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HMV Hayes "Stay in" Strike August 1935

Frank Stanley

Frank Stanley Frank Stanley (pictured above addressing the 1967 Communist Party Congress at Camden Town hall and left in one of his election addresses)   Frank Stanley was born in 1920 in Acton. His father was an active trade unionist and steward.  At the end of life in his junior school, Frank won a scholarship to the local Grammar School. But, because his father was unemployed at the time and unable to afford the loss of wage to the family, or the cost of a uniform, he was unable to take his place and eventually left school at the age of 14. In 1937 he joined the Young Communist League and in 1940 became a full member of the Communist Party, in the same year he married his wife Joan who he met through the YCL and with whom he would have two daughters. From 1942-1946 he served in the REME (14th Army) for three and a half years in Burma and became a Warrant Officer. An instrument maker by trade, he started work at EMI Hayes in 1950 and became an Amalgamated Engineering Union (AEU) steward the following year. From 1959 he was AEU convenor and Secretary of the Joint Stewards Committee, negotiating on behalf of 6,000 workers at EMI.  In February 1962 a one day strike took place at EMI at which a number of scuffles with police broke out. The local MP was to state that, in Blythe Road, Hayes, the police "appeared to encourage them to drive at the pickets".  That March 700 AEU members marched from Hayes to Southall protesting at the Government imposed a "Pay Pause". They were addressed by Mr Sheeny convenor at Alladin's factory. The local paper refers to a Wally Hannington, a retired Jarrow engineer being present on the march. This must be Wal Hannington (1896-1966), former AEU and National Unemployed Workers Movement organiser (See entry for Hannington). Stanley was Chairman of West Middlesex District Committee of the Communist Party and national chair of the Communist Party’s Central Committee and was a pallbearer at Willie Gallacher’s funeral in 1965. Frank Stanley lived in Hayes and was the Communist Party candidate for Hayes & Harlington constituency on a number of occasions. In his first attempt in the General Election of October 1964, he stood on a platform of:  1) Put yourself before the Monopolies and land speculators 2) Vote to abolish nuclear weapons 3) Break the American grip on our country  He also featured a campaign for a branch line linking Hayes with the Central or Piccadilly Underground line). Frank and the local Communists canvassed over 16,000 houses in Hayes during this election and John Gollan, Communist Party general secretary, spoke at his adoption meeting on Monday 14th September at the Civic Restaurant, Coldharbour Lane. He was one of 36 Communist parliamentary candidates at the 1964 election and took part in the Communist Party Election rally at Hyde Park and march to the BBC to demand air time on Sunday, September 13th. He also appeared in the Communist Party’s election broadcast in the following General election. Frank Stanley was also active in  the promotion of the Trades Union Congress inspired Centre 42 arts programme in 1962 (named after the arts resolution number on the agenda at TUC Congress), Centre 42 "aimed to provide an outlet for cultural ambitions and entertainment of the ordinary person" The public face of which was Arnold Wesker and toured Britain visiting Hayes and Southall November 19th - 24th, 1962, this stop included the first presentation of "Enter Solly Gold" by Bernard Cops, a Youth Theatre production of "Hamlet", Music Theatre presented "The Soldiers Tale” and the "Nottingham Captain", a Jazz band, poetry reading, photograph exhibition, drawings, folk singing including Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger. Ill-health forced Stanley to retire to Banbury, Oxfordshire.

The National Amalgamated Union of Labour 1888-1924

GENERAL UNIONS COME TO HAYES

"Not his masters voice, but the workers voice"

THE NATIONAL AMALGAMATED UNION OF LABOUR (NAUL)

The first "general" trade union to begin union organisation in the new factories of Botwell, Hayes, West London at the beginning of the twentieth century was the National Amalgamated Union of Labour (NAUL).

The Hayes branch of the National Amalgamated Union of Labour was established in September 1911 with a subscription rate of 4d per month, meeting every Friday evening at the Old Crown, Hayes. Middlesex.

