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H J CHAPMANS Roll Call
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Names ( Maiden ) Position held including dates where known ALLEN Paul -... AVERILLE Joan - Filing Department .... BADHAM Paula - BAILEY John - Sales Director ( 1972 - 1981 ) BAKER Jim -... BALDWIN Richard - Driver BARBER-STARKEY Anna ( Morris ) - ... BEBBINGTON Lorna - ...( 1959 ) BERRY Sandra - Customer Services Office - acknowledgement slips! and looking for lost filing - which in those days meant going up stairs to the filing office not sat searching files on a P.C ( 1976 - 1977 ) BOOTON Val - Office, then Trade Counter premises in Worcester and subsequently at Malvern shop. ( 1980 ) BROUGH Major Peter - ... BROWN Robert - Driver ( Feb 1971 - made redundant April 1986 ) About 16 drivers in 1971. 4 + 1 relief remained when I left. BURRIDGE Harold - Driver CAFFULL Phil -... CAFFULL Roy -... CAFFULL Sandie - For 23 years, 1st when I left school at 'Malvern Shop' on Belle Vue Terrace, then they opened a branch in Worcester called' Chapmans Wyvern', when that closed I moved to Ledbury and worked in customer service and stayed there until it was closed by W.H. Smith !! Loved every minute of my time there it was like a family!... CLARKE Susan - Filing Department ( 1973 - 1978 ) COLEY Kath - Secretary to the MD Mr HARRISON ( 1960s ) DADSWELL Marion - ...( 1959 ) DALLEY Bill - Driver DALLEY Pam -... DALLEY Shirley - Office Junior/Reception and Telex operator, Stock Control, Secretary to Social club and had a great time on three Carnival floats from 1977 to 1981 ( 1979 - 1981 ) DANIELS Wendy - ...( 1959 ) DAVIES Aeron - Driver DAVIES Chris - Office of park supplies. Then to shop in Malvern 1970 became sales rep covering s Wales Herefords Worcestershire glos ( 1962 - 1982 ) DAVIES Hazel - Finishing department 1980's DAVIES Jean - Office... DAVIES Richard - Customer Services Office ( 1970s ) DAVIES Roy - Driver ( Post 1971 ) DAVIES Steve - Driver ( Pre 1971 ) DAVIS Brenda - Finishing department 1980's DAVIS Duncan - fork lift truck operator... DAVIS Jim - Guillotine Operator, Finishing department 1980's DAVIS Sylvia ( Morris ) - Finishing department, Ruling m/c ( 1982 - 1990 ) DEACON Tony - Driver DREW Janet - Adglow illuminated advertising. They also did some of the photography for the Kay's catalogue. Bill STRINGER was the photographer and I can remember having my hands photographed holding an iron! Kath COLEY (John's wife) was secretary to the MD Mr. HARRISON and I worked for Chris HARRISON and Major Peter BROUGH! ( 1967 - 1968 ) DRINKWATER Brian - Driver EHRLICH Dee - Stock control and progress chasing ( 1964 - 1970 ) - Absolutely loved it. ELLIS Claire - Warehouse ( 1980s ) The men had gone on strike so Chapmans employed a few women to do the packing! ELVINS Mick - Driver ELVINS Roy - Setter, Finishing department 1980's EVANS David - ( 1970s 1980s ) EVANS Shirley ( Standbridge ) - Office ( 1970s 1980s ) EVERSHAM Julie - Office Stock Control. FARLEY Edna - FERRIS Ken - Manager (of some description!) ( 1950's to 1980's ) FISHER Gunter - Print Machine Operator, Finishing department 1980's FLETCHER Evelyn - Accounts then Customer Service ( 1959 - until it closed ) GARDINER Lyn - Secretarial Department with Linda Jones, Ruth, Wendy, Caroline Wren (Broatch). ( 1978 ). Moved across to Adglow after that. GETHINS Donna ( Harding ) - Customer Service for 6 years until it closed. I loved working there it was the best job i've had... GIBSON Dennis - Driver GLADWIN Pip - Print Machine Operator, Finishing department 1980's GOUGH Dorothy - I remember Gran coming home with offcuts of paper for drawing. I think it was something to do with glueing. ( 1960s ) GRIFFITHS Shirley - Filing Department .... HALE Bob - Manager, Finishing department 1980's HALL Ricky - Lorry Driver ( Early 1980s ) HARDING David - Print Dept Worcester Road HARDING Norman - Factory HARRISON Mr - Managing director ( 1960s ) HAYWOOD Jolyon - Sales Office keying orders in then moved to computer room. Computer Operator. 