[…]n Motherwell; the steelworks put him on part-time so he pleaded with the labour exchange to put him on a glass-blowing training scheme in Watford for 4 months; he then got a job at Atlas Sprinkler Company in Hayes before moving to an aviation company; he then joined the home-guard during the war; la[…]
ALFIE COX SIDE 1.WAV [00:00:02.440] - Alan Lawson The copyright of this recording is vested in the Bectu History Project. Alfie Cox feature film editor. INTERVIEWER Alan Lawson with Syd Wilson recorded on the 18th of November 1992 side won.[00:00:29.680] - Alan Lawson I should have th[…]
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[…] have a, a branch in America – not America, South Africa I meant, where of course there was not enough work to really keep an office open there.00:03:49​It would not pay. So, they put that work onto, they made arrangements with the African Film, Film Trust, you see. Well, to cut a long story short, […]