Mr T.E. Smith of Gravesend was the National Amalgamated Union of Labour organiser, who began the union drive in the Hayes factory recalled that when he first came to Hayes he had found that the workers “had held aloof from the trade union for fear of being victimised”.

Smith himself had been active in NAUL recruitment on the Clyde in 1911 and was also working on the establishment of a Southall branch of the NAUL.

In September 1911 Joseph N Bell (later Labour MP for Newcastle) spoke to over hundred and fifty men in Clayton Road calling upon them to “combine against capitalism” and in January 1913 W. Watts at Clayton Road schoolstated “In Hayes the future had a bright outlook if only the workers will grasp the weapon within their reach (trade union organisation) there was no time for delay he went on 

"The meeting in Hayes had been called to show the workers of Hayes the value of organisation, and to give the reason why a living wage (30 shillings a week) cannot be obtained in Hayes without it"

" It was the workers duty and it could be done by them in Hayes,other places had already done it, and they were there that night to convince the hayes workers that they could do it by organsing themselves in a trade union.....In Hayes the future had a bright outlook, if only the workers would grasp the weopon within their reach, there was no time for delay"

T. E. Smith NAUL Organiser stated "there again, there was danger that the men of hayes would be replaced by females, who would work for less wages. But in large industrial centres, Lancashire especially, this could not happen as the workers were organised, and so their trade union stopped it....By joining the trade union they would improve their conditions, and at Hayes, it wanted improving. the whole responsibility rested with themselves"

The NAUL circulated a leaflet around the Hayes area advertising factory gate meetings, one in early 1913 stated

"The Value of Organisation" Come in crowds and hear the truth of why you do not get a living wage in Hayes, which is within the London County Council radius. Why remain outside and gamble ? Trust each other and join the union."

The local branch Secretary of the NAUL Mr W Watt stated
 "There is no reason why they should not call the local Gramophone factory, not his master voice but the workers voice"

An early test for the union was a strike at the Gramophone works, which erupted in June 1912, when over one hundred men struck. however the strike soon collapsed and non of the men on the original deputation to management got their jobs back.

Another strike took place in June 1913 in the press room at the Gramophone Company in Blythe Road after a wage cut of 3d per hour was imposed, The strike involving over one hundred men and picketing , collapsed when management threatened to sack the strikers, the leaders being dismissed and victimised, Mr T.E Smith of the NAUL heavily criticism those that returned to work. 

A poem during the strike printed to the local paper gives some insight into conditions faced by the factory workers at Gramophone

Oh dear, oh dear, this awful heat
It nearly suffocates us
If were compelled to stick it long
'twill simply spiflicate us
It didn't seem so 'badly' hot
When we full price, were getting,
But now they've knocked us three pence off
It really is upsetting
We only asked for more fresh air
That we might work the faster
'tis true we struck it several years
But now it's got our master
If they had granted us more air
When we like men applied
We shouldn't have had so much by far
As they've given as now "outside"
Of course it wasn't only air
Alone that we were asking
A few more "extra brads" was what
The "fresh air wheeze" was masking
Still were inclined to try again
Even if our pledge be broken
But we are just a bit afraid
"His master's voice has spoken".

In March 1916 J.A. Seddon MP spoke at a NAUL meeting in Hayes stating that he was "astonished to learn of the low wages some of the girls in the Hayes factories, but was glad to learn thanks to trade union action a number of special improvements had been secured"

The local National Amalgamated Union of Labour (NAUL) branch Secretary was Mr F.G. Lingard of 9 Neild Road, Hayes

In 1920 The Hayes Branch Secretary of the NAUL was J.C. Haydon of 9 Glebe Road, Hayes, Middlesex. The Hayes NAUL was meeting in 1920 on Fridays at 7:30 at Hayes Restaurant. 

Other local NAUL branches in 1920 included West Drayton - Mr W.A. Taylor of 1 Victoria Cottage, The Green West Drayton meeting at the Kings Head Hotel on alternative Saturdays 7pm. 

