George Turton Platts

[super19751 10]

anybody worked at george turton platts in the mid 70s . there was a strike can anyone give me the dates please .

[Stewpot1 10]

i worked at george turton platts from 1972 to 1980 i was press driver in the forge on the Bliss

[doseydoodah 10]

i worked at george turton platts from 1972 to 1980 i was press driver in the forge on the Bliss

So do you know that dates then?

[Stewpot1 10]

no sorry just cant remember the dates

[doseydoodah 10]

no sorry just cant remember the dates

 

My Dad worked there in the 70s and 80 until he got made redundant but sadly he isn't here to ask.

[Stewpot1 10]

who was your dad...

[doseydoodah 10]

who was your dad...

Syd Pearson. My Grandad Cliff Ward worked there also.

[Stewpot1 10]

the names dont ring a bell although there was a keith pearson worked in the forge on the saws

[doseydoodah 10]

the names dont ring a bell although there was a keith pearson worked in the forge on the saws

Not a relation. Will ask me Mum which part they worked,

 

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She says that Dad did stamping

 

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Also Dad worked alone most of the time.

 

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She said John Driver was one of his mates

[Westonfront 10]

I used to work at GTP up until 1991 and now live in Herefordshire, I worked in both the heat treatment dept and finished off in the forge. Often wondered what happened to the old place and the lads I worked with.

[bullerboY 10]

I used to work at GTP up until 1991 and now live in Herefordshire, I worked in both the heat treatment dept and finished off in the forge. Often wondered what happened to the old place and the lads I worked with.

Did you know Arthur Lewis and his son Mark also a big gorilla of a lad called Jan? Mark still works there but i think its name has changed

 

I also knew a girl called Lorraine Selwood who worked in the office.

[Westonfront 10]

Sorry can't recall the names but it has been a long time, there was about 300 people at one time before redundancies thinned it out.