Leeds long lost Trade Unions

Arry Awk · Post by **Arry Awk** » Tue 21 Sep, 2010 5:43 pm

trophy wrote: i was a power loom overlooker for forty years .working for .elmfield mills and scott wilsons,later arthur harrison in bramley then scotts at dudley hill ,all gone now. Noticing one of the unions was 'The Cloth Pressers', broughtto mind a firm called 'Perrott's Cloth finishers and Shrinkers'!When I was an apprentice 'trician in the mid 40's, our firmdid the electrical maintenance for Perrott's. (I think it was situatedoff Roseville road somewhere?). They had a fleet of pantechnicon(eh?)type vehicles which were painted in shiny royal blue with' Perrott's' in gold letters on the sides.Suppose they must have gone bust while I was exiled darn sarffor 20 years. Don't remember seeing their vans ever again.I tried on Google, but the only Perrott's they came up withwas some engineering firm on McCauley street.Leeds.Does anyone remember them?

uncle mick · Post by **uncle mick** » Tue 21 Sep, 2010 6:36 pm

'Arry 'Awk wrote: trophy wrote: i was a power loom overlooker for forty years .working for .elmfield mills and scott wilsons,later arthur harrison in bramley then scotts at dudley hill ,all gone now. Noticing one of the unions was 'The Cloth Pressers', broughtto mind a firm called 'Perrott's Cloth finishers and Shrinkers'!When I was an apprentice 'trician in the mid 40's, our firmdid the electrical maintenance for Perrott's. (I think it was situatedoff Roseville road somewhere?). They had a fleet of pantechnicon(eh?)type vehicles which were painted in shiny royal blue with' Perrott's' in gold letters on the sides.Suppose they must have gone bust while I was exiled darn sarffor 20 years. Don't remember seeing their vans ever again.I tried on Google, but the only Perrott's they came up withwas some engineering firm on McCauley street.Leeds.Does anyone remember them? "Arry" According to British Phone Books it was on Macaulay Street.Leeds 9http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?htx=View&r=5538&dbid=1025&iid=BT_900769_BOX102_1939_JUN_001-00613&fn=L&ln=Perrotts&st=r&ssrc=&pid=95657347I does say that they were Clothworkers and Shrinkers

stutterdog · Post by **stutterdog** » Tue 21 Sep, 2010 9:38 pm

uncle mick wrote: 'Arry 'Awk wrote: trophy wrote: i was a power loom overlooker for forty years .working for .elmfield mills and scott wilsons,later arthur harrison in bramley then scotts at dudley hill ,all gone now. Noticing one of the unions was 'The Cloth Pressers', broughtto mind a firm called 'Perrott's Cloth finishers and Shrinkers'!When I was an apprentice 'trician in the mid 40's, our firmdid the electrical maintenance for Perrott's. (I think it was situatedoff Roseville road somewhere?). They had a fleet of pantechnicon(eh?)type vehicles which were painted in shiny royal blue with' Perrott's' in gold letters on the sides.Suppose they must have gone bust while I was exiled darn sarffor 20 years. Don't remember seeing their vans ever again.I tried on Google, but the only Perrott's they came up withwas some engineering firm on McCauley street.Leeds.Does anyone remember them? "Arry" According to British Phone Books it was on Macaulay Street.Leeds 9http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?htx=View&r=5538&dbid=1025&iid=BT_900769_BOX102_1939_JUN_001-00613&fn=L&ln=Perrotts&st=r&ssrc=&pid=95657347I does say that they were Clothworkers and Shrinkers When I was younger(a long time ago now) I was a member of the National Union of Sheetmetal workers and Braziers(glad I spelt the last word right).The local headquarters was at The Leeds Trades Hall nr the back of Browns. There were other unions who used the hall I think. I cant bring to mind the street name it was on though.

Arry Awk · Post by **Arry Awk** » Wed 22 Sep, 2010 4:06 pm

uncle mick wrote: 'Arry 'Awk wrote: trophy wrote: i was a power loom overlooker for forty years .working for .elmfield mills and scott wilsons,later arthur harrison in bramley then scotts at dudley hill ,all gone now. Noticing one of the unions was 'The Cloth Pressers', broughtto mind a firm called 'Perrott's Cloth finishers and Shrinkers'!When I was an apprentice 'trician in the mid 40's, our firmdid the electrical maintenance for Perrott's. (I think it was situatedoff Roseville road somewhere?). They had a fleet of pantechnicon(eh?)type vehicles which were painted in shiny royal blue with' Perrott's' in gold letters on the sides.Suppose they must have gone bust while I was exiled darn sarffor 20 years. Don't remember seeing their vans ever again.I tried on Google, but the only Perrott's they came up withwas some engineering firm on McCauley street.Leeds.Does anyone remember them? "Arry" According to British Phone Books it was on Macaulay Street.Leeds 9http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?htx=View&r=5538&dbid=1025&iid=BT_900769_BOX102_1939_JUN_001-00613&fn=L&ln=Perrotts&st=r&ssrc=&pid=95657347I does say that they were Clothworkers and Shrinkers Thanks for that info U.Mick. I clicked on that link you gave butall I got was summat asking me to join Ancestry.co.uk!Whereabouts does the link give the info re McCaulay Stand Perrotts? (probably a sub-link I missed?)

