatic Society that I knew Betty. I also knew Brian Dyer, Laurie Taylor, Audrey Shipley, Wilf Hible, Charlie Hague and the Winterton brothers.

I remember Wilf Hible as a really pleasant and decent chap. He did a bit of oil painting at one time, and he was one of those people who was always glad to see you --genuinely so. If he knew we were recalling him now, he would be delighted. I can't remember exactly where he worked at NC, somewhere in the engineering division I suspect, but I know I came across him quite a lot. I have a feeling that he was one of the victims of the first redundancies of the Shaun Waide era, somewhere around 1962.

My Mum was the cook at the works canteen in Thorncliffe, must have been forties or fifties,during the war she was a crane driver there. My sister did her shorthand typing course at Thorncliffe and worked there for a while too.

Is there anyone reading this..who worked at Thorncliffe in the fifties to Sixties ???.

Not me but my dad Eric Dyson did he was a draughtsman in the beginning not sure exactly what he was doing when he left Did you work there then?

My Dad Frank Hibbert worked there from 1950 to about 1990. He worked most of the time in the Fettling Shop. I worked there for a couple of years - secretary to Mr Colton, Chief Metallurgist

27th Feb 2009

My name is Arnold.I worked at Newton Chambers Foundry from 1960-1964
I was the 1st Sri-Lankan Trainee to specialise in Foundry Engineering.Mr.Mc Person was the Foundry Manager and Mr.Pinder was our training instructor at the training centre.I had few friends namely David Haywood,Fred Skitt,Stuart Ramage and many others.Few years ago I managed to contact Fred and Stuart Ramage but I could not trace where David is.In fact I have been trying to contact David since 1965 without any success.Can any body help to trace where David is please.I have got few Newton chambers weekly news
papers also.I reside in Sri-Lanka and at the moment Iam on a holiday in Victoria Australia.

27th Feb 2009

My name is Arnold.I worked at Newton Chambers Foundry from 1960-1964
I was the 1st Sri-Lankan Trainee to specialise in Foundry Engineering.Mr.Mc Person was the Foundry Manager and Mr.Pinder was our training instructor at the training centre.I had few friends namely David Haywood,Fred Skitt,Stuart Ramage and many others.Few years ago I managed to contact Fred and Stuart Ramage but I could not trace where David is.In fact I have been trying to contact David since 1965 without any success.Can any body help to trace where David is please.I have got few Newton chambers weekly news
papers also.I reside in Sri-Lanka and at the moment Iam on a holiday in Victoria Australia.

My grandad worked at the polymol chemical side at throncliffe from approx 1917 to 1968 when he retired. His name was John Bee. My dad Charlie Vickers also went and did his apprentiship in the foundry during the years of 1944 to 1951. He started first helping on thorncliffe gatehouse/ Also the mail boy for the whole works. He started this when he was 14 years old and went on to do his engineer training. After he had finished he went to work at smithywood for a number of years 1952-1968 I think, then returned to work at thorncliffe, which I think was then known as Stirling or Roncraft. He worked as a maintenance enginner until he retired.

Just come accross this , my Dad was at NC in theforties/ fifties, his name was Henry Styring . He was also in Thorncliffe Operaric Society where he played lead in lots of Gilbert and Sullivan productions , Mum May used to to be in the chorus and my sister and I used to be extras !!

As I recall, a super bloke called Eric Gale was secretary of the Thorncliffe Musical Society in the 1960s (and perhaps before), and it was good fun seeing the productions. I especially remember a production of The Mikado, and also The Gondoliers. A young woman called Pat Neeley, who was a telephonist at Newton Chambers, played one of the lead roles in The Mikado. Can anyone remember any other members of the Society from those days?

My Uncle worked at Newton Chambers in the early sixties, George Pearson was his name sadly he passed away lastweek I wonder if anyone knew him.

I think I remember an Eric Gale but he was my Mums insurance man, he had a brother called Randy. Is this the same man?

As I recall, a super bloke called Eric Gale was secretary of the Thorncliffe Musical Society in the 1960s (and perhaps before), and it was good fun seeing the productions. I especially remember a production of The Mikado, and also The Gondoliers. A young woman called Pat Neeley, who was a telephonist at Newton Chambers, played one of the lead roles in The Mikado. Can anyone remember any other members of the Society from those days?

Charlie Hague. I believe he was a member, but I don't know when.

I remember Charlie Hague well, knew all the family as they lived near us. If I'm not mistaken Charlie Hague grew up at Westwood with my Dad.

