In this selection you will see workers from the Ultra Television factory at Gosport, the Twilfit corset factory at Farlington, White and Newton furniture factory at Eastney, Shippam’s factory at Chichester, Leigh and Co pipe-making factory at Portchester and the Guards clothing factory at Fratton Bridge.
5. Factory memories
Twilfit corset factory at Farlington. Photo: The News archive
6. Factory memories
The Twilfit corset factory shop floor, at the Industrial estate, Farlington Marsh, Portsmouth in 1968 with Yvonne Buist in the third row of machinists from the left in front of a pillar in the centre of the picture Photo: The News archive
7. Factory memories
Shippam's cold room sometime in 1939 we see chefs from the Shippam's factory in Eastgate, Chichester. They are preparing chickens for Shippam's chicken & ham paste. Sent in by Reg Sharp of Mill Road, Fareham he tells me he went to the factory on a school outing and was given a this postcard, a jar of paste and a wishbone! Photo: The News archive
8. Factory memories
Leigh & co workers.Workers from the pipe-making factory at Portchester Photo: The News archive