Washington terrace

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Content Count

    4

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Posts posted by Washington terrace

  1. 50 years ago

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

    Posted

    On 11/14/2014 at 12:08 AM, banjo48 said:

    #82 Pevril.

    I probably wired your "new" Wimpey house in my first year as a sparky with C S Tagg. Forman was a bloke called Johnny Miles, miserable old bugger but taught me well, he was a chain smoker, the van and snap cabin was always full of Benson & Hedges smoke and nub ends.

    We did all of the Wimpy sites around Nottm, Stockhill lane, Howbeck Road, Keyworth and one at Grantham.

    Also used to go to night school at the Peoples colledge annexe Canal street. Gosh 50 years ago ! I do feel old now.

     

     

    I remember Jonny Miles his hands were always covered  in blood from chasing the brick walls. I started at C S Tagg December 27th 1959 Geoff Hall. Warser Gate was where the Office and stores was situated. What a life study was my apprenticeship. Plenty of good electricians turned out at C S Taggs even though he had a bad name for using a large ratio of apprentices. 

  3. Simmons Hardware Wilford road

    in 'The Medders'

    Posted

    On 5/24/2015 at 1:58 AM, jonny7 said:

    This was my Grandads shop would love to hear of any memories of it, later moved to Radford boulevard

    I was a paper boy at Kirks next door to your Granddads shop.

    Some times when people came in for guzunders/Poes they would ask him what size they were, his reply was you can come to the back of the counter and try it on for size.

    • Like 1