uncle mick · Post by **uncle mick** » Wed 22 Sep, 2010 5:33 pm

Sorry "arry".The link works for me because I am a Ancestry member.I did not realise it would not work for others. Its listed asPerrotts Ltd, Clothworkers, Shrinkers,Macaulay Street. Leeds 9.Leeds 21804That was from the 1939 Phone Book Michael

Arry Awk · Post by **Arry Awk** » Thu 23 Sep, 2010 5:45 pm

uncle mick wrote: Sorry "arry".The link works for me because I am a Ancestry member.I did not realise it would not work for others. Its listed asPerrotts Ltd, Clothworkers, Shrinkers,Macaulay Street. Leeds 9.Leeds 21804That was from the 1939 Phone Book Michael That explains it U/Mick! And thanks for your efforts in locating Perrotts. I'm sure we used to go along Roseville Road toget to the site so,maybe the Transport Dept was along that routeand the main offices were at Mccaulay St.?It's a long time from 1945/6/7 so my old (very) grey mattermay be a bit suspect. I'm sure there was a boilerhouse witha tallish chimney. We used to service the electric pumps supplyingsteam to the shrinking machinery. also the motors for the same,and the factory lighting etc. I had to visit McCaulay St a few months back to get a thermostat for our immersion heater.Regam Electricsis along there. I couldn't recognise anything to do with Perrottsyard and boilerhouse. Fairly derelict anyway around that areaThanks again Mick

tilly · Post by **tilly** » Fri 24 Sep, 2010 1:54 pm

'Arry 'Awk wrote: uncle mick wrote: Sorry "arry".The link works for me because I am a Ancestry member.I did not realise it would not work for others. Its listed asPerrotts Ltd, Clothworkers, Shrinkers,Macaulay Street. Leeds 9.Leeds 21804That was from the 1939 Phone Book Michael That explains it U/Mick! And thanks for your efforts in locating Perrotts. I'm sure we used to go along Roseville Road toget to the site so,maybe the Transport Dept was along that routeand the main offices were at Mccaulay St.?It's a long time from 1945/6/7 so my old (very) grey mattermay be a bit suspect. I'm sure there was a boilerhouse witha tallish chimney. We used to service the electric pumps supplyingsteam to the shrinking machinery. also the motors for the same,and the factory lighting etc. I had to visit McCaulay St a few months back to get a thermostat for our immersion heater.Regam Electricsis along there. I couldn't recognise anything to do with Perrottsyard and boilerhouse. Fairly derelict anyway around that areaThanks again Mick Hi Arry Awk Regam Electrics now thats an old firm do you remember there shop near Leeds Parish Church. Did they move from there to Boar Lane near City Square or was it the other way round.?

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Fri 24 Sep, 2010 3:02 pm

If I recall correctly Regam's had a shop on Eastgate until just a few years back. It always seemed to have things that I could not readily find elsewhere.

buffaloskinner · Post by **buffaloskinner** » Fri 24 Sep, 2010 4:33 pm

Yes it was on Eastgate, and then they moved to Boar Lane and then Macauley Street

Arry Awk · Post by **Arry Awk** » Fri 24 Sep, 2010 4:58 pm

buffaloskinner wrote: Yes it was on Eastgate, and then they moved to Boar Lane and then Macauley Street Hi Buff and Leo!I can go back even further with Regam! ( OLD Show off!)Working for the same firm that serviced(Electrically!) Perrott's,(That was McCulloch and Newitt. Electrical Engineers andcontractors in New park St, off ParkLane) ,we used to rewindsmall electric motors for Regam, who were then based justround the corner off (D?)Barnborough St The owner was Mr MAGER(Regam in reverse!). They were still there when I joined upin 47 and a couple of years later,in the 50's, I saw that they hada shop just by the Midland Bank on Boar Lane. I believethey moved again to Kirkgate(?) then on to Eastgate andthence to Mc Caulay St. where they still are (I think, unlessthey have their name down to move in to the proposedNew Eastgate Centre, if it ever materialises!).