1985 - 1996 HILL Emma - Vdu operator, customer service ( 1989 until it closed ) HILL Jack - Driver HITCHENS Dawn - Office... HOWELLS Mick - Driver HYAM Neville - Driver, Transport Manager JAMES Christine - ...( 1959 ) JONES Catherine ( Kitty ) - Filing ( 1962 - 1965 ), Credit Control ( 1979 - 1980/1 ) as Catherine HALL JONES Lyn - Reception... JONES Lynn ( Colwell ) - Audio Typist Secretarial ( 1967 - 1974 ) Left to have my first baby, still worked from home typing. Best Job I ever did, loved it. JONES Sam - Accounts Department ( 1984 - 1987 ) KNIGHT Mr - Lower Road Trading Estate ( 1980s ) LAWLEY June - ...( 1959 ) LINWOOD Nigel - Driver MALLEN Joy - Secretary to Mr. H J CHAPMAN...( 1941 - 1959 ) MATTHEWS Jean (Stephens) - Customer Services ( 1989 - 1991 ) McCARTHY Colin -... McDOWELL Alan - Sales Director ( 1985-1991 ) McLEAN Bob - Transport Manager McTEAR Rilma - Finishing department ( 1980's ) MEREDITH Shirley - Main Office ( 1959 - 1962 ) MONGER Llew - Managing Director... MORGAN Ken - ... MORRIS Brian aka monte driver - HGV Driver. Left on closure of WH Smiths. Worked at both the Park and lower road trading estate. ( 1974 - 1996 ) MORRIS Doug - Driver MORRIS Robin - Driver MORRIS Tony - Ruling machines, Tony and Kath COLEY were brother and sister ... MOYLES Michael - Finance Director... NASH Lou - ... NOTLEY Geoff -... NOTLEY Martin - Office... NURSEY Bett - Packing paper ( Pre 1963 - 1970 ) OLIVER Graham - Driver OWEN Peter - Envelope Printer, Finishing department ( 1980's ) PEARSON George - Print Machine Operator, Finishing department ( 1980's ) PERRY Glenys - ...( 1959 ) PHILLIPS Arthur - Driver PHILLIPS Carol (Preedy) - Filing Room, Green Room then to Lou NASHs Office. My first job when leaving school. ( 1965 ) POWELL Adrian Puggy - Fork lift Driver at the bulk stores just outside Ledbury then moved to the new factory down Lower Road with dad Bert POWELL POWELL Bert - ... PRAGNELL Dave - Driver PULLIN Mike - Park Supplies, Chapmans printing works RITCHIE Gordon - From leaving school until it shut, then went to the place down by the bypass until he retired. ROBERTS David - Park Supplies, Chapmans printing works ( 1968 - 1972 ) SCOTT Reg - Driver SHEWARD Doug - Driver SHIRVINGTON Deborah - Office... SMYTHE June - STRINGER Bill - Photographer ( 1960s ) TAYLOR Gwen - Green Room, Filing Department, ( 1960s 1970s ) TAYLOR Ron - Guillotine Operator - At Top cross and Lower Rd Trading Estate. TOMLINSON Alan - Driver TUDGE Les - Driver UNDERWOOD Ron - ... WADLEY Linda - Filing Office for 6 months then went into Accounts ( 1966 - 1969 ) WALLIS Arthur - Office... WALTERS Doug - Driver WATERS Helen - Customer Service ( 1986 until it closed ) WELCH Gerald - ... WHITEHOUSE Sid - Sales Director ( 1982 - 1985 ) WHITFORD Mary - WILKINS Margaret - Reception ( 1970? - 1978 ) WREN Caroline ( Broatch ) - Junior Then typing pool/Secretarial ( 1978 - 1980 ), left to work with Adglow. Went back about mid 80's Customer service executive. Good times and good memories. Left in 1987 to start family. Source Members of the Old Ledbury Facebook Group |