Photographs of the Wolverton Works
Photographs of the Wolverton Works – its premises, equipment and employees – covering the period from December 1982 until June 1992. During this time many areas of the Wolverton Works were emptied out and demolished, to make way for a Tesco Superstore. The contributor of this collection, Bill Skeats, can be seen in items BSC/001/024 and BSC/001/073. there are a further 422 pictures in the main Living Archive – these 149 photographs are just a sample!
Extent
149 Photographs
Reference number
BSC/001
Records in this Group
62 Shop Prize Draw in December 1982 – picking tickets. L-R: Ron Draper, Ron Stone, Ron Bunker – ‘The three Ronnies’
Bert Larner’s retirement – December 1982. Group includes Bill Jones, Ron Bunker, Mel Vickers, Fred Hillman, Steve Knowles, Tony Pittam, Bill Frewin.
Visitors outside at Wolverton Works Open Day August 1985
Replica steam locomotive ‘Sans Pareil’ at Wolverton Works Open Day August 1985
Visitors in the Traction Shop – Wolverton Works Open Day August 1985
Visitors with the Power House in the background – Wolverton Works Open Day August 1985
Coaches in the Lifting Shop for repair – Wolverton Works Open Day August 1985
Wheel sets in the Wheel Shop for repair – Wolverton Works Open Day August 1985
‘Haversham’ shunting engine – Wolverton Works Open Day August 1985
Traction motor parts for repair in the Top Shop – Wolverton Works Open Day August 1985
Wolverton Works Apprentice Training School in August 1985
Roadside exterior of Wolverton BR Station – August 1985
Roadside exterior of Wolverton Works canteen & fire station – December 1986
Roadside exterior of Wolverton Works main entrance & fire station – December 1986
Pete Martin beside lathes in Fitting & Machine Shop – Wolverton Works December 1986
Pete Martin beside lathes in Fitting & Machine Shop – Wolverton Works December 1986
Wickman Automatic lathes in the Fitting & Machine Shop – Wolverton Works December 1986
Jim Haniff at Hydro NC Automatic lathe in Fitting & Machine Shop – Wolverton Works December 1986
Doug Nichols on the Toolroom lathe – Wolverton Works December 1986
Pete Atkins’ retirement – Pete with Fitting & Machine Shop colleagues – January 1987
62 Machine & Fitting Shop – Wolverton Works February 1987
Doug Nichols & Jeremy Dearn in Toolroom – Wolverton Works February 1987
Milling Machinist Jeremy Dearn changing cutters – Wolverton Works February 1987
Toolgrinder Bill Skeats sharpening a spindle cutter Haro machine – Wolverton Works February 1987
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