Photos of Witham

Group, workers at Witham Gas works, 134 Newland Street

Taken: 1951, Source: Bert King, Ref: M63

Group, workers at Witham Gas works, 134 Newland Street. Standing, left to right (both rows), Jim Meekings (fitter etc. and mains), Harry Hazel (yard foreman, lived in gasworks house), ???, Herbert (Bert) King (fitter), Bill Grimsey (short, yard labourer), John Palmer (mains and service), Stan Hailey (stoker), John Metzinger (German POW, stoker), Seth Trehearne (stoker), ‘Jack’ Svoboda (German POW), Eric Gould (stoker). Sitting, left to right, George Bradley (collector), Arthur E Perry (manager), Dick Jones (clerk in office).

RefM63
Date taken1951
SourceBert King
Posted on Full size 1926 × 1438

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