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Chief Designer, Bob Madeley, talks about how he designed the press for CEGEDUR
06/02/2013
Rival patents and safety features
Ron Curtis
06/02/2013
From apprentice in 1944 to Electrical Department foreman until 1966
Ron Curtis talks about his photograph of Bert Hopton, Brian Mince and Charles Hill's son.
06/02/2013
Here Ron names the people in his photograph. They are: Ron Curtis, a smartly dressed gentleman called Mr Hill who came to Fielding ...
Ron Curtis remembers the persons who signed his Indentures and explains how he came to leave the Company.
06/02/2013
Ron well remembers the persons who signed. They were Mr Reggie Rowles the Technical Director, Mr. Stammers the Commercial Director, ...
Ron Curtis remembers Bill Meadows, the Works Manager.
06/02/2013
In the photograph Bill Meadows is presenting Ron with a cine-camera. If you can recall any experiences with Bill Meadows and would ...
Bob Madeley
06/02/2013
From Apprentice in 1936 to Chief Engineer
Bob Madeley remembers the war years
06/02/2013
Bob reminisces on the war years at Fielding and Platt
Bob Madeley talks of the First Aid facilities at the factory
06/02/2013
He remembers the foreman of the 'big' store being the only First Aider.
Bob Madeley remembers the foundries, c.1939
06/02/2013
Memories of the two iron foundries and the brass foundry
Bob Madeley recalls the Light Machine Shop
06/02/2013
Plus the leather belt shop and Benny Iam.
Bob Madeley remembers rats in the Pattern Shop in the late 1930s
06/02/2013
And how the Pattern Makers dealt with them...
Chief Designer, Bob Madeley, remembers the Whessoe Press
06/02/2013
His role in the design, memories of its operation, and shadow graphs...
Michael Hogan
05/02/2013
Apprentice 1953-1957
Ron and Margaret Yardley
05/02/2013
Tied together in a three-legged race...
Alistair and Dulcie Adams
05/02/2013
A farewell drink which led to a date and marriage
Atlas Works' Rugby Team, 1957-1960
05/02/2013
Back row (standing L-R) ?; ? ; C Watkins; J Parker ; ? ; ?; B Hatton; ? ; ? ; ...
Atlas Works' Rugby Team, 1959-1960
05/02/2013
Back row (standing L-R) J Haines; K Williams; K Bullock; B Price ; T Cohen ; A Jay; G Cromwell; J ...
Fieldings' Apprentice Seven
05/02/2013
Back row (standing L-R) G Price ; T Cooper; K Williams; J Proudlove . Front row (sitting L-R) T Lawrence ; K Allen ...
How to add your memories to the site
31/01/2013
Anyone with memories or photographs of Fielding & Platt and its surrounding area can add them to the site. You can ...
Daphne Collier
29/01/2013
Miss Fielding and Platt's memories of the Boiler Yard, 1941-1945
Atlas Works' rugby team, 1945-1946
29/01/2013
Second XV
Wayne Roberts
28/01/2013
Wayne remembers Mr Morton's interview conundrums and becoming an apprentice in 1964
Wayne Roberts
25/01/2013
Memories of the Pipe Shop and its workers, 1966-1972
Company timeline: 1990s
24/01/2013
News about the company, people and last major order
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GODFREY ‘OLIVER’ CROMWELL
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My comments are mainly about Garth Cromwell. We were both in the same year in our Apprenticeships. Played rugby together...
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16MN Horizontal Extrusion Press, O/No. E87730, c.1977
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