• Reference
    Z41/LB9/5/22
  • Title
    Phorpres News, ‘The Organ of The London Brick Company Limited Welfare & Sports Association’. Bound copies of Nos. 1 – 52. Includes reports on sports and social events, health & safety advice and advertisements from local tradespeople. Volume 22
  • Date free text
    Jan - Dec 1957
  • Production date
    From: 1957 To: 1957
  • Scope and Content
    Phorpres News, ‘The Organ of The London Brick Company Limited Welfare & Sports Association’. Bound copies of Nos. 1 – 52. Includes reports on sports and social events, health & safety advice and advertisements from local tradespeople. Volume 22 No 1 January 1957 Cover photograph shows Orton Pit. Page 5 Report on the annual gathering of Veterans. Page 6 Report on the work of the Transport Department in Birmingham. Those pictured include Toby Whitehead and Reg Veasey. Page 7 Profile and photograph of W Goosey. Pages 8-9 Report and photograph from the School Operatic Society production of Iolanthe in Stewartby Hall. Page 11 Retirement of Mr W.J. bird. Pages 12-14 Report of a talk given to the Phorpres Technical Society on oil. Page 15 Report and photographs from the Christmas Fayre at Stewartby Hall. Page 19 Deaths of Mr Robert George Lavender, Mr George W Denton, Mr Harry Woodward, Mr Charles Rhodes, Mr Isaac John Garrett and Mr Ernest Charles Deighton. Page 20 Death of Mr Herbert Junks. Retirements of Mr George Rusdell and Mr Samuel Hart. No 2 February 1957 Cover photograph shows the chairman and the year’s Veterans (see No 1 January 1957 page 5). Pages 2-3 Report and photograph from the staff Dinner and Dance. Pages 4-5 Report and photograph from a party for the “Old Folk and Widows”. Page 6 Marriage of Miss Barbara Hare and Mr Terry Brooks. Death of Mr J.W.G Wright. Page 9 Golden Wedding of Mr and Mrs E.J. Lowe. Page 11 Death of Mr J Thorpe. Photograph of Mr W.J. Bird on his retirement. Page 14 Profile and photograph of A. Jackson. Page 15 Photograph and article about “Phorpres Freddy” vehicles. Page 16 Death of Mr James Henry Webb. Page 18 Appointment of Mr Neville Morris as a JP. No 3 March 1957 Pages 2-3 Report of a talk given to the Phorpres technical Society on “The Construction of the Modern Tyre.” Page 6 Transport focus on The Wreckers – includes photographs of Bob Thomson and Wilfred Horn. Page 7 Profile and photograph of George Horwood. Page 8 Deaths of Mr John Taylor and Mr H.C. Caves. Christening of Stephen Andrew Lowe. Page 9 Photograph of a presentation to Mr L Baker at Elstow Works. Pages 10-11 photograph of the Women’s Institute Under-Fives party. Page 12 Deaths of Mr Charles Tomkins and Mr R.P. Jones. Page 14 Deaths of Mr G.T. Mortimer and Mr C.A. Powley. Page 15 Marriage of Mr Gordon Mace and Miss Phyllis Christine Gower. Death of Mr C Berrisford. Page 17 Retirement of Mr Robert Scotney – photographed with Mr Charles Sanders. Page 18 Death of Mr E Martin. Page 19 Death of Mr George Palmer. No 4 April 1957 Pages 5-6 Report on a talk given to the Phorpres Technical Society on the Art of Glass Making. Page 7 Christening of Marion Payne. Deaths of Mr Dennis Sharpe, Mr James Browne and Mr John Harvey. Page 8 Marriage of Mr and Mrs T Brooks (see No 2 February 1957 page 6) Mr Leslie Symonds leaving to take up a post in British Guiana. Pages 9-13 Annual Report and Accounts of the Management Committee of London Brick Company Limited Employees’ Sick Benefit Society. Page 15 Photograph of the LBC Royals Table Tennis Team – A Coxage, A Gear, A Attwell and G Hartwell. Page 16 Presentation to Mr L.R. Symonds (see page 8). Retirement