The Colman’s Tin Shop (1935-1940) Make-a-Meal and the Shop (1970s)
Alice first worked in Colman’s as a teenager and describes her many jobs there. My first job was aged fourteen machining at Howlett and White’s
Alice first worked in Colman’s as a teenager and describes her many jobs there. My first job was aged fourteen machining at Howlett and White’s
Rod worked 22 years with Reckitt and Colman, first as a Production Manager in the soft drinks department and then as an Industrial Relations Manager,
Maureen describes her working life since leaving school: kitchen maid, Lambert’s, Bullard’s brewery, Colman’s and the Crown Court. First jobs I left school early because
Valerie describes her work in the baby food section at Colman’s. A family way of life I was brought up in Lakenham and went to
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 20th 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 20th century
Expansion – then redundancies and takeovers