The Park of Industry - Trafford Park Documentary

[@bernardmcmahon351]

When I was a young man you could go from one job to another, I worked at Superheaters, Carborundum, AEI, Sterling varnish, Rubberoid, Coey scrap yard and lots more, long time ago, all the trains crossing the junctions, the massive ocean going ships on the ship canal, all changed now, thanks for presentation

[@REELmcr]

Hiya Bernard, thank you for leaving a comment. I certainly has changed, and not for the better unfortunately. We mentored young people through this project, teaching them to film the interviews and ask questions, they were amazed that the men from MetroVic's had a 5 year apprenticeship, the young people were being offered 3 month 'apprenticeships' payed for by Government, then given the push at the end. It was very depressing . Best wishes, Terry

[@Bebs995]

Thankyou lovely to watch

[@joehiggs100]

Many thanks, excellently made. My dad worked at Metropolitan Vickers for many yearsas a radial arm driller after he came back from WW2

[@REELmcr]

Thank you Bob, and thanks for the sub

[@tomdyson5168]

There stories will forever live in my mind. Absolute gem 💎 this. Thanks for all your hard work done producing filming and editing this masterpiece ❤

[@REELmcr]

Thank you so much for your comment. Great to know that people are watching these wonderful people we had the good fortune to interview

[@mascara771]

Brought back happy memories memories of the “park”. Great to see Dave Williams & Tommy Fredrickson I grew up with these two & remember Alan Whittle. I used to knock about with his brother Leslie.

[@terryegan2328]

Glad you enjoyed it Ian. Dave's a great character, really made us laugh. Take care

[@peterclayton6598]

My dad spent most his working life in Trafford Park. He always said when people finish at 5.00 it was like Old Trafford emptying every night. There used to be a massive queue of buses over Trafford Bridge.

[@gzk6nk]

I grew up until age 8 in Stretford, just a mile or 2 away. You could HEAR the sound of Trafford Park from there - a literal hive of industry. But the world moves on, and Britain was no longer the workshop of the world. Other countries developed manufacturing and we no longer had it to ourselves. We were good at it, but so are they.

[@SusanCooke-q5v]

I was born in Third Street in 1953. We later moved to Second Avenue. Roger Marrow was in my class. Loved watching this! Happy days

[@REELmcr]

Thank you for leaving a comment, really pleased you enjoyed it. The community in the Village was a revelation to me, all the people we met from there were lovely. Best wishes.

[@edwardpatrickdetrafford-mo8347]

⚔️It’s so find to finally find some of my grand mum Hilda deTrafford-CunninghUm’s history. ThX🛡

[@gedmcwilliams9815]

I started at AEI/GEC in 71 and did 17years in the big house.I still carry the Tory scars.✌️

[@allant53]

I worked at Rubber regen which later became Uniroyal Chemicals as a pipe fitter from 1975 to 1980. The factory was on the site of the Ford Motor Company original site on Westinghouse Road and the offices on First Avenue. My wife also worked in Trafford Park at the Estates office. I think all that area now is a container base, even then the amount of people who worked in the Park was huge but nothing like in its heyday. Happy memories, Rubber Regen was a dirty place to work but I loved every minute I was there, I learnt a lot whilst I was there. It closed in around 1982.

[@Sandra-iq7ny]

this is fascinating to someone like me who frequents the Park but could never imagine how it used to be

[@meenbee6853]

We lived in Withenshawe but both of my grandads and my dad (from C on M) worked at Metro Vics

[@JamesReeve-io5xj]

My mother was Sarah Cooper. I spent a lot of my childhood in the Park. Christened at St Cuthbert's. Dobbyns' cafe on 5th Street - they were my mother's cousins. Chris Cooper my uncle. My great grandma kept the Park Hotel. The Park was a phenomenon. I know it was hard, but I have great memories.

[@REELmcr]

It's a shame we didn't get to speak with you when we were making this James, it would have been fantastic to get some first hand stories about the Park Hotel. Thanks for commenting.

[@georgekennelly3940]

Enjoyed watching this again 👍

[@REELmcr]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@sandykenuk]

I use to work in a cpl of places in the park in the 70s.

[@TheDronne]

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