Z41/LB10/2/4

Volume of press cuttings. No.7.

Feb - Jun 1939

From: 1939 To: 1939

Including reports on sporting events such as swimming, football, bowls, tug of war, cricket, lawn tennis, water polo, rugby, angling, boxing, table tennis plus the following: - Bedford Dances: London Brick Company's Annual Carnival pg.1 The Bedford Record [28 Feb 1939]; - Increased profits for London Brick Company: Another 20 per cent dividend pg.3 Peterborough Citizen [28 Feb 1928]; - New LBC records: Production and Delivery of Bricks pg.5 [3 Mar 1939]; - London Brick Company: Production Records Beaten; Larger trading profit; Boards policy of national distribution; Outlook for current year; Sir P Malcolm Stewarts Survey pg.8 - 9 The Times [8 Mar 1939]; - Company Meeting: London Brick Company: Production Records Beaten; Board's Policy of National Distribution; Sir P Malcolm Stewart's Address pg. 15 - 16 Bedfordshire Standard [10 Mar 1939]; - LBC assessments reduced by 2107: "Decreased Output" the reason pg.20 Peterborough Standard [17 Mar 1939]; - Flettons Limited: Strong Financial Position pg.21 The Times [22 Mar 1939]; - 42300 for Brick Workers LBC Profit Sharing Scheme pg.26 Peterborough Standard [24 Mar 1939]; - A fatality at Stewartby: Inquest on Youth [Stanley Walter Woodward] opened and adjourned pg.29 Ampthill News [28 Mar 1939]; - Men asked to join Union: Wage rate for all Fletton Brick Workers pg.29 Ampthill News [28 Mar 1939]; - St John's Ambulance Brigade Competitions pg.31 Bedfordshire Times & Independent [28 Mar 1939]; - Young man fatally burned [Stanley Walter Woodward]pg.32 [Mar 1939]; - Oil drum explodes - Stewartby Employee fatally burned [Stanley Walter Woodward] pg. 33 [Mar 1939]; - Sudden death of Mr H Chesterman: With London Brick Company for 11 years pg.35 - 36 Peterborough Standard [31 Mar 1939]; - Brickyard Engineers Sudden death; Large gathering of fellow employees at funeral pg.37 - 38 Peterborough Advertiser [31 Mar 1939]; - Making bricks by the million for new British homes pg.40 - 41 The Star [29 Mar 1939]; - Stewartby burning fatality: Bucket of oil found in Stoke-hole; The Inquest pg. 42 & 44 The Ampthill News [4 Apr 1939]; - Died 8 days after husband: Mrs Henry Chesterman pg.48 Peterborough Standard [7 Apr 1939]; - Fletton Bricks go by Sea: Second cargo leaves Wisbeach pg.49 Peterborough Standard [7 Apr 1939]; - Tragedy caused by 'dangerous practice' pg.53 Ampthill News [18 Apr 1939]; - Brothers bound over [Harry R Church and Walter John Church]: Took scrap metal from knot hole pg.53 Ampthill News [18 Apr 1939]; - Correspondence: Calvert and housing problems pg.56 Buckingham Advertiser and North Bucks Free Press [15 Apr 1939]; - Cementers in Camp: Ideal weather for opening days: Visit to Ramsgate site pg.66 - 67 North Bucks Times [25 Apr 1939]; - Bricks and Mortar: Romance behind a great industry pg.76 Ampthill News [2 May 1939]; - Alternative to steel shelter: Designs issued for a concrete type [air raid] pg.82 Peterborough Advertiser [5 May 1939]; - Newton Longville: Mr W Cherry's Death: Brickworks Welfare Worker pg.84 North Bucks Times [9 May 1939]; - Assessment of Brickworks: Reductions for Whittlesey Yards pg.85 Ampthill News [9 May 1939]; - Funeral of Mr W G Cherry of Newton Longville pg.87 Bletchley District Gazette [13 May 1939]; - Air raid shelter under construction pg.91 Peterborough Advertiser [19 May 1939]; - Accidental Death: Inquest on Stewartby Accident victims [William Ivor Jones & James George Harper] pg.93 Peterborough Standard [19 May 1939]; - Four LBC yards closing: One at Norman Cross and three at Whittlesey: 292 men losing employment pg.95 Peterborough Standard [26 May 1939]; - LBC Dividend reduced: 2.5% against 5% pg.95 Peterborough Standard [26 May 1939]; - Four brickyards closing: Nearly 300 men at Whittlesey and Fletton affected; Great accumulation of stocks pg.96 Peterborough Advertiser [26 May 1939]; - Declining demand for bricks pg.97 Ampthill News [30 May 1939]; - The decreased call for bricks: Four LBC yards close Peterborough Standard [2 Jun 1939].

No. of pieces: 1

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Stewart, Percy Malcolm,
Woodward, Stanley Walter,
Chesterman, H.,
Chesterman, Henry,
Church, Walter John,
Church, Harry R.,
Cherry, W.,
Harper, James George,
Jones, William Ivor

football, bowls, cricket, tennis, water polo, angling, Rugby Union, boxing, table tennis, social activities, dancing, DEATH, inquest, trades unions, wages/conditions, St.John's Ambulance, funerals, civil ships, HOUSING, air raid shelters, unemployment, STEWARTBY, Wisbech St.Mary, Newton Longueville, Whittlesey, Peterborough, Bletchley, Rural Fletton