Brenford NAUL union Mr W. Johnson of 52 Great Road, Brentford meeting at the George the Fourth: and at Chiswick Mr E. Archer 140 Duke Road, Chiswick W4 meeting at the Windmill Hotel: At Hammersmith a Mr E. Foscali of 48 Claxton Grove, Hammersmith meeting at the City Arms.

The NAUL had 44 branches in its London  Thames & Medway District in 1920 (383 nationally) mainly in Kent (especially Northfleet, Gravesend, Dartford area) and East London. 

The National Amalgamated Union of Labour

The NAUL was established as the Tyneside & District Labourers Union in 1888, It quickly spread along the Tyne and North East waterfronts mopping up in its wake a number of small locally established societies of Scrappers, Painters, Red Leaders, Helpers and other shipyard labourers. By 1890 it boasted 80 branches with a listed membership of 30,937

William Unwin (Financial Secretary), William Stanley and Joseph N Bell (Corresponding Secretary) with A.T. Dipper (General & Organising Secretary) together with six District delegates, 

The union soon grew away from it's North East base, but their task was constantly thwarted by strikes and lock-outs, being forced in 1890 to spend 25.18% of income in strike benefits.

The NAUL were soon boasting District organisations in the Clyde, Belfast, Mersey, Sheffield, Thames and Medway together with their more traditional districts in the North East. 

By the time of the 21st Anniversary Celebrations in 1910, by far the largest of the Districts numerically was Sheffield (9,271 members). Even the combined strength of the three Districts of Newcastle (3,294), Gateshead (1,597), and Mid Tyne (3,080), on which the strength of the union had earlier been centred, could not surpass it. Only Mersey (7,419), London, Thames and Medway (7,874), and Shields & Wear (6,617) could attempt to rival it.

Unlike the rival "Workers Union" the NAUL was seen as "anti-full time official' , and the NAUL extensive shop steward network in the North East which was already secure considerable power, a situation which developed still further during WW1

The NAUL union had a considerable hold in the cement works along the banks of the Thames. In London some engineering workers were in the N.A.U.L. and it had a few members in the south-west in cement and one or two other industries

From 1917 the NAUL was in discussions with the Workers Union on possible merger, but a loser Federation was established, with a joint executive committee, this loose Federation was joined by the Municipal Employees Association in August 1918 and by 1919 the three union Federation became known as the National Amalgamated Workers Union.

However, the NAUL became convinced that the Workers Union was using superior numbers and its full time officers to dominate the Federation, this inflamed local disputes between two unions, this coupled with an economic depression and massive reduction in union members (which hit the Workers Union membership and influence most acutely) led to the Workers Union withdrawing from the Federation in March 1922.

National Amalgamated Union of Labour  Membership

1890 82 branches 30,237 members

1900 177                  21.111

1910 177                  16,017

1911 227                   44,972

1912 236                   49,972

1913 255                  60,003

1914 277                  55,453

1915 287                  70,430

1916 292                   85,836

1917 323                123,627

1918 351                143,931

1919 370                155,220

1920 383                 151,922

* note the huge rise in National Amalgamated Union of Labour membership in 1911, 1913, 1915, and almost doubled in 1917

The NAUL would in 1924 join the National Union of General Workers to form the General & Municipal Workers Union , now known as the GMB

NOTE
The National Federation of Women Workers branch secretary was Mrs Hollings of 21 Leonard Road, Southall

1920 National Amlagamated Union of Labour Secretaries in
London, Kent, Essex, Middlesex, Manchester and Ireland, 

Mr T.E. Smith National Union of Labour organiser for London, Thames, and Medway District . Smith lived at 183 Old Road, West Gravesend and later (1920) Hillersland, Lennox Road, Gravesend 

(information on Mr Smith most welcome)



T.E. Smith (JP) was a NAUL Official Delegate, London, Thames & Medway District
BRANCH SECRETARIES OF THE NATIONAL AMALGAMATED UNION OF LABOUR 1920

