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Cheshire / Re: Churchills and Richards Engineering Cos. Broadheath, Altrincham.
« on: Tuesday 18 February 14 15:25 GMT (UK)  »
I also worked at George Richards from 1957 untill I moved across the road to Tilghmans on the compressor side, working out on site. I do remember a storeman called Ray, very black hair and always smiling also in the same store room was a lady who issued drawings and if needed first aid plasters. I purchased a book last year titled `Famous for a Century by Curtise Sparkes  and this is all about Broadheath Engineering and the factories.

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Cheshire / Re: Churchills and Richards Engineering Cos. Broadheath, Altrincham.
« on: Sunday 22 April 12 07:13 BST (UK)  »
Just a few words to all interested I have come across a book titled `Famous for a Century` by Curtis Sparks. It is all about the machine tool industries in and around Atlantic St. since 1900 to now. George Richards, Kearns, Churchills, Record Electric, Linotype, Budenbergs and a host of the smaller engineering firms that Broadheath was famous for (Clare Collets, Baldwin & Francis, Charles Madan, etc ) The book is quite large and full of photos of machines working and being assembled and lots of workers with and without names.
Anyway enough of my prattle.

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Cheshire / Re: Churchills and Richards Engineering Cos. Broadheath, Altrincham.
« on: Monday 08 August 11 12:32 BST (UK)  »
Yes I used to live on the Brow and played football for Seamons Moss along side your dad. He was very agile and pulled off some really great saves. If memory serves me Fred had a few trials with some well known teams. I worked at Tilghmans and then George Richards 1957 through to the demise of engineering in Broadheath. I did work at Churchills for a short time but that was when jobs down Atlantic St. were plentyful,and if you were a time served engineer.
ATB

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Cheshire / Re: Churchills and Richards Engineering Cos. Broadheath, Altrincham.
« on: Sunday 12 June 11 09:44 BST (UK)  »
The Fred Merrill I remember lived on St Marks Ave. kept whippets and was a great goalkeeper.

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