Gardner Engine Diesel Factory Patricroft (1)

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Uploaded by on Feb 16, 2010

Video taken by me in 1985. Shop floor and workers on night shifts. Happy memories, having worked there from 1971 till 1986, More on next up load of day shift and me on my vertical borer,

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  • Many thanks, both my Grand parents worked at Gardner's Harold Smith (Smugger) on a Radial Arm Drill and May Smith in the piston shed i visited many times as a boy happy memory's

  • Looks like an efficent operation. That being so, can anyone cast some light on how they went under from being the builder / supplier of a brilliant diesel engine?

  • Very Helpful were Gardners, when we needed bits for an engine that hadn't been made for over 30 years they came up trumps and supplied the bits...the owner of the trawler was well pleased too!

  • oh yes . another video showing how british manufacturing at its very worst managed to go belly up !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! good grief when i was at gardners i thought wot a wonderfull place to " WORK " . ignorance is bliss !

  • This brings back so many memories for me of my appreticeship. Not at this factory, but very very similar. The hum of the hydraulic pump motors of the machine tools, I can almost smell the suds now (nice Monday morning smell!) We had some similar machinery too, especially Asquith Butler Pre-Op Turret Lathes, and Lancing Bagnall electric tugs. Wish i'd taken a load more photo's (i've got 1 maybe 2 at best) Happy days. Thanks for posting.

  • Makes me wish I was back in engineering now, Im a fully trained Toolmaker, but now I drive for a living. I miss these kinds of factory environments with all the machinery, sounds and smells etc, not to mention your fellow workmates.

    You've taken some very good footage here, now priceless I dare say. I took a small amount of footage from one of my old work places, only wish I'd done a better job and taken more of it back then. The factory has gone now so no chance.

    Love the video.

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