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Not just a telephone engineer (1954-2001)

Brian reflects upon the things he learnt from the different jobs he had over the course of his working life – from working in a

Railways and banknotes (1942-2010)

John served his apprenticeship on the railways and worked for what became British Railways in the machine shop at Stratford. He left to work for

A career in the engineering world (1949-1994)

Ken learned heavy engineering with an apprenticeship at Ransomes and Rapier in Ipswich and after national service became a pioneering work study man there, managing

Life at Reckitt and Colmans (1943-1987)

This account of a happy childhood, adolescence and working life within the Colmans community will stir many memories. Do you remember the Carrow ‘Steam Horn', the railway and Alpha and Beta, the dark days of the bombings, the works canteen and the Carrow Abbey Dining Room? The contributor, who was employed at Reckitt and Colmans in the electrical field for 44 years gives a vivid picture of evolving working conditions and staff relations throughout the 20^th century at Carrow.

Early life in the Colmans community

Casualties of the War

Time to enter the workforce as an apprentice electrician

Conscription and back to the expanding company

Working conditions and staff relations throughout the 20^th century

Expansion – then redundancies and takeovers

The career of an Electrical Technician (1957-2000)

Richard began an electrical craft apprenticeship in Lowestoft in 1957. He worked his way up through electrical engineering positions in Norwich and the Home Counties.

Ups and downs of steam (1943-1996)

Edmund was born in Great Yarmouth and began work in 1943 as an apprentice in post-war reconstruction there. He then worked on the Railways based

Driven to satisfaction (from the farm to haulage) (1945-1995)

Eric tells about the time he bunked off school to earn a few pence on the land in the good old days, and slowly progressing

Plumber to surveyor (1961-2009)

Kenneth tells us about his working life, starting at an engineering firm. He worked for several companies before working at the University of East Anglia

Travels of a Norfolk Boy (1955-2009)

Ted worked for 25 years at Laurence Scott & Electromotors. After an extensive training as a mechanical and electrical engineer, he became more interested in

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