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Thompson Waites – 1950s

Thompson Waites 1950s

Title Thompson Waites
Date 1950s
Location Yeadon
Photo ID FB354
Comment Exterior of Thompson Waites, Shoddy Mill, four work people are sat on bales of material which would be processed in the mill, ground down to produce a fibre which could be used to make cloth. Thompson and Waites was situated off New Road behind what is now the RAFA Club (July 2013). Donated by Rosemary Kershaw (Nee Kelly).
Thompson Waites 1950s

I201 – Thompson Waites Staff, 1950s.

Thompson Waites Staff – 1950s

The donor of this photo Maxine Miles (nee Palmer tells us that her mother Rose Palmer is the lady seen at top left.
Several other names have been given but are not in order:
Mrs Meahys, Mrs Ellis, Mrs Darke and Mrs Padgett.

Consolidated by Jack Brayshaw. 02 December 2021.
Last updated: 17 January 2023 – Both images reviewed.

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