Gallery Telford History: Glynwedd Foundry December 12, 2013 admin 5 Comments 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.
Jan GriffinDecember 25, 2013 at 8:00 amPermalink My dad used to work there,he ended up with black sand on his lungs and it killed him aged 59yrs :-(( Reply
Al.YoungDecember 25, 2013 at 8:42 amPermalink 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 Reply
Phil RussonJune 27, 2016 at 10:07 amPermalink My father also worked there in the 1950s as an electrician Reply
JordanJune 6, 2018 at 12:15 pmPermalink I still work there now as a development engineer, and I can assure you all the health and safety standards have greatly improved. Reply
My dad used to work there,he ended up with black sand on his lungs and it killed him aged 59yrs :-((
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
My father also worked there in the 1950s as an electrician
I still work there now as a development engineer, and I can assure you all the health and safety standards have greatly improved.
Glynwed .. not Glynwedd!!