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Derrickarthur
Coventry
46 of 80  Wed 9th Dec 2020 8:38pm  

I worked at Dunlop 1967-2013 in the Laboratory but dealt with Purchasing on a daily basis. I got to know Keith Lenton quite well. Really honest & nice guy. I knew he had been a football referee but never knew he played as well.
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Mick Strong
Coventry
47 of 80  Wed 9th Dec 2020 9:47pm  

Hi, was there a lady called Mary and also Lol Burgess in the buying at that time?
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Derrickarthur
Coventry
48 of 80  Wed 9th Dec 2020 10:12pm  

Yes Mick Strong. Mary Davies worked as Buyer and Lol Burgess was Manager of Buying Department. Knew them both very well. Mary was a very good netball player as I recall. John Lapworth took over from Lol.
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Mick Strong
Coventry
49 of 80  Thu 10th Dec 2020 8:51am  

Hi Derrickarthur Thanks, yes it was Mary Davies. We got quite a bit of work from Mary and Keith. One part I remember was the brake disc for the RJ? But when Lol came back into the office, we lost it all, I guess to his suppliers.
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Derrickarthur
Coventry
50 of 80  Thu 10th Dec 2020 9:16pm  

Mick Strong. I think I remember you. I worked in the Laboratory and looked after incoming materials, sub contract work & sub contract processes. Were you known as "Iron Mike" Strong? Which company did you work for?
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Mick Strong
Coventry
51 of 80  Thu 10th Dec 2020 9:24pm  

Ballantyne Engineering
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NeilsYard
Coventry
52 of 80  Thu 24th Jun 2021 9:45am  

Dean Nelson has just come up trumps with this one of Alma Street - obviously post Dunlop but I loved the ghost-sign. That row of terraces has hung on to this day.
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Midland Red

53 of 80  Thu 24th Jun 2021 10:42am  

Yes, a lovely ghost sign Thumbs up Gone - so too the chimneys on the terrace Oh my
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fredarthur
Maidstone
54 of 80  Mon 2nd Aug 2021 3:48pm  

Thank you for the photograph of the Carnival Exhibit 1959 'Polio Prevention'. I am standing midway in the front. Happy memories.
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Rob Orland
Historic Coventry
55 of 80  Tue 3rd Aug 2021 10:02am  

That's wonderful to hear Fred! For convenience, here's that photograph again....
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Derrickarthur
Coventry
56 of 80  Tue 3rd Aug 2021 10:30pm  

These are photos from late 50's or very early 60's and show the Dunlop entry from the London to Coventry Bedstead race. It obviously wouldn't be allowed today because of Health & Safety. I remember going to Broadgate for the finish of the race. It was packed. My brother is 9 years older than me [born 1942] and took part in at least one race. He is on the colour photo showing back of the lorry 346VC third in from right in white tee shirt & sandals behind guy in hat.
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Derrickarthur
Coventry
57 of 80  Tue 3rd Aug 2021 10:35pm  

I remember that one year they had a bedstead fitted with disc brakes [new in 1950's] and another time they fitted rear wheel steering which almost proved disastrous. Massey Ferguson, Rolls Royce and many other auto/aviation companies took part.
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Wearethemods
Aberdeenshire
58 of 80  Wed 4th Aug 2021 9:25am  

It would have been Armstrong Siddeley in those days, Rolls-Royce didn't take over until about 1966/67.
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Kaga simpson
Peacehaven, East Sussex
59 of 80  Thu 5th Aug 2021 3:39pm  

fredarthur, My wife is on that float, Janet Blythe, the back of the float between the two boys.
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Heathite
Coventry
60 of 80  Mon 9th Aug 2021 7:02am  

Here it is colourised.
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