Group of Atlas Workers in March 1955
Back Row L to R: ____, Fred Briggs_____, _____, _____, Fred Billett, Reg Catley
Third Row L to R: Harry Pullen, ____, _____, Jack Catley, _____Stan Watts, Bob Woods, _____.
Second Row L to R: George Pullen, ____, _____, Ted Day, ____, Bob Smith (blacksmith), Sid Chamberlain, ____ , _____
Front Row L to R: Bill Bullen, Charlie Phillips, Alec Newman, _____, ____, ____, ____, Sid Smith, ______.
Christine Keith
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I believe on the photograph “Group of Atlas Workers in March 1955” the back row, second from the left (partially obscured by the man in the white short sleeve shirt), is my Grandfather, Fred Briggs who lived on Station Road in Shepreth. I also think that in the photograph from 1940 of Arthur Ford, where Wynn Racher is on his right, that the lady on his left is my grandmother, Molly Jennings, who married Fred Briggs.
In the first picture next to Patch Camberlain, the name missing is Ted Stanford. He he was my uncle.
The Atlas canteen staff, I’m pretty sure the lady on the right isn’t Marina Thomas, I think it’s her sister Kathleen, with possibly her sister Sylvia behind her!! (Not 100% sure though) they were my aunts! I would date it at around the mid to late 40’s (my Dad Derek John Thomas also worked at Atlas when he left school around 1942/43 maybe?!) Haven’t seen any photos of him though.
Arthur Ford is my grandfather. I too work at the Atlas, now called Etex Eternit. I have worked there for 35 years now. I started off in hand moulding then moved to number 10 machine doing shift work. It’s very modern now, compared to those old days!
In one of your pictures from the Atlas Stone Co. Featuring Bill (Popeye) Stanford, he is shown standing on the operating platform of No.5 Machine during its commissioning in the early 60s. This machine was designed to produce Profile 3″ sheets and was the widest machine in operation as it produced double width sheets. I was his M/C. Assistant at that time (spare man). He was a pleasure to work with and taught me much.
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