Castleworks, old factory site twixt Castletown & Castlefields...

[basil]

Right, we appear to be back on track after our little nostalgia trip, now does anyone know what is going on at the old castleworks? I have a suspicion that it could involve roads/bypass, houses, maybe one of our elected members could enlighten us......

 

[gon2seed]

Right, we appear to be back on track after our little nostalgia trip, now does anyone know what is going on at the old castleworks? I have a suspicion that it could involve roads/bypass, houses, maybe one of our elected members could enlighten us......

Housing would make sense, 'cause they have been doing quite a bit of clearance, survaying, etc, on the scrap of land, former car park/railway track at the rear, recently!

 

[gilbert grape]

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Cyril Moore
Rod Birchall
Charlie Brown
John Ray

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All characters in their own right. Still being "involved" with the set up it is apparent there is a lack of characters there once used to be. A real shame.

I see Butch at the boot sale often. He's seriously under the thumb these days. Cheers me up no end.

Cyril is big in the HomeStart set-up. Charlie Brown I haven't seen for a while, but I get reports. Johnny Ray is still about - usually supervised by Coral...

Here's some more names.

John Campbell.
Len Smith.
Ken James.
Reg Matthews.
Ron Key.
Dave Hudson.
Harold Lottinga.
Jim Cranston.
Harry Holland.

etc....

May I deviate a little longer?

Add to that list -

John Francis (Whatever happened to that little tiger?)
Bill Titley
Tony Styles
Jim Fogherty
Bill Crowther
Ernie Jenks
Alan Eccleshall
John Matthews
John Mulrooney

Then from the packers -
Alan Davies
JohnWindows
Bob Gee
What a bunch!
........could go on.....they don't make 'em like they used to!

Maybe I'm not deviating too much as most of the above were stalwarts in a local company that stuck with it. Castle Works is part of that history and as we evolve its still good to reminisce. I actually started there before embarking on a career with GEC, as it was back then.

 

[Gramaisc]

You could at least spell my name right! Not that anybody ever did then, either. Tommy Tannoy is now a Conservative councillor, and often to be seen in local papers. I haven't seen Ernie Jenks or Alan Davies for some years, but all the others are still in circulation - in fact Pink Floyd is still there, up St Leonard's.

 

[basil]

Hells Bathroom!! i know most of them and they will certainly know me........

 

[gilbert grape]

Curiouser & curiouser?
JM & Tony are actually in the Transformers building now. It''s all change, and will soon be all change again!

 

[basil]

Last time i was in transformers Fred Hollis was works mgr and Peter Dyble (we called him dibble) was superintendent.......

 

[Gramaisc]

They also had an armoured security van.........

The armoured security van was a land rover so was the fire engine i looked into buying the fire engine but was beaten to it. Never found out where it went.

Here's a picture - you can see some of it.

 

[basil]

Work in progress at castleworks at the end of the remnants of a car park on the side nearest the factory buildings stood a clump of trees, well until a few hours ago. Workmen are chainsawing the last large pieces and the small stuff is being shredded. They've almsost finished for the day, i've left gilbert to keep an eye on things (he's got the field glasses) while i file this report..........

 

[Gramaisc]

We expect regular sit-reps from your OP.

 

[basil]

You'll be lucky, he missed his lunchtime booze to get me down to see this. Although he'll endeavour to get the contractors name from the truck as it exits the site........

 

[gilbert grape]

Work in progress at castleworks at the end of the remnants of a car park on the side nearest the factory buildings stood a clump of trees, well until a few hours ago. Workmen are chainsawing the last large pieces and the small stuff is being shredded. They've almsost finished for the day, i've left gilbert to keep an eye on things (he's got the field glasses) while i file this report..........

Surely this gilbert isn't ME gilbert? Not far away so need to inspect the goings on myself!

 

[basil]

Maybe not, my old mate gilbert is 68yrs old, has an uncanny memory of stafford and is prone to bouts of monumental of drunkeness....

 

[Gramaisc]

Maybe not, my old mate gilbert is 68yrs old, has an uncanny memory of stafford and is prone to bouts of monumental of drunkeness....

Two out of three isn't bad. 28 to go...

 

[gilbert grape]

Maybe not, my old mate gilbert is 68yrs old, has an uncanny memory of stafford and is prone to bouts of monumental of drunkeness....

Two out of three isn't bad. 28 to go...

Who have you been talking to?

 

[Gramaisc]

Maybe not, my old mate gilbert is 68yrs old, has an uncanny memory of stafford and is prone to bouts of monumental of drunkeness....

Two out of three isn't bad. 28 to go...

Who have you been talking to?

Got the figures from your profile, but I did see Ian Botham in B&Q last week - on 'company business'..

 

[gilbert grape]

Two out of three isn't bad. 28 to go...

Who have you been talking to?

Got the figures from your profile, but I did see Ian Botham in B&Q last week - on 'company business'..

Er- d'oh!
Bet ya still guessing though?

Will soon have a look at the old site and post my thoughts.

 

[Gramaisc]

All I ever did was guess. Worked well enough at the time.

 

[gilbert grape]

Was just confirming you were right on two out of three, matey.

 

[Gramaisc]

Two out of three is plenty - as Cyril once said - 'It's passed the test - except for two phases.'