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jackie1965
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rolls royce factory
« on: Wednesday 09 September 09 18:52 UTC (UK) »
can anyone tell me if the rolls royce factory in glasgow  would be within reach to travel to from thistle street glasgow in the 1940s
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« Reply #1 on: Thursday 10 September 09 00:17 UTC (UK) »
Hi Jackie,

The Rolls Royce factory is in Hillington and was there in the 1940's. 

Have a look at the Evening Times  online and there is an interesting article about how 'Glasgow became the Engine Room of War'.  It is a recent article and was only published 27 August this year.



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Re: rolls royce factory
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 10 September 09 08:51 UTC (UK) »
Hi Jackie

About 5 miles straight down the Paisley Road.  There would have been plenty trams.

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jackie1965
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Re: rolls royce factory
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 10 September 09 14:05 UTC (UK) »
Thankyou both for your help.ps.i read the evening times.interesting. Grin Grin
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Olivia E.
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Re: rolls royce factory
« Reply #4 on: Friday 06 November 09 00:22 UTC (UK) »
I'm looking forward to checking out the newspaper article too. My mother worked at the Rolls Royce factory during WW II. She told me (and it check;s out) that Gordon Jackson, the actor, worked there too as a draughtsman. She worked at checking the engines with calipers and micrometers to make sure the metal was the correct thickness.

Does anyone have a picture of the factory?
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Re: rolls royce factory
« Reply #5 on: Friday 06 November 09 15:12 UTC (UK) »
Hi Olivia

There's this........

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/59827

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Re: rolls royce factory
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 07 November 09 16:53 UTC (UK) »
The Rolls Royce factory encompassed almost the entire Hillington Industrial Estate during the 2nd war and progressively shrunk to the western edge of it. I don't know if Rolls royce maintains a presence at Hillington but (most if not all) it transferred to a purpose built factory in nearby Inchinnan a few years ago.
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jackie1965
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Re: rolls royce factory
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 07 November 09 22:01 UTC (UK) »
is there any way i could find out if my grandmother worked there during the early 1940s
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davieboy
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Re: rolls royce factory
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 08 November 09 12:45 UTC (UK) »
I used to work for Rolls Royce in Hillington many years ago and recently transferred my pension to my current employer's scheme and I had to do this through their Derby site. I don't know if all records are kept there but I would reckon that you should start there.
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Re: rolls royce factory
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 08 November 09 17:14 UTC (UK) »
thankyou davieboy.how do i go about this.kinda new to the computer,thanks
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Re: rolls royce factory
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 08 November 09 19:12 UTC (UK) »
suppose the easiest way is to google Rolls Royce Dery & phone them to see if they still hold this information
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