Industrial Memories

Simon Giles discusses his career with Singer’s and Tyco
Simon Giles discusses his career with Singer’s and Tyco 701 768 Mercer Design
Simon Giles recalls how he started work at Singer’s in Frome and then moved to the Marston Trading Estate with the successor company, Tyco read more
Steve Francis talks about his working life at Singer’s in Frome
Steve Francis talks about his working life at Singer’s in Frome 645 768 Mercer Design
Steve Francis started work as an apprentice in the toolroom, then trained in the drawing office before becoming a senior design engineer read more
Rodney Clarke recalls driving lorries for Express Dairies
Rodney Clarke recalls driving lorries for Express Dairies 768 1024 Mercer Design
Rodney Clarke talks to us about his time driving lorries, firstly for Express Dairies and then later for English China Clays read more
Ron White talks about the taxi service he began in Frome
Ron White talks about the taxi service he began in Frome 778 1024 Mercer Design
Ron White talks to us about how he set up and ran a taxi service from the Lamb and Fountain public house in Castle Street, Frome read more
Freda Henly remembers working for Wallington Weston
Freda Henly remembers working for Wallington Weston 576 768 Mercer Design
Freda Henly was born in Milk Street in Frome. In this video, she discusses her working life at Wallington Weston when the firm was at Adderwell read more
Bill Ellis discusses his time at Wessex Engineering in Frome
Bill Ellis discusses his time at Wessex Engineering in Frome 598 708 Mercer Design
Bill Ellis talks about his working life at Wessex Engineering in Frome and tells how he later went on to run a hardware store read more
Gerald Franks talks about being an apprentice with Butler and Tanner
Gerald Franks talks about being an apprentice with Butler and Tanner 414 601 Mercer Design
Gerald Franks talks about his work at the Butler and Tanner printing works and describes how he completed his apprenticeship read more
Gerald Franks explains the printing process at Butler and Tanner
Gerald Franks explains the printing process at Butler and Tanner 485 643 Mercer Design
Gerald Franks talks about his working life at the Butler and Tanner print works and recalls the stages involved in getting a book to print read more
Gerald Franks discusses the unions at Butler and Tanner
Gerald Franks discusses the unions at Butler and Tanner 1024 782 Mercer Design
Gerald Franks talks about unions and describes some of the working practices at Butler and Tanner during his time with the firm read more
Dorothy Hawker remembers her time at Butler and Tanner
Dorothy Hawker remembers her time at Butler and Tanner 250 299 Mercer Design
Dorothy Hawker left school at 15 and went to work at the Butler and Tanner print works. She worked there until she was 20, when she left to bring up her son read more