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  • Albert Pearce on Did You Know?

    24/09/2020
    Mr Bowstead I had in mind, worked with his nephew KEN in the DOWTY ROTOL TOOLROOM IN THE 60s, Ken...

  • John Redfern on Did You Know?

    24/09/2020
    There were two employees taken on by George Dowty in 1931... their surnames were Dexter and Bowstead... not sure who...

  • Albert Pearce, on Did You Know?

    23/09/2020
    What was the surname of the first employee who worked for Sir George when he first started off,

  • Steve Hepburn on 3 Leg 141 Tonne Vertical Seam Support

    22/09/2020
    Worked on this project underground in 1986

  • Amandeep Grewall on Boulton Paul – People

    15/09/2020
    My Grandfather Amarjit Singh Grewall (Also known as Armar) is in the photo with the two men shaking hands. (The...

  • Kamal Bajaj on Dowty Electronics – Gresham Lion Technology

    12/09/2020
    I worked for Gresham Loin Electronics in 1970-72 in Twickenham road And I worked for Pat Toulouse production engineering manager....

  • Sarah Mayall on Dowty Seals, Meco & Electrics

    11/09/2020
    Dowty was a huge part in Dad’s life.... Ted Handford formerly of Dowty fuel systems site 25.... I’m sure he’d...

  • John Redfern on Dowty Seals, Meco & Electrics

    10/09/2020
    Thank you Lisa, I am happy to add your father to our memorial of ex.Dowty employees.

  • Lisa nolan on Dowty Seals, Meco & Electrics

    10/09/2020
    Christopher James Hall (Jim or jimmy) 22.7.1944 17. 17.10.1993. DOWTY HYDRAULICS I am lisa hall his daughter

  • John Redfern on Dowty Electronics – Gresham Lion Technology

    07/09/2020
    Thank you Alan for the updated information, much appreciated.

  • Alan perry on Dowty Electronics – Gresham Lion Technology

    06/09/2020
    Hi I worked at Twickenham road for 10 years in the Technical dept design quality under Dave Pennington. Gresham got...

  • John Redfern on Dowty Rotol – Site Photographs

    30/08/2020
    Patrick... we understand that the Bank was not Lloyds but the Midland Bank c.1977

  • John Redfern on Dowty Seals – People

    30/08/2020
    Thanks for the update Patrick, now removed and re-posted to Dowty Rotol - People

  • Patrick Hickey on Dowty Seals – People

    29/08/2020
    The thirty year presentation at the race course is not Dowty Seals. The signage shows that this should really be...

  • Patrick Hickey on Dowty Seals – People

    29/08/2020
    Sorry, only just saw your comment. Although I recognise many, at this length of time I can only remember a...

  • Patrick Hickey on Dowty Rotol – Site Photographs

    29/08/2020
    I am intrigued by the photo of the Lloyds Bank on the Rotol site. When would this have been? I...

  • David Morgan on Dowty Taurodyne

    19/08/2020
    I was a Dowty Craft Apprentice from 1964 -1969 and worked in the test house at Arle Court about 1967...

  • David Morgan on Lady Marguerite Dowty

    19/08/2020
    I was a Dowty Craft Apprentice from 1964 to 1969 and one time I worked in the test house at...

  • Helen Thomas on Barrington (Barry) Battman

    16/08/2020
    Fascinating.

  • Chris Taylor on Dowty Taurodyne

    12/08/2020
    Worked on nearly all of these in DHU repair department including the Vardis pump which I don't think was mentioned...

  • Chris Taylor on Dowty Taurodyne

    12/08/2020
    Dowmatic pump an motor used on fishing boats and dockside cranes

  • Aubrey Bush on NEC Birmingham – 1985

    22/07/2020
    I had recently joined Dowty Mining and was working for Arthur Gray as Home Sales Manager for South Yorkshire Also...

  • Martin Westwood on Boulton Paul – People

    18/07/2020
    Tony Southwood and John Barber. Quality Control. John worked at P.E.R.M.E. Westcott on Chevaline. He did a great job on...

  • John Redfern on Dowty Jet Turbocraft – Press Release

    09/07/2020
    Thank you for your message, try this website link they be able to help further http://www.oldspeedboats.co.uk/
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