Production Sheet July 7th 1973
Does anyone remember these?……..
Read moreDoes anyone remember these?……..
Read moreBerrys used a team of shire horses to haul timber, much coming from near Whitewell in the years before the
Read moreJohn Wells recalls the humour of Percy Seed …
Read moreBob Davies talks about working on the sales van for Berry’s
Read moreAnyone got a picture of an actual crackerjack?!!
Read moreWe need to match names, nicknames and faces … Nicknames Canny – Ray Freeman Chew – Tom Wolstenholme Chips –
Read more… and lost his job (and then found it again!)
Read moreTed Metcalf and Herbert Freeman were lifting logs …
Read moreDuring the war, Bob Parker bumped into Chipping friends in the most unlikely places …
Read moreHere’s a list of the people who worked in the machine shop at Berry’s: Herbert Eckton Elaine Woods (nee Cookson)
Read moreHere’s a list of all the people who worked in upholstering at Berry’s Chair works – can you think of
Read moreHere’s a list of the people who worked as assemblers at Berry’s chair works Old Mill Colin Cookson (1963- Bill
Read moreHere’s the list of wood turners who worked at Berry’s chair works: Dick Walmsley Harry Seed Dougie Parkinson Neil Craig
Read moreHere is a list of all Berry’s workers we can think of so far … do you have any to
Read moreWe are on a mission to name everyone in this photo!! We’re not doing so well so far … if
Read moreJimmy Garstang Billy Garstang Robert Cowell Jack Kirby Go Back to the list of all Berry’s workers
Read moreJack Berry was Manager of Berry’s chair works from 1966 until ??. He was a friend to many of
Read moreThe Chair works was split into: Sawyers Polishers Turners Rushbottomers Assemblers Packers Salesmen Transporters
Read moreOld John Berry 1858 – Registered as resident of Chipping, married 1864 – Registered in Kelly’s directory as carpenter,
Read moreIn over more than 500 years of history, Kirk Mill has had many owners. Here are the ones we’ve tracked
Read moreChairmaking in Chipping In the sixteenth century, Chipping was already a place of industry, where carpenters would make chairs and
Read moreFormerly known as Brook Cottage, Grove House was probably built around the end of the 18th century when the cotton-spinning
Read moreBuilt in 1793, Kirk House belonged to the owner of Kirk Mill and replaced the former Fletcher House.
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