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Retirement 1981 Gullicks
Retirement 1981 Gullicks
Photo: carol
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Bob Hilton retirement in 1981.

Comment by: jim holding on 8th May 2013 at 17:08

few old faces there Carol including your dad,,,works manager Ron Bentley,Jimmy Lowe senior foreman on chock shops,,1981 would have been close on 2000 people at Gullicks at that time,,,chap in green overalls was S Heyes think it was Sammy not sure,,was interesting to see your earlier photos of your dads army days...

Comment by: carol on 9th May 2013 at 08:46

Thanks Jim for your comments and for naming faces.The young lad central in the picture (next to the man with glasses) is my brother Ernie he still works there.

Comment by: jim holding on 9th May 2013 at 10:03

Morning Carol...i thought i was Ernie but dont remember his curly perm,,,yes he works in dev shop,,,i was talking to him acouple of weeks back,,the head peeping over white coat belongs to Jimmy Duddy who worked on maintainace and man behind chap with beard is Brian Sheridan,,,

Comment by: carol on 9th May 2013 at 15:19

The memory i have Jim is the day of my dads funeral when we arrived at Ince Parish Church and seeing the men from Gullicks in their overalls outside the church; still brings a lump to my throat that they had remembered him five years after he had retired.

Comment by: John Belshaw on 9th August 2013 at 17:17

Great Photo Carol, brings back fond memories of my time working at Gullicks.

Comment by: Emma Battle on 3rd November 2013 at 21:18

The gentleman with the glasses is Jimmy Heyes, my lovely grandad, not Sammy. x

Comment by: JOHN LOWE on 3rd May 2015 at 09:05

as soon as I saw my uncle in the picture (JIMMY LOWE all the memories I had of him came flooding back. I too remember the day of his funeral with all the staff stood outside paying respects as the funeral cars passed.

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