Did you work at ESC Brightside in the late 50's

Just thought I could stir anyones memories of English Steel Corporation. I worked there from 1955 to 1961. Moved around the works quite abit starting in the Billet and Rod rolling mill off of Hawke Street, then the electrical workshop, the foundry on Carlisle St, spring shop Carlisle St, smelting shop and rolling mill at Stevenson Rd, open hearth furnaces on Brightside Lane, the forge on Brightside Lane, main offices. Then back to Hawke Street West Machine shop, gun barrel plant. Finally finishing once again at the foundry Carlisle St.

The reason for working in all these areas, I was an electrical apprentice, could not have wished for a better training ground. Sadly most of it has all been pulled down or sold off.

Just thought I could stir anyones memories of English Steel Corporation. I worked there from 1955 to 1961. Moved around the works quite abit starting in the Billet and Rod rolling mill off of Hawke Street, then the electrical workshop, the foundry on Carlisle St, spring shop Carlisle St, smelting shop and rolling mill at Stevenson Rd, open hearth furnaces on Brightside Lane, the forge on Brightside Lane, main offices. Then back to Hawke Street West Machine shop, gun barrel plant. Finally finishing once again at the foundry Carlisle St.

The reason for working in all these areas, I was an electrical apprentice, could not have wished for a better training ground. Sadly most of it has all been pulled down or sold off.

I did not work there myself but my grandfather was a crane driver there in the steelworks for many years

started there in '56 in the west machine shop then into west area maintenance. Move upto grimesthorpe to the foundry development drawing office and then into foundry reconstruction drawing office on adsetts st.

Moved down to river don offices after nationalisation into group oprject engineering, finally left to go to firth brons for 18 months then went back to tinsley park to stainless development. left eventually to go to ashlow engineering on alsing rd.

Happy days.

I worked there in R&D from leaving school in 1960 until 1967. Spent time in all R & D depts plus Forge & Drop Forge Met. Was a works guide and went to First Aid classes every week and was in First Aid team. I finished up in the Welding lab and we had a small out station in Grimesthorpe Foundry which I found a fascinating place ( so long as you didn't work in the Fettling Shop !).

When I joined, the Open Hearth furnaces were still working but it wasn't long before they were shut when the Arc plant started.

I also remember the change from the old Bar Mills on that site to opening the new one at Tinsley park. Really massive change that was and so much safer.

I really enjoyed my time there and made lots of good friends. Spent plenty of time in the pub (The Wellington ?) and got lots of Fussells milk, tea etc from the little shop on the corner of Hawke St.

John

mi dad worked there he is called graham fisher

Worked there myself on leaving school Jan 1960. Was in Bar Mills office working as a progress chaser. Manager Mr.Simpson, office head Arthur Hartle, typist Enid. Remember a crane driver called Sam. Super canteen with fish and chips Fridays with parsley sauce from a large, aluminium help-yourself jug. Also used to get passouts to go for Fussel's milk etc at that shop. Remember the internal road sweeping women known as 'The Horses'. I left in 61, the dark satanic mills weren't for me !

I started there as a probation apprentice in Hawke St M/C shop 1962, moving into an electrical apprenticeship in '63. I used to fetch sandwiches for the guys in Hawke Street in the mornings at the corner shop and then Fish & Chips at lunchtime from off the "Common". I attended the elctrical training shop run by a Mr Smith and worked in the Electrical Workshop 3 days a week. I moved around the works until moving to Tinsley Park in 1966 or 67. I left in 1970 and after a brief spell with Square D I joined Siemens in 1971 moving to South Africa in 1976.I actually went back to BSC in '74 and sold them some Siemens M/C Tool Control systems for the South M/C shop. Back in the UK in 1984 I started at the Siemens B'ham office and eventually specialised in Airports and I am now involved in Airfield Lighting although Siemens sold us off 2 years ago.

I would like to hear from any of the other apprentices from around that time, '62-'68.

I think my father worked there at that time. He was an Electrician at the Brightside works until approx the late 1970s. His name was Walt Arnold

My dad was Albert Warrender and he worked in the South Machine Shop for almost all of his working life. He died in 2002 at the age of 86.

My Dad, Terrance Webb worked at ESC, first in Metallurgy then moved into management. I have a few photos of his time there if anyones interested.

Just thought I could stir anyones memories of English Steel Corporation. I worked there from 1955 to 1961. Moved around the works quite abit starting in the Billet and Rod rolling mill off of Hawke Street, then the electrical workshop, the foundry on Carlisle St, spring shop Carlisle St, smelting shop and rolling mill at Stevenson Rd, open hearth furnaces on Brightside Lane, the forge on Brightside Lane, main offices. Then back to Hawke Street West Machine shop, gun barrel plant. Finally finishing once again at the foundry Carlisle St.

The reason for working in all these areas, I was an electrical apprentice, could not have wished for a better training ground. Sadly most of it has all been pulled down or sold off.

Hi Sparkytom,

My father worked at ESC Brightside, He was a Press Tool Fitter. He was also at Cyclops. He worked there thru the War and afterwards. His name was Harry Tottle. Maybe you new him or heard of him. He also was a union representative. I'm 80 now, so may be it was before your time.

Regards, Peter.

My Dad, Terrance Webb worked at ESC, first in Metallurgy then moved into management. I have a few photos of his time there if anyones interested.

Hi Eagleweb, Would .love to see the photos of ESC - I was there 1960 -1967 as Reasearch trainee for 3 years then in Welding Lab. John