@HeritageFundUK and @stocktonlibrary project to conserve and digitise the Head Wrightson photo negative collection. Part of the industrial heritage of #Teesside
Stockton-on-Tees, England
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Over on Facebook we're delighted to share Albert Roxborough's virtual tour of Head Wrightson. fb.watch/5jFi2zQ7GX/
Many thanks to Meriel Fawbert for sending a photo of her father, Peter Fawbert (left). He was born in 1943 and worked at #HeadWrightson from being an apprentice until he was 30. He was a fitter and turner. To the right is his friend Peter Such.
Thrilled that one of the #HeadWrightson photographers has been in touch to share some memories & images.
Alan Rowbotham worked in the photo department as a photographer from 1963 until 1968. Here's a picture of Alan taken on the top of the Transporter Bridge c. 1965.
Many thanks to Dennis Longstaff for sending us these photos of his grandfather’s retirement gifts. A valuable reminder of the #HeadWrightson culture of the time.
Matty Preece, foreman anglesmith in the Bridgeyard.
Perhaps it is better that some things are lost in history. Mainly things that begin “How those toilets look so…” Rear Axle Castings, September 1976.
Head Wrightson Photographic Archive retweeted
Before we say goodbye to 2020, why not help future researchers understand our everyday experiences of this unusual year by submitting photos, diaries, videos & more to your local archive?
#ExploreYourArchive
📸: @unistirarchives
ALT A collage of nine images: 1. A field of sheep, one of which has a rainbow painted on its wool. 2. Empty shelves in a supermarket. 3. & 4. Moving hospital beds at the university. 5. A poster reading: Stay sensible - don't look for people to blame. 6. & 7. Signs in shop windows detailing social distancing measures. 8. Barriers around public recycling bins. 9. Painted rocks around the base of a tree.
Not sure Santa would be too keen to slide down the #chimney here. North Tees Power Station, 1969.
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Here’s some #Goodwill for Jack Suttill, retiring after 50 years of service to the company in 1977.
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"Jack Suttill, Estimating. Joined Stockton Forge in 1927 as apprentice template maker. Welfare secretary and sick steward for 25 years and later secretary of the company's
national savings effort. Secretary of the Head Wrightson garden produce and handicraft show for 27 years."
Christmas #Presents crisis averted in 1954 at the Head Wrightson Machine Company Staff Welfare and Benevolent Fund party. #ArchiveAdventCalendar
In true 2020 style our #Tree fell apart when we got it out of the box. Handily we had a spare.
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Here’s a better looking #Tree photo from 1964. Michael, son of Ken Robinson, Head Wrightson Teesdale, taken for the company magazine Wright Ahead.
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Did you know that, on this day, 75 years ago, Sir Bernard Lovell carried out his first observations at Jodrell Bank? For our latest instalment of Science Learning at Home, we're marking this anniversary with a stargazing special.
jodrellbank.net/75-years-of-…
Some of our more elderly collection residents need a bit of extra TLC, wrapped up in unbuffered four flap paper enclosures.
#ArchiveAdventCalendar #WrappingPaper
There’s some big old nuts that would take some cracking on this Regrind Ball/Rod Mill at the Stockton fitting shop.
#ArchiveAdventCalendar #Nutcracker.
<Searches 16,000 industrial photos to find a picture of someone wearing a jumper> Yes! Looks Christmassy to me.
#ArchiveAdventCalendar #ChristmasJumper
From the company magazine Wright Ahead. In 1955 Mr. Whinn married an Angel.
#ArchiveAdventCalendar #Angels
