Hello I'm just wondering if anyone knows what the factory in seacombe between new street and wheatland lane used to make and if anyone has access to any pictures or a website I can visit for info.

Thank you

not sure, but there was a cash and carry there ...can't remember its name though ....there was also a company that made showers/shower units...forgotten it's name now but they were classy showers.

The Ghandi?

Daryl showers had 2 units on was on Kelvin road and the other was were you are talking about on Weatland lane. We used to do work for them in our factory. Both units are now closed.

If it is the Gandi building they used to make asbestos products - like brake shoes for cars.

Many years ago there was a toy factory there called Benicks toys???? I think that was the name

Yes your right but i think it was called Berwicks toys

Deffo Berwicks Toys. Think it's where the SoccerDome place is now.

The Gandy was on Wheatland Lane, the entrance is still there opposite St.Pauls Rd.The company was divided between Brake shoe liners and conveyor belts.The conveyor belt section was bought by Dunlop and re-located to Leyland near Preston.
The toy factory was called Bewicks and the front of the original factory remains, next to the Soccer Dome.

Gandy made industrial conveyor belts for machines it was The Gandy Belt Co, didn't know about the breaks bit, you learn something every day!).

It was berwicks toys,and before that goodyear aviation,goodyear had their owwn railway siding,hope this helps.

It was a factory near the park just off bridle road where the blocks of flats used to be that were demolished a few years back. I live in the area buy I was too young to remember. Used to play round there as a child

One of my ancestors worked at the Gandy Belt factory; on the 1901 census he was down as a 'stationary engine driver' and I couldn't work out what on earth that meant, until I realised the engines ran the belts!

Ken Berwick lived on Chester High Road, a big house covered in Ivy. Drove a roller KB1

I don't think the Gandy was opened until 1927, so possibly he worked elsewhere in 1901, I could be wrong!

Gandy advertising on the L.O.R.
Five means of transport in one 1947 photo!

Tram (tracks anyway), horse, motor car, steam lorry, electric railway ??

The "Gandy Belt" also made clutch linings. A friend "borrowed" a pair of clutch linings and a pile of copper rivets to re-line my Dad's Triumph Herald clutch. Quite a while ago !

I wonder how many employees of the Gandy Belt when down with asbestos related problems ? With the gift of hindsight, not a great place to work.

...and Shanks Pony!

In the late 70's I worked at Berwick Toys as PA to the MD.

You've made it SIX!

Bri

was it not true that miss bezzy worked there once? in both places

" Ship", mast in the background between the two cranes, you can just make out the cross tree (spar).

Well done that man ! No visits to Specsavers for you just yet eh?

Was on that job putting a new front on the Gandy offices which is still there today. Note the very small bricks that were used. We also built an electric sub station inside the factory. Horrible place for those who had to work there in those conditions. Be surprised if many didn't suffer later in life with all kinds of chest conditions. They made industrial belts, brake linings etc.

There was another factory further down Kelvin road that made ships containers when they first came out. Can't remember the name but a mate worked there in the sixties.

Was it Beufords?

I had an interview at Bewicks and worked in the Planning Office at the Gandy!