KENT
E. J. Phillips, 1 Telegraph Hill, Higham, nr Rochester, Kent
F. Maton, 3 Essex Terrace, Lower Higham, nr Rochester, Kent
H.P. Dean, 6 Samaritan Road, Northfleet, Kent
H. James, 4 Overeliffe, Greenhithe, Kent
J. Sharpe, 4 Nelson Street, Queens Place, Maidstone, Kent
E. Payne, 39 St Martin's Road, Dartford, Kent
A. Holland, 44 Wellington Street, Gravesend, Kent
W.W. May, 20 Portland Place, Bull Fields, Snodland, Kent
A. Randall, 31 Turner Street, Cliff at Hoe, Kent
C. Wood, 8 Smith Street, Strrod, Kent
W.J. Hubbard, 21 Scarboro Terrace, Burnham, Kent
A. A. Howard 14 Harolds Road, Sittingbourne, Kent
G. Fairman, 2 Hillside, Lower Halling, Kent
H. Sands, Burke House, Wouldham, Kent
S. Croucher, 4 Parkers Villas, Cuxton, Rochester, Kent
W. Wansbury, 45 High Croft, Swanley, Kent
J. Watson, Green Street green, Dartford, Kent
A. Hayman, 9 Pleasant Cottages, Westbourne Grove, Bexley heath Kent
A. Colyer, 3 Cray Cottages, St Mary Cray, Kent
H. A. Burden, 28 winchelsea buildings, Rotherhithe, Kent
I.G. Foreman, Leg lane, Birling, West Malling, kent
G.D. Evans, Battle Street, Cobham, Kent
A.J. barber, Over the Bridge, Eynsford, Kent
S. Blackburn 28 Milton Road, Rainham, Kent
Miss F.(Florence ???)  Coveney, 12 High Steet, Greenhithe, Kent

F.H. Paddock, 4 Briton Street, Southampton

T. Boatman, 10 Foxton Road, South Stifford, Grays, Essex
E. Baines, 49 London Road, Grays, Essex
C.Nunn, Ivy Cottage, Bowers Gifford, Pitsea, Essex
A. Palmer, Southend Road, Stanford le Hope, Essex
W. J. Low, 4 lennards Row, Aveley, Purfleet, Essex 


J. C. Haydon, 9 Globe Road, Hayes, Middlesex
W. A. Taylor, 1 Victoria Cottage, the Green West Drayton, Middlesex

E. Foscali, 48 Claxton Grove, Hammersmith
W.Johnson, 52 Great Road, Brentford, Middlesex
E. Archer, 140 Duke's Road, Chiswick W4

S. Daniel, 189 Eversleigh Road, Battersea, London
A. A. Humphrey, 157 St Leonard's, Poplar, London
A. Knights, 125 Long Lane, Bermondsey London
H. Smith, 48 Ireton Street Bow E3 London
J.T.. Clark, 10 Morris Road, Poplar E14
A.E. Duff, 8 Cook Street, Poplar E14
S.R. Brown, 116? , Barking Road, Plaistow
J. W. Marsh, 91 Glengall Road, Millwall, Poplar E14
B. Easterbrook, 37 Deptford Green, Deptford SE
J.W. Watson, 3 Park Place Poplar E14
H. Cornish, 273 Rotherhithe St Rotherhithe SE16
J. R. Henry, 67 Ordance Road, Canning Town E16
W. Clay, 87a Wakefield Street, East Ham

