Z791/5

Queen's Engineering Works Magazine No 8 Contains: - Photograph of the River Ouse from the castle mound, Bedford - All Saints' Church, Bedford - The Allen Annuity Fund - Review of events of 1910 includes work for Japan (picture of Imperial Japanese Naval Commission at Bromham House), SS Olympic and Titanic (picture of launch of Olympic), Melbourne, Egypt, South Shields dock an the Port of London, Spain, Motherwell Station, Gosport, Bradford Technical College, South Africa, South America and China. - An electrically operated gas works - Annual distribution of prizes to pupils and apprentices - A visit to Brussels and the International Exhibition by Rupert Allen - The Queen's Engineering Works 'Roll of Honour' - long service awards includes pictures of John Biggs, James Reid, George R Henley and John Smith - Selection and making of an aerodrome by J Clutton - Past and present pupils association (inc. picture of dinner) - Recollection of a tour round the world by H T Wells, includes visit to Mr Spiers and a pictures of Mr Spiers 'at home', Hong Kong harbour, China and Mr Slater in Japan. - Pupils' and Apprentices' section includes pieces by R G Foster (1904-09), W R Davies in Canada (1897-1902), Arthur R More (1907-10), E P Gilpin in India (1894-97), P M Hay-Currie in Vancouver (1906-10), C E Radley in South America (1905-06), C B Clark (1905-08) and F A Combe in Montreal (1899-1903). - Electrical Equipment of an Indian Railway Station by A H Smyth - Education in Engineering - Pictures of Employees of the works in the 5th Batt Beds Regt and RAMC, Bedfordshire Yeomanry and the East Anglian Royal Engineers(all named), - The Terrirtorial Forces and the Queen's Engineering Works - Obituary for Charlie Cant - Directory of Former apprentices - Picture of leaving the works one o'clock September 26th 1910

January 1911

From: 1910 To: 1911

item

Allen, Rupert,
Biggs, John,
Reid, James,
Henley, George,
Smith, John,
Wells, H T,
Speirs, A D,
Slater, G B,
Foster, R G,
Davies, W R,
More, Arthur R,
Gilpin, E P,
Hay-Currie, P M,
Radley, C E,
Clark, C.B.,
Combe, F A,
Cant, Charles

churches, naval ships, civil ships, railways, civil aerodromes, engineering, 5th (Territorial) Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, Bedfordshire Yeomanry, East Anglian Royal Engineers, All Saints Bedford, Japan, Australia Melbourne, Egypt, South Shields, Spain, Gosport, Bradford, South Africa, South America, Canada, Brussels, China, India, Hong Kong