SOUTH MOOR & STANLEY
COUNTY DURHAM
Glove production started just after the second world war above the Co-op store in Park Road South Moor and in 1959, having outgrown South Moor a new factory was opened in Anthony Street Stanley and as can be seen in the following photographs team spirit was important.
JUNE 18th 1959
THE NEW FACTORY at STANLEY
IS OPENED
Lord Lawson the local MP cut the ribbon and declared the new production facility open. By now some one hundred and fifty people were employed in making gloves.
Lord Lawson shakes hands with one of the machinists, on his right is David Pattison the factory manager and Richard Pinkham is on his left
Seen here in the centre with a white tie is Leslie Pinkham with Richard Pinkham to his left. At the very back looking back into the factory entrance is John Pinkham. The remainder of the party is thought to be the great and good of Stanley.
HOLD THE FRONT PAGE
Press article covering the opening.
Lord Lawson the local MP at the opening of the new factory at Stanley on June 18th 1959 seen here being helped by Joan Clarke.
WHO'S WHO
1. JOAN GREENER 2. JOAN NEALE
3. LILY COATES 4. HAZEL FOREMAN
5. SUSAN POTTS 6. JOYCE LITTLEFAIR
7. JEAN PROUD 8. SHEILA CRAIG
9. MARJORIE AINSWORTH
10. JENNY PHILLIPS 11. JOAN CLARKE
12. JENNY STROKE
Do you recognise anyone else in this photo and can you place them?
We know that the following people are in the photo:
Alice Murray Carol Robson Joyce Liddel Shirley Potts
Joan Neal Carol Foster
If you can help please email nickpinkham@pinkhamgloves.co.uk
WORK REST AND PLAY
GEOFF ELLIS
Geoff Ellis was a senior cutter at the Witham factory and moved up to the Stanley factory in 1959.
Geoff is seen here with a few friends at the factory's Christmas party, the man wearing the bow tie was the factory manager David Pattison who had managed a kilt factory in Scotland before joining Pinkhams.
BETTY GLENDENING (nee CALVERT)
Always smile when concentrating. Here's Betty showing how it's done with Carole Foster looking on in the background.
1958
Taking a break are:
C1954
Taking a break and getting some fresh air are, from the left are Joyce Messenger and Shiela Soames.
Do you know the others in the photo? if you do please email nickpinkham@pinkhamgloves.co.uk
BETTY GLENDENING (nee CALVERT)
Always smile when concentrating. Here's Betty showing how it's done with Carole Foster looking on in the background.
JOYCE LITTLEFAIR
Joyce seen here in the middle with a few friends at the opening of the Stanley factory in 1959. Note the Pinkham logo on her overall.
NEVER MISS A CHANCE TO PARTY
Working at the glove factory for many people encompassed not only their working lives but also played a large part in their social lives.
The photos below show something of the spirit of fun which existed.
Grateful thanks to Bob Drake for the following photographs.
Guests at the annual Whist Drive and dance on November 11th 1954. The staff of Meers and Pinkhams in The Palais de Dance in Stanley
Music thanks to a reel to reel tape recorder
Keep together now!
Who's singing the descant?
We haven't made many gloves but we do feel good
BELOW ARE THE NAMES OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE KNOW TO HAVE WORKED FOR OR BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE STANLEY AND SOUTH MOOR FACTORIES AT SOMETIME OR ANOTHER
AINSWORT Dorothy
AINSWORTH Marjorie
ANDERSON Verna
BELL Lily
CALVERT Betty
CLARKE Joan
CLOUGH June
COATES Lily
COOK Margaret
COWAN Irene
CRAIG Sheila
CRAIG Sylvia
DOBSON Joan
ELLIS Geoff
FOREMAN Hazel
FOSTER Carole
GLENDENNING Betty (nee Calvert)
GREENER Joan
HARPER Joyce
HARRISON Jean
HOLLAND Jean
HOWE Brenda
LAWSON Monica (nee Howe)
LITTLEFAIR Joyce
MORTON Cindy
MUIRHEAD Doreen
NEAL Joan
NICHOLSON Glynis
OLIVER Joyce
ORD Peggy
PARKER Jenny (nee Stalker)
PATTISON David
PHILLIPS Jenny
POTTS Susan
PROUD Jean
STEWART Mildred
STROKE Jenny
THOMPSON Cathleen
TODD Eva
TOPPIN Maureen
TURNBULL Nora
WALTERS Hilda
