The following 6 images are the Company brochure produced in the 80's showing various images of the Birkenhead factory including shots of the castings and an aerial view of the factory and land. It's amazing what junk I keep but I try to collect every item I have had photo's published in.
Moulders John Bonner and Brian Dunn and Crane driver Alan Harwood, who was also one of the shop stewards, have a bit of down time playing football outside the workshops that housed the electricians and brickies
One for you Zigzagwanderer taken on one of the Christmas dues at the Manganese Bronze Club in Wallasey, Alan Harwood has obviously reached the point of no return haha. I thought I had one of you working mate but I have been struggling to find the negative. Got more from the party somewhere plus a group shot taken in the restroom. It's gonna take me a while as I must have over 200,000 + images from the 70's to 2003 when I went digital.
I had heard a rumour, such a shame as he was a really nice bloke, I heard Benny Rigby had passed away as well, a customer told me by the Mona castle pub last year when I was fixing her washing machine. A lot of the crane drivers died young due to the bloody fumes up in the rafters. After seeing the lads at Jackies funeral it made me realise how bloody old I was getting seeing as the last time I saw them all I was 20
I had a look around the place some time ago with a view to renting the place. I wasn't able to discuss this at the time but the deal fell through and I only recently remembered this thread.
Hopefully this link works. Its the snaps i took on our initial visit. Not great but you can see how it is today. I will when I get time change the link to indiviual photos:
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taken on one of the Christmas dues at the Manganese Bronze Club in Wallasey, Alan Harwood has obviously reached the point of no return haha. I thought I had one of you working mate but I have been struggling to find the negative. Got more from the party somewhere plus a group shot taken in the restroom. It's gonna take me a while as I must have over 200,000 + images from the 70's to 2003 when I went digital.![[Linked Image]](http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/694/smm007.jpg/)
