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Barrington (Barry) Battman
06/01/2020
Barrington (Barry) Battman shares some of his memories of his training during the wartime with Jospeh Lucas Co; Kryn & ...
Dowty Power Electronics (DPE) of Salisbury
23/12/2019
Dowty Power Electronics (DPE) of Salisbury – Factory Units possibly under consideration for purchase or leasing The same business is still ...
Herman Engineering Products
17/12/2019
Herman Engineering Products – documents and photographs concerning the purchase and lease of premises in Milford on Sea by the ...
Dowty Propellers’ Celebrates Opening of New Brockworth Facility
15/12/2019
4th Dec 2019 – Press Release Dowty Propellers’ inauguration ceremony for its new facility at Gloucester Business Park was attended by ...
Ian Mowat
14/12/2019
Ian recalls the time when he joined Dowty Rotol in 1976 from Bristol Aviation where he served his apprenticeship. He talks ...
John O'Leary
14/12/2019
John O’Leary started his working life at Barrons in Gloucester and was hoping to sign an Indenture Agreement for an ...
Gwynneth Everett
12/12/2019
Gwynneth Everett started at Rotol in 1940’s as a Secretary to the Chief Engineer and other other Directors Her father, Cyril ...
Roger Howse
12/12/2019
Roger Howse started his working life as an Apprentice at Rotol in 1954 and on completion he left to work ...
Apprentice Pedal Car Racers 1967 and 1968
09/12/2019
1967 and 1968 Pedal car racers for the Bristol university 24 hour race Alan Jinks seated in No 17 and in ...
Propeller Assembly R212 HS 748
09/12/2019
Dowty Rotol – Propeller Assembly R212 HS 748
Apprentices Pay Structure 1973
09/12/2019
Dowty Group Services – Apprentice Rates of Pay 1973 Apprentices wages were not great but at least you were being paid ...
Charity Pram Push
03/12/2019
Dowty Apprentices raised money for the charity “Help the Aged” by pushing a pram 25-miles around the Cheltenham area in ...
Dowty Apprentice Association
03/12/2019
The Dowty Apprenticeship scheme saw hundreds of apprentices being taken on by the Dowty Group each year, these apprentices were ...
Dowty Apprentice Training Record Book
27/11/2019
Dowty Apprentice Training Record Book By kind permission of David J Walker David started his Dowty Commercial (Student) Apprenticeship on 6th February ...
Dowty Mining Equipment - R850 Computer
27/11/2019
In-house publication, probably in the late 1970s/early 1980s about going digital with the R850 Computer Don Devereux, Chief Estimator (Time and ...
Dowty Cheque for £0.04
27/11/2019
Dowty obviously prided itself paying off all their debts no matter how small.. here is a Cheque for £0.04!
Letters from the FA to Dowty Ashchurch FC
27/11/2019
Letters from the Football Association to Dowty Ashchurch FC
VIP Visit - Mr A W Hildrew
27/11/2019
Mr A W Hildrew retiring Principal of North Gloucestershire Technical College, looking at a selection of attachments for a power ...
Edward (Ted) Hotchkiss
27/11/2019
Photographs of Edward (Ted) Hotchkiss from Dowty Mining Equipment at his retirement presentation, along with photographic records of his trade union ...
Dowty Ashchurch - Post Closure
27/11/2019
Dowty Ashchurch – Post Closure Site Development Photographs from L J Reid, a local photographer, of Dowty Ashchurch, including the Dowty ...
Apprentice Movements List - Dec 1969
27/11/2019
Apprentice Movements List – Dec 1969 Dowty Apprentices were regularly moved around the various production and office areas of each site, ...
Annual Sports Horticultural Show and Gala Day 1982
27/11/2019
Dowty Sports & Social – Annual Sports Horticultural Show and Gala Day Saturday 16th July 1982 at Arle Court
Dowty Motor Club - Year Book 1970
27/11/2019
Dowty Motor Club – Year Book 1970
17th Horticultural Show Saturday 3rd September 1983
27/11/2019
Dowty Ashchurch – 17th Horticultural Show Saturday 3rd September 1983
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John Redfern
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Dowty Mining Equipment – The Sell Off
08/01/2020
Thank you for your comment David
David Carpenter
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Dowty Mining Equipment – The Sell Off
08/01/2020
Dowty Mining Equipment was sold as part of the Dowty Group Mining Division to a management buyout led by Adrian...
Alcwyn Elliott
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Dowty Group – US Product Brochure
19/12/2019
The shearer on this face is an AB 16 DERDS. Comprising of 17" Mech Haulage / 22 mm chain The...
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Double Acting (Desford type) Chock
19/12/2019
We called these the Mushroom Jack and used these on a Plough Face in 1966 @ Bargoed Colliery in South...
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