Wright 130 Ross Street, Cambridge
A. Marshall, Blackhill, Ely, Cambridgeshire 

J. W. Hobbs, Poplar Cottages, Toddington, Bedfordshire

Miss F. Coveney 12 High Steet, Greenhithe, Kent

IRELAND NAUL UNION BRANCH SECREATRIES 1920

J. Maxwell, 40 Paxton Street Belfast
J. Campbell, 5 Loftus Street Belfast
S. Underwood, 13 Walnut Street, Belfast
J. Long, 33 Beit Street, Belfast
R.A. Boyd, 188 Hillman Street Belfast
E. W. Findlay, 142 Templemore, Belfast
A. Hamilton, 19 Newington Avenue, Larne
J.H. Saunderson, Boragh, Portadown, Antrim
 J. Todd,  Lle-Ballyclare, Antrim
 D. Lynch, 79 North Street, Lurgan
W.J. Tweed, Main Street, Bushmills, co Antrim
G. McFadden 83 Causeway Street, Portrush, Antrim
J. McGrott, Dervock, Antrim
J. Stewart, Station Road, Antrim
 J. Mallon. Colane, Aghagallon, Lurgan, Ireland

J. Mc Clea, 17 Howard Street, Derry
M. McChrystal, 11 North Street Derry
J. Dooney, Bonemaine, Bridgend, Derry
A. McMaster, Kinney Glass, Macesquin, PO Derry

T. McNamee, Main Street, Convoy, Donegal
J. O. Gorman, Bunderan, Donegal
W. McIntyre, Ravencliffe, Melville, Donegal
J. Daveney, Newton Cunningham, Donegal


 P. Daveney, Sandville, Burndennet, Tyrone
J.J. Keily, 5 Kennedy Street Strabane, Tyrone
J. McCormick, Diumeagle, Sion Mills, Tyrone
l. Bradley, Glebe, Sion Mills, Tyrone
J. Jones, 2 Corportaion Street, Enniskillen

J. Doherty, Castlemellon, Dunnamana

NAUL MANCHESTER 1920

E. Kitson, 40 Poplar Street, Failsworth, Manchester
H.G. Blythe, 501 Fifth Street, Trafford Park, Manchester
J. Whittle, 2 Belgrave Street, Radcliffe, Manchester
W. Stubbs, 19 Lord Street, Heywood, Manchester
C. Schofield, 55 Kemp Street, Oldham Road, Manchester

Another women NAUL branch secretary in 1920 was
Miss B. Thompson, 51 City Bank, City Road, Newcastle


NAUL trade union meetings held in 1920 at

NAUL Rooms Dumbarton, Dalmuir
Labour Club Westgate
NAUL Kirkland Street, St Helens
NAUL Rooms, Kirkland Street, Lancashire
NAUL 24 Cloth Market Newcastle
NAUL Rooms, Mersey Street, Widnes
ILP Hall, Netherton St Anniesland
Labour Club, New Ferry, Cheshire
Labour Hall, Nelson Street, ConsettLabour Hall, Market Street, Greenock
Labour Rooms, Liverpool
ILP Rooms High Street Musselburgh
Labour Rooms Cavendish St
Labour Hall, Rosherville, Kent
SLP Halls CauseysideStreet, Paisley

Note Miss F. Coveney NAUL Branch secretary Kent possible 1901 census match

Florence Coveney

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Peter Pink 1929 - 2012

Peter Pink
Morning Star & Hayes Communist

Peter Pink was born in 1929 at Stockwell, South London. His father was a policeman, leading to Peter being born in the police wing of Putney hospital. His father was posted to Southall in 1932 and the family consequently moved to Hayes, West Middlesex. He joined the Young Communist League in 1945 and the Communist Party in 1947 and, in time, became the Secretary of Hayes Communist Party. Peter Pink was born in 1929 at Stockwell, South London. His father was a policeman, leading to Peter being born in the police wing of Putney hospital. His father was posted to Southall in 1932 and the family consequently moved to Hayes, West Middlesex. He joined the Young Communist League in 1945 and the Communist Party in 1947 and, in time, became the Secretary of Hayes Communist Party. Amongst many successful meetings the Communist Party in Hayes organised was one with the Civil Rights leader Sean Morrisey (Chairman of the Turf Lodge Residents Association and education officer of the ATGWU) held in February 1972. Peter worked at EMI and was Chairman of Hayes branch of the Clerical Workers Union (then CAWU, later APEX, now part of GMB). For much of this period, Peter lived at 35 Camden Avenue, Hayes, later he moved to 1 Hambledon Close, Hillingdon. His sister was Labour councillor in Yeading Ward, Hayes. He was the Advertising Manager of the Morning Star for a while but Peter Pink is perhaps best known for having been the writer of the Morning Star’s daily Peoples’ Press Fighting Fund column during the nineteen eighties and nineties. Peter died in 2012.