of Mr Thomas Bridgement (pictured) Page 17 Death of Mr Charles Abbott. No 5 May 1957 Pages 1-2 Report of a talk given to the Phorpres Technical Society by Bernard Newman. Page 2 Photograph of Mrs Puddephatt presenting a Cup to Messrs J Hillson, G Dudley and F.G. Ashpole. Page 6 Death of Mr T.J. Larkin. Marriage of Mr Geoffrey Pennycook and Miss Gwendoline Avis Martin (both pictured). Page 7 Marriage of Mr Kenneth George and Miss Margaret Basketfield (both pictured). Page 12 Profile and photograph of Frank Caves. Page 13 Marriages of Mr H.G. Bennett and Miss Peggy Elliott and of Mr G Couzens and Miss V.W. Whichelow. Page 14 Deaths of Mr K.R. Matthews. Mr William Clarke and Mr S.F. Daniels. Page 18 Photograph from the Phorpres Transport Annual Dinner. No 6 June 1957 Pages 2-3 LBC Table Tennis section (Bletchley) Singles Championships Finals Night. Photograph shows A Coxage, B Ball, A Gear, R Taylor, M Green and A Attwell. Page 7 Marriage of Miss June Gillett and Mr Richard Peter Hufton. Page 8 Death of Dusan Stojkovic. Page 14 Report on the Transport Department in the post-war years. Page 15 profile and photograph of Charlie Barnett. Page 16 Death of Mr J.T. Elson. Page 19 Marriage of Mr F Tibble and Miss M Jackson (pictured). Also pictured Mr and Mrs G Cousins (for report see No 5 May 1957, page 13) Death of Mr P.I. Jaggard. Page 20 Photographs and report of the occupants of Sir Malcolm Stewart Homes being entertained in the Communal Centre. Those photographed include Sir Ronald Stewart, Lady Stewart, Mr A.T. Worboys, Mr Henderson, Mr and Mrs J Wright and Mr and Mrs H Smart. No 7 July 1957 Cover photograph shows a race at Stewartby (pre-wWorld War Two) Page 1 Death of Miss Hilda Smithurst. Pages 2-3 Extracts from the Chairman’s Speech at the 57th Annual General Meeting. Page 5 Marriage of John Kitchiner and Pamela Brown (pictured) Page 6 Golden wedding of Mr and Mrs Conkey. Deaths of Mr Edward Hutchings and Antonio Carrino. Page 8 Long service medal for Leading fireman Wilfred Nichol. Pages 10-11 Presentation of the Inter-Works Accident Prevention Trophy. Photographs include Mr J.P. Bristow and Mr Osborne. Page 11 Photograph showing the presentation of a bouquet to Lady Stewart by Miss Margaret West at Phorpres Motor Club Meeting. Page 13 Photograph showing Albert West, a belt fitter, at Saxon Pit with the Callow Hopper. Page 14 Vehicle docking at Peterborough. Photograph shows G Burton, D Strangward, A Fisher, R Christian, H Hull, C Sheldrick and J James. Page 15 Profile and photograph of C Hand. Page 16 Death of John William Foster Page 17 Photograph of the presentation of Club Championship Shield to Mr A Avory by Sir Ronald Stewart at the Motor Club Meeting. No 8 August 1957 Page 1 Retirements of Mr W.H. Smith and Mr H Townsend. Appointment of Mr S Vickery. Christening of Brian William Caves. Weddings of Margaret Elizabeth Allen to David Richmond Keep and Miss Peggy Lillian Law to Mr Brian Gore Huckle. Page 6 Death of Mr Frank Garner. Photograph showing some “Coronation characters at Clacton”. Pages 7-13 Accounts and Report of the Council of London Brick Company Limited Social and Sports Association 1956/7. Page 14 Death of Mr G Watson. Photograph showing the Calvert Transport Department team, winners of the Inter-Section Cricket Competition. Page 15 Presentation to Mr Leslie North on leaving the company (pictured with Mr Johnson) Pages 16-17 Retirement of Mr J.W. Farey. Includes photographs. Page 18 Death of Mr J.T. Braggins. Page 19 Deaths of Mr A Colvch and Mr Frank Clark. No 9 September 1957 Cover photograph