Hi Timbuck, my mum worked there, but i think it was in the late 40's she had me in 1951 so i think she may have left work maybe 1950, she was called Betty Marshall, do you remember anyone of that name.

my mum worked at izal pat copley

my mum worked at izal pat copley

There was a Betty Marshall in the High Green Players around 1959-60.

Is there anyone reading this..who worked at Thorncliffe in the fifties to Sixties ???.

I started there in the early 50's 'Thorncliff Works'. We all had our phot's in the 'Thorncliff News' of which I still have the copy...also some 'Percy Vere' safety imformation of the time. ;);) ;)

Re Newton chambers;That horrible, hard ,shiny toilet paper!! It was awful.

Re Newton chambers;That horrible, hard ,shiny toilet paper!! It was awful.

That was IZAL anybody remember this product? :rolleyes:

That was IZAL anybody remember this product? :rolleyes:

Yes - it would have made good sandpaper. And believe or not, you can still get it (http://www.carbolicsoap.com/toilet-paper-p-905.html)..:( .They actually sell it at our local chemist's.

Yes - it would have made good sandpaper. And believe or not, you can still get it (http://www.carbolicsoap.com/toilet-paper-p-905.html)..:( .They actually sell it at our local chemist's.

I can't believe what I just saw there buddy! :hihi: :hihi::hihi::hihi:

I remember Wilf Hible as a really pleasant and decent chap. He did a bit of oil painting at one time, and he was one of those people who was always glad to see you --genuinely so. If he knew we were recalling him now, he would be delighted. I can't remember exactly where he worked at NC, somewhere in the engineering division I suspect, but I know I came across him quite a lot. I have a feeling that he was one of the victims of the first redundancies of the Shaun Waide era, somewhere around 1962.

I am researching my family history and nuggets of info like this are always great to find. Wilf was my grandad's cousin. Grandad was Joe Hible who also worked at NC, as did his dad John Thomas (known as Jack) Hible. Do you, or anyone else, remember Joe, or does anyone have any more information about Wilf? I wonder if art is in the blood as I am an artist myself :)

Thanks,
Bryan

I used to live in the houses belonging to Nwton Chambers, my Dad worked at Thorncliffe from about 56 till it closed down. I got into bother because" I said dad made toilet rolls and his job was a " radial arm driller something we were made to understand was important to him. Does anyone remember C.Kelly?
i remember your dad as i worked at warren lane at the same time .we also lived on Thorncliffe Row next door but one to you i tkink you lived inbetween Violet Cole and the Hale,s.

Timbuck do you remember my grandad Albert Tonner
i remember your grandad he was a really good pal of mine just before it all closed down

just found 4 football team photographs Sheff,works Drake league runners up 1952~53.RParrot,PHallsworth,GShaw,J W Ellis,P Lynch,G Wragg,G Hemmingfield,R Williams,J Kirby,E Holman,M Firth,B Crooks,P Bowen.Hatchard League winners 1952_53.G Hully,A Fearon,R Noble,G Armitage,R BoocockB Seth,T Allen,R Bintcliffe,J Walker,R Parrot,A EatonR Hall,F Browes,B Moxon.under 16,s intermediate league winners 1952_53.A Hood,B Hall,R Southam,A Dean,P Wroe,D Childs,G Blackburn,G Morriss,I Purvis,K Sharman,P Lynch,D Pink,M Rollings,Paddy Lynch.Sheff.works minor league 1952_53.J Falding,M Copley,F Tye,S Bea?,A Whittingham,J Kirby,D Wragg,G Rudder,G marshall,?Seth,??,H womersley,A Hewlng.young B Wragg.

The local History group in Grenoside are doing a Local History Exhibition on Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th May 10am – 4pm at Grenoside Community Centre, Main St. Grenoside S35 8PR which will feature items from Newton Chambers.

Does anyone have any info on the C.T.C (the medical center at Newton chambers) at all? I'm after any pictures or info on it regarding airshafts and possible entrances for a possible project. Anything at all will help enormously.

hi is there anyone out there who lived on thornecliffe row 50s to demolition ?

My parents lived at 53 Thorncliffe Lane until 1982

my partner lived on the row and up the posh thorncliffe lane, top end

does anyone remember john marshall (mash) working in boiler shop he spoke of a lot of the people mentioned

Hello does anyone remember a harry kirkham he used to work in the boiler shop at the izal factory?Thanks.

I lived on the fow from 1961 up to the end only two houses lived in when we left i think it was 1971 ,

PS, i would go back t,moz even with the tin bath which we kept in the coal house ,good days,>>>>>>>>>>>>>