Comments on: W.T.Taylor & Co. Ltd http://www.patricktaylor.com/45 www.patricktaylor.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:05:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Stuart Whittle http://www.patricktaylor.com/45/comment-page-2#comment-5022 Stuart Whittle Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:05:56 +0000 http://www.patricktaylor.com/45#comment-5022 Dear Patrick Congratulations on the web-site. Horwich Heritage has had a long standing interest in the history of W T Taylor's/Chortex and we have a number of artefacts in our collection. I also interviewed your dad only a few years ago (sorry to hear he has died recently). Talking to a number of ex- employees we have decided there is sufficient interest to do a detailed project on the Mill and to that end I propose to call a meeting in March to pull together all those who wish to contribute. We have also placed an 'Open Day' exhibition in our prgramme for Saturday 16th June. Feel free to publicise this note on your web-site and I look forward to hearing from a number of your contributors. Dear Patrick

Congratulations on the web-site. Horwich Heritage has had a long standing interest in the history of W T Taylor's/Chortex and we have a number of artefacts in our collection. I also interviewed your dad only a few years ago (sorry to hear he has died recently). Talking to a number of ex- employees we have decided there is sufficient interest to do a detailed project on the Mill and to that end I propose to call a meeting in March to pull together all those who wish to contribute. We have also placed an 'Open Day' exhibition in our prgramme for Saturday 16th June. Feel free to publicise this note on your web-site and I look forward to hearing from a number of your contributors.

]]> By: Gary Hardman http://www.patricktaylor.com/45/comment-page-1#comment-5000 Gary Hardman Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:24:23 +0000 http://www.patricktaylor.com/45#comment-5000 I response to Darren Gerrard's post Dec 22, 2010 Eric Williams is my brother in law and I have let him know of Darrens interest. Whilst Eric is not currently of the best of health due to one thing or another he still has his sprit and sense of humour. Eric has tried on previous occasions to get in touch with Darren without success. He has asked me to post his best wishes to Darren and anyone else who remebers him and if any one would like to pass me their contact details I will pass these on to Eric who will get in touch. My email is gary.hardman@virginmedia.com kind regards and all the best I response to Darren Gerrard's post Dec 22, 2010
Eric Williams is my brother in law and I have let him know of Darrens interest. Whilst Eric is not currently of the best of health due to one thing or another he still has his sprit and sense of humour. Eric has tried on previous occasions to get in touch with Darren without success. He has asked me to post his best wishes to Darren and anyone else who remebers him and if any one would like to pass me their contact details I will pass these on to Eric who will get in touch. My email is gary.hardman@virginmedia.com

kind regards and all the best

]]> By: lynn rawlinson http://www.patricktaylor.com/45/comment-page-1#comment-4908 lynn rawlinson Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:51:03 +0000 http://www.patricktaylor.com/45#comment-4908 I have a video recording which starts in the yarn warehouse and finishes in the dyehouse, lots of familiar faces on it but perhaps would benefit transfering to a DVD. I have a video recording which starts in the yarn warehouse and finishes in the dyehouse, lots of familiar faces on it but perhaps would benefit transfering to a DVD.

]]> By: Harold Carr http://www.patricktaylor.com/45/comment-page-1#comment-4866 Harold Carr Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:36:31 +0000 http://www.patricktaylor.com/45#comment-4866 I worked at Taylors from Sept 1944 to Sept 1995 ,I was a hand twister and did a lot of samples as well ,now i still do my garden and allotment I worked at Taylors from Sept 1944 to Sept 1995 ,I was a hand twister and did a lot of samples as well ,now i still do my garden and allotment

]]> By: Patrick http://www.patricktaylor.com/45/comment-page-1#comment-4857 Patrick Sat, 18 Jun 2011 08:18:19 +0000 http://www.patricktaylor.com/45#comment-4857 Photo received from Kathy Lee (Kathleen Close at the time): <img src="/uploads/kathy-lee.jpg" alt="Kathy Lee" /> <i>"I remember the names of Irene Makinson, Ellen Charnock, and I know that one of the girls was named Joyce and the older lady was another Irene and myself. I am the biggest with the long dark hair."</i> Thanks Kathy. My father Kenneth Taylor ('Mr Kenneth') died peacefully in Preston on June 7th, 2011, aged 93. Photo received from Kathy Lee (Kathleen Close at the time):

Kathy Lee

"I remember the names of Irene Makinson, Ellen Charnock, and I know that one of the girls was named Joyce and the older lady was another Irene and myself. I am the biggest with the long dark hair."

Thanks Kathy.

My father Kenneth Taylor ('Mr Kenneth') died peacefully in Preston on June 7th, 2011, aged 93.