shows over eighty French visitors to the Works, with LBC Managing Directors. Page 2 Photograph of Mr G.W. Hockney with his 1922 AJS motorbike. Page 3 Retirement of Mr V.A. Rowe (pictured with Mr J.P. Bristow) Pages 4-5 Extracts from the Chairman’s Speech at the 57th Annual General Meeting. Pages 6-7 report and photographs from the Bletchley team v Alperton Garage of London Transport Cricket Match. Those named in the photographs are R Taylor, Attwell, Gear, Crockett, J Elgie, W Hendy, Mr White and S Rayner. Pages 10-11 Photographs from the Sports and Family Day at Stewartby. Those named in the photographs are Sir Geoffrey and Lady Shakespeare, M O’Brien, D Pratt and Anna. Page 13 Those featured on the July cover are identified as S.F. Coater, K.V.M. Howes and H.G. Whitelaw. Page 15 Profile and photograph of Tommy Appleyard. Page 16 Death of Mr R Hardwick. Marriage of Miss Enid Margaret Knight to Mr Arthur John Pates. Page 17 Marriage of Mr Donald MacGregor and Miss Mary Penman (pictured) Pages 18-19 Photographs and report from Phorpres Sports Day. Those named in photographs are Alan J Haynes and R Cohen. No 10 October 1957 Page 7 Deaths of Mr J Brookes, Mr A.E. Page and Mr W.H. Everett. Page 8 Deaths of Michael Brook field and Mr Vincenzo Testa. Marriages of Miss Monica E Radwell to Mr Alan James Bush (pictured page 9) and Miss Margaret Elizabeth Corbett to Gordon Derrick Catlin. Page 9 Photograph of Mr and Mrs S.V. Knight. Page 10 Profile of Alfred Hepworth. Photograph of Mr G Prosser, Mr J Hutchinson and Mr M Zomerfield in the cab and body bay, Peterborough. Page 11 Death of Mr W.P. Bradshaw. Photograph of Mr W Griffen, Skip of Phorpres Bowls Rink, receiving the Col. Rowe Cup from Mrs W Braybrooks, wife of the Arlesey Bowls Club Chairman. Page 13 Marriages of Miss Jill Rowell to Mr Ivan Lock and Miss Shirley Slack to Mr Arnold Pupse (pictured) Page 14 Deaths of Peter John Garratt and Roger Brummitt. Page 15 Deaths of Ernest William Neath and Sidney Lonser Coomber. Mr Peter Kaminski emigrating to Canada. Page 16 Photograph showing children at Kings Dyke. No 11 November 1957 Pages 2-4 report and photographs from the 10th Annual Fire Brigades Competition. Those named in photographs are Fireman Stubbings, Jnr, Miss Lyn McAlpine, Mrs V.J. Rowe, 2nd Officer C.W. Gillett and Mr A.F. Stone. Page 4 Marriage of Jeremy Rowe to Miss Susan Mary Johnstone. Page 5 Photograph of LBC Stewartby Cricket Club team. Page 7 photographs from Peterborough Maintenance showing Mr D Singh, Mr S.C. Linford, Mr A Taylor, Mr R Elderkin and Mr B Watkins. Also pictured Mr A Hepworth. Page 8 Marriages of Miss Hilda Burton Gillett to Mr William Maloney and Miss June Baxter to Mr Raymond Thomas Bunker. Pages 10-11 Inter- departmental cricket. Photographs show the B.E.D. team and the Bricklayers team. Page 13 Death of Mr Samuel Pike. Page 14 Death of Hans Rudolph. Page 15 Death of Mr Percy Butler. Marriage of Miss Muriel Joyce Dudley to Mr Geoffrey Rowe (pictured) No 12 December 1957 Page 6 Christenings of Karen Milton, Joy Denise Britton and Sandra Elizabeth Armstrong. Death of Arthur Whitttington. Page 7 Death of Mr M O’Neil. Page 9 Photograph of the Bletchley darts team – V Milojkovic, A Viccars, J White, D Allen, R Coxage, E Back, F Green, J Bates and A Gent. Death of Mr W.J. Hills. Page 11 Photograph and profile of Robert Bursncoll. Mr J.B. Pratt leaves the company. Page 14 Deaths of Edward Wietreykowski and George William Rippon. Pages 18-19 Report from the AGM of the Phorpres technical Society.
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