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Telford History: Glynwedd Foundry

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Back in the 60s, manufacturing was a tough business, and none more so than foundry work. This photo is a team casting iron at Glynwedd.

6 thoughts on “Telford History: Glynwedd Foundry

  • My dad used to work there,he ended up with black sand on his lungs and it killed him aged 59yrs :-((

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  • my dad worked there, in the 50’s and early 60’s, he was an electrician…..it used to be called Allied Iron Foundries back then

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    • My father also worked there in the 1950s as an electrician

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  • I still work there now as a development engineer, and I can assure you all the health and safety standards have greatly improved.

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  • Glynwed .. not Glynwedd!!

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  • My dad worked there until 1983. He came home with his redundancy notice June 7 1983 my 14 Birthday! The first time I saw a man cry!

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