This section has been created as a vehicle for keeping our members informed of association news and by reporting current events etc. related to the wide spectrum of engineering. Contributions by members will always be welcome, but no politics or religion please.
Council have decided to hold our Annual General Meeting online at the end of April, using the Zoom online meeting system. Full details of the event can be found by clicking this link: AGM Also, immediately after the AGM, John Aldersley will be regaling us with some reminiscences of his days at Wetherby Engineering… Join us for the AGM and … Continue reading “2021 Annual General Meeting”
The ‘Taj Mahal of Ipoh’ For the last twenty-odd years I have travelled around South East Asia and to the dismay of my travelling companions have never missed the opportunity to investigate and inspect a local railway or any associated buildings. I have to admit that I am not an expert on railways as are some of my friends but … Continue reading “The ‘Taj Mahal of Ipoh’…..”
The Rodley Car How many people know that Leeds was once a car manufacturing city ? The scale of manufacturing was on a par with the scale of the vehicles being produced. The Rodley was advertised at the time as ‘The Cheapest 4-wheel car in Britain’. The Rodley was a British microcar designed by Henry Brown and built by the … Continue reading “The Rodley Car…..”
Barrie Yates forwarded an article from the BBC’s ‘Future Planet’ news sheet which might prove of interest to members….. The battery invented 120 years before its time… (Image credit: Getty Images) By Allison Hirschlag – 24th February 2021. At the turn of the 20th Century, Thomas Edison invented a battery with the unusual quirk of producing hydrogen. Now, 120 years later, … Continue reading “The battery invented 120 years before its time…..”
I left school at 16 and joined the Royal Navy as a Radio Operator. At 17 I decided that bouncing around the North Sea wasn’t for me and took advantage of the release scheme. I started as an apprentice toolmaker with Esdale Ltd in Heckmondwike and spent the next 12 months learning the various disciplines in a training school run … Continue reading “Steven Rose – Apprenticeship Memories”
My real first introduction to engineering began at Sleaford Secondary School. I sat my Eleven Plus twice and failed so missed out on Sleaford Grammar School. My father was head of department covering woodwork, technical drawing and of course metalwork at Sleaford.We lived in a small village called Dorrington with my brother where we attended middle school. In the summer … Continue reading “Malcolm Murray – My Introduction to Engineering – Chapter 1”
Some time ago Treasurer Andrew Kibler asked members for some recollections from their apprenticeship, training or maybe from their working life which might be of interest, entertain and maybe make you laugh ! Please find a few minutes to send along some of your memories. It would be good to build up an archive of stories which I am sure … Continue reading “Apprenticeship Memories”
As the recent Christmas season came to a close I was reminded of a Christmas past….. In the early seventies I was an apprentice in the toolroom at Wilsons & Mathiesons Ltd. based in Armley. It was a great place to work, with some excellent toolmakers who were only too pleased to pass on their skills to the younger generation. … Continue reading “Gordon Toulson – A Christmas Past…..”
For me it really started the year I was leaving school. The careers officer, if you could call him that, took a basic look at your qualifications and father’s employment, then told me I should be an engineer. I can’t ever remember being asked what I wanted to do. So that set the stage for me. My first interview was … Continue reading “Andrew Kibler – Apprenticeship Memories – The First Twelve Months”
