Robbie

I remember being sent there for 3 weeks during the late fifties, l think it was father and son who ran the place when l was there, both had sadistic tendencies. They enjoyed making you suffer by forcing you to take part in boxing bouts and getting a good bashing, we were never evenly matched. The walks every day come rain or shine in two's, parading through the streets, l can't even remember where we marched to. I remember most wanting to go home, missing mam and brothers and sisters. It was only three weeks but l was so unhappy and miserable and couldn't understand what l had done wrong to en

Hi Still getting used to this site. I have deleted my earlier reply. I will send you a private message as requested.

Thanks for the welcome. I have a lot of fond memories of Shipstones Star Brewery

On the way to the canteen we would pass the shires in the loose boxes that wasn't delivering, they were big. I can't remember how many the brewery had at the time when l worked there but l do remember the star shire was called Captain.

My brother in law was a coach builder who worked on Shippo's lorries and his dad was a Shippo's driver before he went as a bin driver for the Council.

Even in the 70's the local deliveries were by horse and cart and the horse knew exactly which route to take and when to stop for delivery. The big white shire horses knew exactly the route back to the brewery so often the draymen would nod off.

Thanks for the welcome Trevor S. I used to know some of the drivers, l would often have a pint with them in the Scotholme at lunch time. I also remember my mate and l getting a lift on the back of a delivery lorry hanging onto the side chains from the brewery to the goose fair site on the forest. It wouldn't happen nowadays because of health and safety. I also remember those draymen and drivers, the quanity of ale the could drink, a pint at each pub they delivered to.

I worked in the architects department between 1969-74 and 1974-78. I would be interested who your mate was and when he worked there. When l was there Bill Stovin-Bradford was the chief architect and his 2nd in command was Ron Marriott.