Derek Pollard collection
Title
Derek Pollard collection
Description
Colour and B&W photos taken between 1935 and 1998.
Derek spent his early life in Old Town Hebden Bridge, where his father was the Engine Tenter (Steam Engineer) for Mitchell Bros, who were wool washers and combers. Derek attended Old Town School then Calder High School, after which he did an engineering apprenticeship at John Pickles and Son, Mytholm. Later he worked at Broadbent Machine Tools, Mytholmroyd, installing and servicing their equipment all over the world. Eventually he worked for Chevron Overseas Exploration Co. in various locations, the last one being 4 years in Sudan. His hobbies include gardening, old photographs and family history.
Derek spent his early life in Old Town Hebden Bridge, where his father was the Engine Tenter (Steam Engineer) for Mitchell Bros, who were wool washers and combers. Derek attended Old Town School then Calder High School, after which he did an engineering apprenticeship at John Pickles and Son, Mytholm. Later he worked at Broadbent Machine Tools, Mytholmroyd, installing and servicing their equipment all over the world. Eventually he worked for Chevron Overseas Exploration Co. in various locations, the last one being 4 years in Sudan. His hobbies include gardening, old photographs and family history.
Creator
Various
Date
1935 - 1998
Rights
Copyright (c) 2006-2017 Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
Collection Items
Floods at New road, Mytholmroyd, 1946 - DEP00508
Cleaning up after the floods, note girl on left in fashion shoes 1946.
Broadbent Machine Tool stand at Olympia Exhibition, c1976 - DEP00506
Edward G Herbert owned Broadbent's. Stanley Machine Tools on display.
Broadbent Machine Tools, Mytholmroyd - DEP00505
View of the Machine Shop. Councillor Stanley Leach is under the crane hook.
Broadbent Machine Tools, Mytholmroyd, c1965 - DEP00503
A Break Lathe, the operator is Granville Whitaker, it was taken at the Hollins Lane, Sowerby Bridge premises of Broadbents pre 1960.
Broadbent Machine Tools, Mytholmroyd - DEP00502
72" vertical boring drill, one of five that went to the Suez Canal Company, c1969.
Broadbent Machine Tools, Mytholmroyd - DEP00501
Slideway grinder grinding a Broadbent Lathe bed. The operator is Ken Donahue.
Broadbent Machine Tools, c1960 - DEP00500
New Fitting Bay, Mytholmroyd. Centre front are two stair trenchers to John Pickles' design.
Collection Tree
- Derek Pollard collection
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