Straight edge

[nickk]

Went to get something out of my camper and found this from a visit to my wife’s uncles last year.
Her mother’s family were millers from Norfolk,some of her family are still milling near Norwich,this edge was made for her Grandfather.
Maybe @premmington @Gareth0123 might know of the maker,if they’re still trading?

 

[MetalMonkey]

Looks like they had been going since 1906 but wound down around '88 - '89

 

[mtt.tr]

ae plumstead im sure thats a name ive seen before

 

[Agroshield]

AE Plumstead. I'm sure that's a name I've seen before.

They are on telegram as oxyweld.

 

[pressbrake1]

I’d have thought they were a busy shop back in the day

 

[MetalMonkey]

They are on telegram as oxyweld.

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I have a feeling that might be a different sort of telegram

 

[premmington]

Went to get something out of my camper and found this from a visit to my wife’s uncles last year.
Her mother’s family were millers from Norfolk,some of her family are still milling near Norwich,this edge was made for her Grandfather.
Maybe @premmington @Gareth0123 might know of the maker,if they’re still trading?View attachment 394509View attachment 394510

120-King-Street - Norfolk Heritage Explorer

www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk

Went into receivership in 1988.

 

[Martin Hocking]

I used to live over that way and walk down king street all the time. I just street viewed 120a and it all looks different so many more flats and stuff.
I remember the huge ugly building on the other side where someone had graffiti’d ‘The police is weast’ on the wall. Classic bit of graffiti that. Still makes me chuckle, probably because I’m a bit of a tit!
Lovely bit of family history though @nickk

 

[James1979]

We had our wedding meal thing on the rooftop restaurant at rose lane after we got married in the caste.

I remember that graffiti.

Is that building still falling down? You can’t turn onto king street from mountergate. Or couldn’t last time I was that way.

 

[Martin Hocking]

We had our wedding meal thing on the rooftop restaurant at rose lane after we got married in the caste.

I remember that graffiti.

Is that building still falling down? You can’t turn onto king street from mountergate. Or couldn’t last time I was that way.

Ooh very posh do then!
They demolished the ‘weast plaza’ (no idea what it actually was) years ago. I don’t know what they’ve done with the space though. I guess like the whole riverfront it’ll be flats.

 

[daedalusminos]

I remember the huge ugly building on the other side where someone had graffiti’d ‘The police is weast’ on the wall.

That used to be BB Adams discount store, prior to being there they used to be where Philip Browne is in Guildhall Hill.

 

[Martin Hocking]

That used to be BB Adams discount store, prior to being there they used to be where Philip Browne is in Guildhall Hill.
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I’m pretty sure this forum knows everything! I feel a little guilty for calling it ugly now!

 

[Bornfree]

Went to get something out of my camper and found this from a visit to my wife’s uncles last year.
Her mother’s family were millers from Norfolk,some of her family are still milling near Norwich,this edge was made for her Grandfather.
Maybe @premmington @Gareth0123 might know of the maker,if they’re still trading?View attachment 394509View attachment 394510

Is that duffields of saxlingham Thorpe.

 

[James1979]

Is that duffields of saxlingham Thorpe.

You may well be right…..

Duffields 125 - Timeline

Take a trip down memory lane to see the fascinating artefacts from the Duffields archives and share your own memories with us, too.

www.duffields125.co.uk

Or not but it’s a hell of a coincidence!

Bottom of page 2 but I can’t link it.

 

[nickk]

Good find,Harry was her Grandfather.