davidstorer

Yes, I remember now. Tilghman line down one side and another shotblast line (?) down the other and was it a coil build up line in the wide bit at the end?. It always seemed to be a bit of a dead loss in there and hardly ever working.

Eightin's like feightin - Tha's glad when tha's had enough!

Hi Tom, I have no idea where you might get a copy from but would be happy to have a go at scanning some pages. A lot of it is dealing with a later period and it sounds as though you are only interested in the Fairbrother connection. I cannot promise that it will scan very well because it is all very tasteful (for the time!) done with coloured pages similar to sepia. Peter W. Lee wrote it (my old boss at Alloy Steel Rods) and he is still living in Sheffield. Send me a PM with your email address and I will see what I can do.

I have a copy of the book which was issued to employees to celebrate the centenary in 1974. There are lots of details of the origins of the company but suffice to say that Arthur Lee returned from the USA in 1870 whilst still employed by Joshua Moss & Gamble and established himself in the cutlary trade in Arundel Lane. He became a manager at the wire mill owned by James Fairbrother then at Brocco Bank but which moved to Bessemer Road in 1871. Arthur aquired a controlling interest in the company by 1874. There is much more but perhaps this will be of interest for the moment.

Does anyone remember the Dinner and Dance that they used to do at the Cutlers Hall? Fantastic affairs and one memorable year Peter Cushing was there and also Bernard Manning, but whose jokes were very blue and I think the rest of us were embarrassed for Peter Cushing and the Lee's who clearly did not approve. Also, what about the distribution of turkeys at Christmas?

Yes, I thought they were sales and I do remember Ivor Seemly and I think he was more bar sales was he not?. I think I came across Peter Acton when we started to sell thin stainless steel from the Sundwig Mill

I started as an apprentice in the Tool Room just Off MB Dept. Had a spell in the D.O. with Les Naylor, Geoff Dicken Geoff Butler and then National Service. Afterwards had spells at Alloy Steel Rods, and Crown Works before coming back to Meadowhall to work for Gordon Dixon and to put in the wide slitter and then finished up as Works Engineer. My first office was near to Lesley Wilson's opposite the joiners and painter's and my final office was near Gordon's just opposite the old Hot Mill. Sadly, my marriage to another A. Lee lass failed and I had to start all over again so went to work for Davy in Poole (nearer my kids who were in Paris) I got to eat in the Senior Canteen and I still have the decanter that they presented to me when I left. I don't think it was Denise that I remember on the switchboard but she was a really forthright woman (i.e. randy) and scared the pants of innocent me then!

Hi Falls, It is a long time ago and the memory is frail but there was a superb very large metallurgy lab headed by someone called Stan ???. I was an Engineer so didn't come into contact as much as production people but I would say that there were about 10 metallurgists when I was there. The lab was on the right hand side of the drive going up and just over the Brook. I was responsible for the installation of the Sundwig mill just behind the lab and a huge disappointment to Davy when they didn't get the order for a 4th Z mill. I eventually went to work for Davy in Poole but it was never quite the same as Lee's.

The names ring a bell but not loud enough to remind we where they worked. Give us another clue Ladybirds! How far do you go back with the Blades - or is that not a gentlemanly question? I remember watching Jimmy Hagen, Ringstead and Hawksworth doing incredible things (especially beating Wednesday 7 - 3). Also had a first crush on that female cornet player when they came on at half time!!!!

Dear old Horace Cannadine. I can visualise his face and even his voice with that slight lisp as though it was yesterday. What about the vamp on the switchboard? Come on, keep it up Masbrolass. I am wallowing in nostalgia. Do you know any other former A Lee employees? We could have a reunion!!!

Of course - Alan Thraves but I had forgotten he was second to Fred Munn. Thanks so much for bringing back the other names of Charlie and Arthur. Is it just nostalgia that gives me such a warm feeling about this office. As a young Engineer I had to be careful with Leonard Morton but there was never a cross word with any of the others and they helped me no end. As you said earlier - such happy days.

Just remembered. It was Leonard Morton although it was always MR. Morton to us lesser mortals. I am also now sure that it was Fred Munn in that big office just going up the steps to the big offices but I'm d---ed if I can remember Alan's second name.

So masbrolass, if you worked in Purchasing, please remind me what Mr Morton's first name was and who his two workhorses were. I know one was Alan ? but was the other Fred Munn? I know that they were both Gentlemen of the first order and I can imagine that they were enjoyable times. Who can remind me of the name of the wonderful lady who used to be in charge of the Post Room?

The name is familiar but I can't think which department was DS. Give me a clue Tinky. Never heard the tale of the ghost!

I can remember the name put can't put a face to it. Mr. Morton was in charge (can't remember his first name but he was Peter's Father) and there were two in the next office, one being Alan ?. Was the other Fred? Both of them were lovely people and real gentlemen and great at their job.