Hey guys, just a quick one, i love the pictures of the old bloodtub....my dad owned the pub for many years before he sold it to council for it to be pulled down and so id like to ask your permission to use some of these pics on my facebook page with reference to yourselves of course as the photographer who took them please as we dont have all that many and there is tons of memories for alot of people who will see them xx
Beaufort Air Sea (Rescue) Equipment was originally called 'Frankensteins' (named after the owners the Frankenstien Brothers) The factory in Beaufort road was, at one time, the largest company of it's kind under one roof. They have in their time made Life Rafts, Life Jackets, Immersion Suits, Air Portable Hangers, Underground Emergency Water tanks to name but a few...They also had a large factory in Glossop in Derbyshire, in an old Cotton Mill called "Wrens Nest Mill". During the time they were called 'Frankensteins' most of the workforce would say they worked for (or at) Frankies and this name stuck with many of them even after the new name of Beaufort came into use, I still know of at least one person who refers to them as Frankie's.
Sorry to go off the Illchester Square topic . I worked at Beauforts in the 80's . I do remember a Search and Rescue Helicopter from RAF Valley being scrambled and ending up hovering above a Birkenhead House . The Helicopter tracked down a locator beacon that used to be placed in the Liferafts. The beacon had been nicked and had been activated in the blokes bedroom.
I remember going into Ilchester square to deliver something. Scared stiff my van would be robbed plus the wheels off it. Perhaps it was an urban myth but it had a very bad name.
My uncle and his family used to live there. As a child I absolutely hated visiting the area.
