Who were the crane builders in sheffield?

[flyer 10]

what was/is the name of the firm, builder of cranes was working during the war and on

[retep 68]

what was/is the name of the firm, builder of cranes was working during the war and on

 

What type of crane, Wellerman's could be a contender for the construction type.

[flyer 10]

What type of crane, Wellerman's could be a contender for the construction type.

yes that would be the type my dad worked on the electric's for around 30 plus yrs, where was Wellermans??

[retep 68]

yes that would be the type my dad worked on the electric's for around 30 plus yrs, where was Wellermans??

 

Down near the Ship Inn, Shalesmoor-Dun Street.

[hillsbro 30]

Down near the Ship Inn, Shalesmoor-Dun Street.

Yes - this is the address shown in the 1954 directory. The 1925 and 1942 directories show them at 223 Attercliffe Road - see here.

[raymondo1952 11]

used to work for a firm called wellermans contracting ,cleaning scale from under skid pad that led to the rolls, at BSC Stockbridge

[retep 68]

Yes - this is the address shown in the 1954 directory. The 1925 and 1942 directories show them at 223 Attercliffe Road - see here.

 

Quite right, i have a record of a newspaper clipping of a 1939 inquest on the death of an employee that puts them at Attercliffe, i do however remember their yard at Dun Street.

[flyer 10]

Now that place looks perfect for dads workplace Fred Clarke I know he was wiring cranes pre war up till who knows when?,lived on Penistone rd back in the dark days

[flyer 10]

thinking that Wellermans may no longer operate if they closed what year??

[jwilliamson 10]

what was/is the name of the firm, builder of cranes was working during the war and on

 

Most of the overhead cranes that I remember from the sixties steel firms in Sheffield and Rotherham were 'Butterleys'. I think, from a company in Derby.

[flyer 10]

Most of the overhead cranes that I remember from the sixties steel firms in Sheffield and Rotherham were 'Butterleys'. I think, from a company in Derby.

 

my dad worked in Sheffield wireing crane's always thought they were new but maybe he was on maintenance:confused: