Where have all the jobs gone?

[Eric]

Originally Posted by claytonx

Eric, I think it was Enfield Paints.

Seems to ring a bell ... terrified of the place at nite when I was a kid ... my politically incorrect gran told me that there was a boggart living in the old factory chimney.

[hassy rvr]

Originally Posted by Eric

And English Electric. And I forget the name of that paint works on Rishton Rd

My brother served his time at English Electric, we got our 1st washer while he was there to replace the owd dolly tub & mangle.

[Eric]

Originally Posted by hassy rvr

My brother served his time at English Electric, we got our 1st washer while he was there to replace the owd dolly tub & mangle.

That place used to employ a lot of men. I remember knocking off time ... all the men walking down Charles St. ... I lived at the bottom of Charles St. on Rishton Road. My dad worked there before he went to work at Huncoat power station.

[claytonx]

Originally Posted by hassy rvr

My brother served his time at English Electric, we got our 1st washer while he was there to replace the owd dolly tub & mangle.

Looked after their workers when those places were producing,exellent sporting facilites
best cricket and football pitches well looked after specialy English Electric.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by claytonx

Looked after their workers when those places were producing,exellent sporting facilites
best cricket and football pitches well looked after specialy English Electric.

Never played on English Electric Roy, but played on the Rolls Royce pitches at Barnoldswick on a few occasions they were by far the best cricket pitches in the league by a million miles, was like playing on a bowling green