]]> By: rob http://www.patricktaylor.com/45/comment-page-1#comment-4855 rob Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:26:35 +0000 http://www.patricktaylor.com/45#comment-4855 we all worked here our peter our dave our sue & then me rob .realy would like some pictures of the mill when everything was still going. i worked in the weaving shed for 11 years best years of my life working there. its realy sad to see it being pulled down what super memories i have & all the workers i miss. well i realy hope someone out there has got some pictures of the mill inside & out. please send them to me to vectrarob@blueyonder.co.uk we all worked here our peter our dave our sue & then me rob .realy would like some pictures of the mill when everything was still going. i worked in the weaving shed for 11 years best years of my life working there. its realy sad to see it being pulled down what super memories i have & all the workers i miss. well i realy hope someone out there has got some pictures of the mill inside & out. please send them to me to vectrarob@blueyonder.co.uk

]]> By: Philip Basham http://www.patricktaylor.com/45/comment-page-1#comment-4852 Philip Basham Sat, 28 May 2011 05:03:03 +0000 http://www.patricktaylor.com/45#comment-4852 FAO Kathy LEE Thanks for the tip about Manchester records office, I will look into this. Interestingly my maternal grandmothers maiden name was Lea, different spelling though. She was one of at least 15 children. I assume that you have been in contact with Horwich Heritage? I recenly got 3 cd's of the parish registers (baptisms, marriages & deaths) and discovered there were twins born in 1905 that both died, one at a day old the other at 19 days. Also think I found my Great grandmothers grave. Phil Basham FAO Kathy LEE
Thanks for the tip about Manchester records office, I will look into this.
Interestingly my maternal grandmothers maiden name was Lea, different spelling though. She was one of at least 15 children. I assume that you have been in contact with Horwich Heritage? I recenly got 3 cd's of the parish registers (baptisms, marriages & deaths) and discovered there were twins born in 1905 that both died, one at a day old the other at 19 days. Also think I found my Great grandmothers grave.
Phil Basham

]]> By: Kathleen Lee http://www.patricktaylor.com/45/comment-page-1#comment-4841 Kathleen Lee Fri, 13 May 2011 16:11:38 +0000 http://www.patricktaylor.com/45#comment-4841 FAO Phillip Basham We have been doing family research and we found loads of information on employees of Horwich Loco works including wage records ,accident records, and starting and leaving dates of employees at the Manchester Records office my father in law left there in 1934 and we found all his details ,Hope this helps Kathy Lee FAO Phillip Basham

We have been doing family research and we found loads of information on employees of Horwich Loco works including wage records ,accident records, and starting and leaving dates of employees at the Manchester Records office my father in law left there in 1934 and we found all his details ,Hope this helps
Kathy Lee

]]> By: Kathleen Lee http://www.patricktaylor.com/45/comment-page-1#comment-4840 Kathleen Lee Fri, 13 May 2011 15:58:28 +0000 http://www.patricktaylor.com/45#comment-4840 I was just given a link to this site from Wigan World I started work at the mill on boxing day 1956 and stayed there till March 1963 when I got married and moved to Essex I started as a creeler collecting bobbins and putting them into the warping frames for the warpers .Walter the foreman in the winding and warping room called it FAIRYLAND due to all the different colours being wound on the machines!I finished up in the Top Room working on a special machine which was the first of it's kind to be used in the factory it came from Germany I believe and the young man who taught me to use it came from ADDIS ABABA it was a big beaming machine and when I left to get married I had to show another lady how to use it I remember she said she felt like the queen bee --We did take pride in our work in those days ! I have a photo of a few of the girls I worked with I will try to find it and send it to you Thank you for this site it is very interesting and brings back a lot of memories Kathy Lee formerly Close I was just given a link to this site from Wigan World I started work at the mill on boxing day 1956 and stayed there till March 1963 when I got married and moved to Essex I started as a creeler collecting bobbins and putting them into the warping frames for the warpers .Walter the foreman in the winding and warping room called it FAIRYLAND due to all the different colours being wound on the machines!I finished up in the Top Room working on a special machine which was the first of it's kind to be used in the factory it came from Germany I believe and the young man who taught me to use it came from ADDIS ABABA it was a big beaming machine and when I left to get married I had to show another lady how to use it I remember she said she felt like the queen bee –We did take pride in our work in those days ! I have a photo of a few of the girls I worked with I will try to find it and send it to you Thank you for this site it is very interesting and brings back a lot of memories
Kathy Lee formerly Close

]]> By: Patrick http://www.patricktaylor.com/45/comment-page-1#comment-4810 Patrick Sat, 05 Mar 2011 23:09:45 +0000 http://www.patricktaylor.com/45#comment-4810 Good find Frank. The video: <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="424" height="348" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/17rkpcwvM5A?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17rkpcwvM5A" target="_blank">The video on YouTube »</a> Good find Frank. The video:

The video on YouTube »

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