Terry Radford's Raleigh

Some Raleigh images from the past

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The majority of the pictures below have been kindly loaned by former cycle factory worker Terry Radford, who started at the Cycle Road 3-speed assembly shop as a youth in 1956. He knew my late father Harry Richards well, who looked after young Terry and the other apprentices in the factory. As you can see from the pictures below - Raleigh was a great place to work at that time.

The working week at that time was 44 hours, 7.30am-12.30am, then 1.30-5.30pm.
Terry got £1, 15 shillings for his first weeks work.

LIFTING THE HUB TRAY (above)
'Harry (Lofty's) favourite trick to us new starters was to hold a hub tray (which when full contained 20 hubs at 3.5lbs each, which would weigh 80lbs including the tray). Harry would put one hub in the far corner and hold the tray at the opposite end and lift the tray with one hand (very hard). He also used to show off and do it with 2 hubs!!

	Retirement of Denbo, the carry-all driver. Denbo used to place bets on horses on his rounds!!!

	Terry (on the right) with the 2 millionth hub to be made at Raleigh

	Retirement of Alf Scott (centre) Richard Unwin is on the right.

	Hemsby Beach, 1964. From left: Harry (Lofty) Richards, Rose Scott, Alf Scott. Alf and Rose lived at 88 Liddington Street, Basford, right up to the 1980s

	Alf Scott and Harry Richards fishing - Norfolk Broads, 1960s

	Sturmey Archer, Triumph Road, 1984

	Retirement of Arthur (left in zip-up jumper) from Packing Department, 1970s

	L-R: Larry (toolsetter), Stan Morley, Frank Icke, Terry Radford

	L-R: Pedro Hernandez, ??, Terry Parsons, Terry Radford, Noel Woods

	Retirement of Ginger Olive and Kit Stretton, 1970. Back row L-R: Derek Matheson (foreman), Tom Searson, Bill Coulson, Maurice??, Mick Tomlinson, Doug Pawson, Terry Radford, Roy Wright. Front Row L-R: Dorothy, Grenville??, Kit Stretton, Mary Boden (kneeling) Ginger Olive, Margaret??, Cyril (Nobby) Clarke (with harmonium), Polish Tony, Brian Brown. Cyril Clarke once owned an immaculate white Ford Classic-Capri in the early 1960s

	Retirement of Harry White (in mac). Looks like hand-made retirement cards were very popular in the 1970s!!
Here are just a few people who worked in the Cycle Road Three-Speed assembly shop throughout the years Harry and Lisa Richards (Mum & Dad), Brian Sillitoe (brother of the famous Alan), Alf Scott (Brakes), Dolly Wagg (Chargehand), Kit Stretton (Assembler), Ginger Olive (Assembler), May Thorpe (Part Assembler), Olive England (Hub Assembler), May Lamb (Ballcage Assembler), Marje Wagg, Frank Icke (Brakes), Bill Coulson (4 speed later Chargehand), Charlie Coulson (Brake Lining Driller), Noel Wood (Brakes), Speedy Richards (Brake Riveter), Ernie Shooter (Viewer), Harry Pembury (Reject Rectifier), Bill Hazelwood (Reject Rectifier), Doug and Lou Pawson (Hub Line), Fred Fox (Hub Line), Bill Ash (Hub Line), Bill May (Shell Scroller), Ethel May (Chain Assembler), Roy and Mary Wright (3 & 4 Speed), Brian Brown (Assembly), Tom Searson (Driver-Assembler), Bill Wood (tester), Les and Iris Parkin (Axle/Sub-Assembly), George Radcliffe (Assembler), George Colley (Shell Assembler), Keith Rowbotham (Shell), Harry Fell (Shell Job), George Gregory (Store Labourer), Gordon Devent (AW Line), Brian Littlewood (Sub-Assembler), George and Mary Fox (4 speed), Frank Fox, Harry Bellaby (Tester), Terry Radford (Line Worker), Jack Jacques (Store Labourer), Denise Bullivant (4 Speed), Cyril (Nobby) Clarke) (4 speed-later Chargehand), Brian Tansley (Rejects), Bill Terry (4-speed rejects), Horace Martin (Brake Chargehand 1957), Gordon Verney (Line Assembler), George Wooley (Foreman), Dick Donay (4 speed-later Foreman), Bert Woodward (brakes), Sid Ancliff (Cone Assembler), Tony White (Hub Stores), Scotch Reg (Tool setter), George Dooley (Chargehand 1956), Ken Walker (Brakes), Bill Dodsley (AB/AG assembly). Thanks to Terry and his amazing memory!!
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