As the title says did you work for the Wills family at Sidney Street
I was there for 19 years,id love to hear from anyone who also worked there.

:hihi:

I used to work at Hodgsons Camera Shop in the 60's and well remember Mr Wills as a customer - he was a real gent - always had a pleasant word and appreciated good service

As the title says did you work for the Wills family at Sidney Street
I was there for 19 years,id love to hear from anyone who also worked there.

:hihi:

Possibly not the best thing to be recommending here, but, I have found an entry in workplaces on friends reunited site works very well.

I worked at ashtons but cant remember Mr Wills ( i left in 72 i think )

I think he may have retired around then, I woudl say he was in his 60's - I always though he was the M.D.? Very nice fellow - short and stocky with silver hair and specs.

I think he may have retired around then, I would say he was in his 60's - I always thought he was the M.D.? Very nice fellow - short and stocky with silver hair and specs.

I worked at ashtons but cant remember Mr Wills ( i left in 72 i think )

So you will remember Ann Twibel then??:hihi:

The name does not ring a bell sorry

As the title says did you work for the Wills family at Sidney Street
I was there for 19 years,id love to hear from anyone who also worked there.

:hihi:

I worked at Ashtons on Sydney street and moved with them when they went to Barnsley. I was there for over 12 years in total. Worked in the sales office. Old Mr Wills was around occasionally but he had handed over the day to day running to his son Tim Wills (lovely man - had a lot of respect for him) unlike someother management at that time!!!
What department did you work in? Good chance I may know you

i worked in machine shop

i worked in machine shop

From that I think you must have worked for "plastics" as "seals" were I worked didnt have a machine shop.

i worked in machine shop

Do you remember Sandra Plant and Maryilyn Green?

i worked in plastics i think i can remember some one called sandra

I worked at Ashtons on Sydney street and moved with them when they went to Barnsley. I was there for over 12 years in total. Worked in the sales office. Old Mr Wills was around occasionally but he had handed over the day to day running to his son Tim Wills (lovely man - had a lot of respect for him) unlike someother management at that time!!!
What department did you work in? Good chance I may know you

COME ON WHO ARE YOU ??

Jon Thornton,Steve Marshall dont tell me not Ian Rixham :hihi:

i worked in plastics i think i can remember some one called sandra

When did you work in the Plasic division ? your not Pete Ledger are you ?:hihi

Which machine ?

Auto 1

Manual 4

Or the 4 station rotary

or that stupid paint brush wallet making machine.

Do you remember Sandra Plant and Maryilyn Green?

Sandra Plant the receptionist

Maryilyn Green Mr Wills PR

COME ON WHO ARE YOU ??

Jon Thornton,Steve Marshall dont tell me not Ian Rixham :hihi:

LOL!!!!! Ian Rixham with a forum name of Jezabel!!!! That is so funny...........
Not Steve Marshall either.......

Jon actually set me on for the sales office but left a few years after. Went we had moved to Barnsley I eventually ended up doing Jons job. He came back quite a few years later and I ended up being his boss!!!! How bad is that?

Ok its reveal time.... We must know each other and I bet you can guess who I am now from info above....
Over to you.......

i think it was the manual one my name is denise

i think it was the manual one my name is denise

Mmmmmm Dont remember you:huh:

Whats your surname?? Im Andy Wright :thumbsup:

LOL!!!!! Ian Rixham with a forum name of Jezabel!!!! That is so funny...........
Not Steve Marshall either.......

Jon actually set me on for the sales office but left a few years after. Went we had moved to Barnsley I eventually ended up doing Jons job. He came back quite a few years later and I ended up being his boss!!!! How bad is that?

Ok its reveal time.... We must know each other and I bet you can guess who I am now from info above....
Over to you.......

Sorry i dont know ??

Im Andy Wrght

Sorry i dont know ??

Im Andy Wrght

I dont recall you either Andy. What job did you do? Maybe you left before I started.

i was the stores supervisor at seals till 1987 then the senior supervisor at plastics till 1999.

I only started at Sydney street in 1994.

My wife Pauline Habershon worked at Thomas A Ashton's during the 70's.
She remembers all of the people mentioned in the posting including a guy called Barry Austin who at the time was the Hydraulics Manager.

Seems weird reading all this i currently rent out the Old ashtons building since 2002 and have seen many of these names on doors inside etc.

Seems weird reading all this i currently rent out the Old ashtons building since 2002 and have seen many of these names on doors inside etc.

It would be great to see inside the old building now,i was one of the last people out,as me and a mate stripped out all the warehouse,made from Dexion racking.

We conned the bosses,by storing all the rubbish in the celler,after telling them we had hired a number of skips. :D.

I seem to remember a guy called Mr Willey and Mr Malaband about 1968

I seem to remember a Mr Willey and Mr Mallaband about 1969

Mr Mallaband left about the early 80s, he looked after the leather products, and gloves if I remember right.