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  • Geoff Onions on Dowty Taurodyne

    31/12/2020
    The picture in the archive is a Dowmatic Transmission as fitted to many applications from Wallis and Steevens road rollers...

  • Geoffrey John Walter Hall on Dowty in a village called Atworth

    26/11/2020
    Hi all, I was researching the Mendip Car but found nothing until I came to this site. I worked at...

  • Robert Elleray on Memories of a Shipping Agent

    16/11/2020
    Hi John, Yes, it was Arthur Strache! I can remember that he'd been at LEP for many years, and retired...

  • Geoff Webb on Magnetic Treatment Facility for Submarines

    13/11/2020
    Higher than originally specified water current was the reason for cancellation but running the boat engines was never a possibility....

  • Joanna Roche on Dowty Electronics – Gresham Lion Technology

    07/11/2020
    As well as John Colman, (mentioned above) Gresham Lion was also founded by my grandfather Jeffrey Clegg and part owned...

  • Jonathan Russell on Boulton Paul – People

    05/11/2020
    The photo of John Ware and the Machine Shop Guys - This is indeed George Russell - he was my...

  • Phil Byrne on Rotol Airscrews Blade Shop

    03/11/2020
    My mother worked at the Rotol in the war Her name was Winifred Merrifield from Dawlish south Devon

  • Jane Hipkin on Dowty Rotol – People

    25/10/2020
    The picture of the men stood on the steps in front of an aeroplane nose. The one under the golf...

  • John Spenton on Memories of a Shipping Agent

    19/10/2020
    Who was your manager all those years ago - was it Mr. Strache?

  • Gary Moule on Boulton Paul – People

    18/10/2020
    Brilliant photos Chris, brings back loads of brilliant memories of some really top lads. I remember tham as it’s only...

  • Noel Emlyn John on An Engineer from Churchdown – A very British hero!

    15/10/2020
    I don't think Dad actually did get awarded the George medal this was a bit of journalism when the Mail...

  • Chris Gregory on A Servo Valve from Dowty

    14/10/2020
    I worked on the Servo (Moog) Valves at Arle Court site having been the first Rotol & British Messier apprentice...

  • Clive Wilmott on Dowty Fuel Systems – Synopsis

    08/10/2020
    I was a Dowty Apprentice in the late 70s. I've lived in Canada now for 32 years but was curious...

  • 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...
Latest pages

  • Sir George Dowty - In His Own Words

    05/12/2020
    Sir George Dowty (1901-1975) was a noted inventor and businessman, who pioneered many components used in the aviation industry before, ...

  • Apprenticeship Prizegiving - 1982

    08/11/2020
    Dowty Group Annual Apprentices Prizegiving – Nov 1982

  • Dowty Group (General)

    04/11/2020
    Remembering our colleagues that once worked within the Dowty Group If you know of any colleagues that have died and are ...

  • Gresham Lion - Memories of Doug Baldwin

    04/11/2020
    I joined Gresham Lion Group/ Gresham Transformers in their Twickenham Road works in Feltham in 1957 as a student apprentice ...
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