bigrob

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Please look at my new compare the photo pic. I think that's nailed it http://www.vickersvaliant.com/berridge.html

I've had a look at the old maps site and it looks like Berridge road continued further in 1955 and didn't end a Lambeth street. There are two Engineering factories on it one that made oil field equipment and one sheet metal works. Assuming if you made ailerons you would work sheet metal that must be the one. Using google street view it looks like the building is still up and is now the Bobbersmill Community centre. The windows have changed but the brick stantions and wall vents are all still there. Awesome. I've uploaded a pic for you to compare http://www.vickersvaliant.com/berridge.htm

Right. Having tried in vain to shrink a picture to 51KB (bear in mind the original is 51000KB, it's not going to happen) I've uploaded a copy and the back to my website so you can have a good look. I can't remember whether I cropped the back or it was cut down anyway, I'll have to check on the original if I can find it again. Unfortunately she only wrote first and nicknames with only a few Mr's and Mrs's. Hopefully some will ring a bell Follow this Link http://www.vickersvaliant.com/berridge.html

Thanks for all the info. I'll try and post the back of the photo later. It couldnt have been the Supermarine Attacker as this was a post war jet and my mum left there in 1945. I wish I had written everything down dammit :(

I remember she used to make Ailerons for a certain make of aeroplane but I can't remember which plane. I know it wasn't for a type flown by my dad so that rules out most of the famous ww2 ones, Lancaster,Hurricane etc etc I think I scanned the back of the photo in with all the names on but this site only allows small uploads so I might have to transcribe

Hello peeps, I came upon this by chance. My mum worked at the Berridge Aircraft Company at Hyson Green during war work. I have this picture which she has written all the names of people on the back but it won't let me upload a very big copy. Whereabouts on Berridge Rd was the factory?