Howard & Bullough Toolroom 1940-1946

[kenn]

I was in the Tool Room around 1966-67 as an apprentice. George Crawshaw was the foreman. I also spent time in Planning and tool design around 1971-73 before leaving Platts. I remember Joe Rayner as head of planning and Ronnie Webster as a manager of something? A few other other name ring a bell but can't place a face to the names.
Ken Nash

[Morecambe Ex Pat]

Anyone remember Jim Ward who lived on Ormerod Street?

[jas]

Hello Ken, I left Platts in July 1970 and came to Canada. Living in Cambridge now. A few names from Tool Design, Ken Hindle, Bill Ruane, John Watterson, Mick Grimshaw. A good bunch.

[kenn]

Hi Jas

Small world! I have been in the electricity business since I arrived in Toronto in 1981. I am guessing you may have joined Babcocks? Bullougs and Platts were a great engineering experience.

I remember Bill (lived Rawtenstall way) Mike and John.

Couple more names: Dave Slipper (survived stoke while he was there) and Jack Parr.

cheers

[ebonylaurenpauline]

Hi.
I am new to this site.
Does anyone know if Edward Harrison from Emma Street ever worked at H.B.
Thank you for your time

[landhusweg]

My Grandfather Albert (Dick) Swain worked at H&B from approx. 1910 until his retirement in approx. 1950. He was the manager of the moulding dept.
He originated from Birmingham and came to Accrington because of his experience in moulding cast steel as opposed to cast iron.
I seem to remember he had a big send off at the then Ritz Ballroom.
He passed away in 1958 at the age of 78 and had lived at 1, Belfield Rd. for most of the time.

Cheers

Philip Kenyon

Late of Belfield Road

[robot1002]

Hi Sheila,
My father was a time served engineer at H&B , and left in 1936 to go to Leyland Motors...He was born in 1912, sadly died in 1959, and I remember some of the names I see on here....I was born in Leyland in 1939 and moved to Accrington in 2006...dads Name, ( Frederick Francis Dilworth...)

[gdm27]

Originally Posted by mickmag

I remember a don mackey who worked in a joiners shop in rishton in the late eighties,used to do a few hours in a morning 3 days a week.he was not long retired a real character.just wondering could this be your dad

Bit late getting back to you but yes it was my Dad. He's been gone a few years now and so has Mum. He loved that little job he had with you, gutted when he was laid off.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by jas

Hello Ken, I left Platts in July 1970 and came to Canada. Living in Cambridge now. A few names from Tool Design, Ken Hindle, Bill Ruane, John Watterson, Mick Grimshaw. A good bunch.

Was at Tech same class as John Watterson he lived on Thorneyholme Rd back then, He will be 70 now if its the same one? dunno what became of him, aint seen him since Moby Dick was a tadpole, was a good lad though.

[jas]

Got to be the same John Watterson. He is about the same age as me. He came into the drawing office from the Tool Room and I think he was doing his T2 or T3 up Sandy Lane. We had some good laughs.

[ferret man]

Wattie's still with us

[jas]

Good to hear

[kenn]

Remember Wattie very well at H&B and around town. I recall he was a friend of Steve Coulson who lived on Bold Street.

[roy elliott]

Originally Posted by Ivor

Hi. I was an apprentice in the toolroom at H&B, from '62 to '64, as part of a 6 year appreticeship. In '64 I finished my time and in '65 was moved to the Planning Office, where I wrote programs for the Numerical Control machines that H&B were investing in.
The Toolroom foreman in my time was George Crawshaw.
Other names I remember are: Jimmy Butterworth, Alec Staff, John Elwood, Wilson Penny (who smoked Balkan Sobranie in the afternoon), Harry Day, Herbert Sutcliffe, Roy Bradley, Alan Taylor, Albert Cronshaw, Dick Ingham, Charlie Whalley, Bob Jackson, Kevin Birkin. There are lots of others that I cannot recall, although I can see their faces.
I recall them with affection; they are the ones to whom I am indebted for the skills, knowledge and work ethic that have allowed me to have fulfilling, comfortable and useful life.
I am Ivor Gears and would be greatfull if some one else can fill in the gaps of my memory.

I am Roy Elliott I worked in the tool room to about May 1964 then went into T.D.O. till Sept 1964. I remember all those but I think it was Keith Birkins. There was also the Holden brothers , Tommy(jig boring) Johny(shaping) and I think Abert(fitter). There was also a Tony Hewitson who ran the tool annex section. from the T.D.O. I remember Jim Hartley, Terry Mercer, Brian Carlton, John Law, Gordon Birtwistle. I enjoyed my 10 yrs at Bulloughs t moved to Singer Cobble Blackburn

[robot1002]

Originally Posted by Siddie

Sorry I misled you, I have just been corrected by my dad, who has a better memory than me and he is 82yrd old, he tells me my grandfather Arthur Livesey didnt work in the tool room but the ring frame room on the top floor of H & B and he wasnt foreman he was a shop steward. I couldnt have got it more wrong.
I was just wondering if anyone has any photographs of INSIDE H & B
I have a couple of the outside if anyone wants them. I too left Accrington in 1962/63 at the age of 12/13yrs and returned to a much changed Accy in Oct 2004
Sheila

My Father worked in the H & B tool room, moving to Leyland Motors in 1936.He was Freddie Dilworth, and died Christmas eve `1959,,,,,,Tony,,,,Son..