Hayes - Nipper and His Master's Voice HMV

Francis Barraud painting of a stray fox terrier found by his brother Mark in 1884 and painted it in 1899, has become synonymous with His Masters Voice (HMV) Records and therefore Hayes as the place where HMV records were manufactured.

Barraud wrote

'It is difficult to say how the idea came to me beyond the fact that it suddenly occurred to me that to have my dog listening to the phonograph, with an intelligent and rather puzzled expression, and call it His Master's Voice would make an excellent subject.'

'We had a phonograph and I often noticed how puzzled he (Nipper) was to make out where the voice came from. It was certainly the happiest thought I ever had'

Francis Barraud finally sold the picture and the copyright to HMV for one hundred100 pounds in 1899. However the Logo did not appear on British record labels until 1909.

Below pictures of Nipper and the original painting by Barraund

Meanwhile, the workers of Hayes often stated 'We Want the Workers Voice, Not His Masters Voice'

Eric "Ginger" Evans - TGWU Union - EMI Hayes

Eric "Ginger" Evans was a leading member of the Transport & General Workers Union at EMI in the 1960's, 70's and 80's (TGWU 1/690) working in the Packing Department at Blyth Road, Hayes, West Middlesex for over thirty years.

At one point Eric Evans was a member of the TGWU National Executive Committee, and was a regular delegate to TGWU conference.


He was presented with a TGWU "Gold badge" the highest union award (circa 1986 or 87) by TGWU General Secretary Rod Todd.

He was a patient at Hayes Cottage Hospital during the period of it's occupation by staff in late 1983.

Eric Evans lived at 43 Judge Heath Lane (Belmore Ward)

A Labour party member, Eric was generally on the left and opponent of Hayes right wing MP's Skeffington and Sandleson, he also opposed the local right wing Labour run Hayes & Harlington Urban District Council on issues such as council house rents.

Unfortunately, later in life Eric and his close friend fellow Welshman, Cllr Ivor Anthony fell out with the direction of the Hayes Labour Party in the Press on issues such as Gay rights and Ireland. As a result a witch hunt was launched against the local party by Labour party head office and the right wing media - no evidence of "ultra leftism" or "infiltration" by groups was ever forthcoming.

It's has to be pointed out that Eric was suffering from bad health during this period.

* we would welcome more information and better quality picture

EMI Group Staff Association - Hayes Branch

The EMI Group Staff Association (Hayes Branch)

Constitution agreed 5th October 1976 covering a membership of 89, which by 1977 was 49.

There was a transfer of its engagements to the the National Executives Managers and Staffs in 1978

EMI Hayes 1953

HAYES EMI

COMMUNIST PARTY FACTORY REPORT 1953

From the work inside our factory, and especially from the movement around redundancy and the wages campaign, in which our factory were the leaders in that part of West Middlesex, we have learned that it would "have been impossible for us to have achieved such a level of activity, to have so influenced the course of events in other factories, without the existence of a Communist Party branch which was recognised and known in the factory as a public force.

Inside our factory there are 100 shop stewards, of whom only eight are members of the Communist Party, yet invariably, on all major questions, the standpoint of the Shop Stewards Committee is a progressive one, and it was possible to win some 5,000 signatures in the factory on the demands against rearmament, for a Five Power Peace Pact and for the defeat of the Tory Government. It is obviously not just a question of voting strength, especially when you consider that the attendance at the fortnightly shop stewards' meeting is round about fifty. It is because the Party has become known through the public meetings it has conducted outside the factory, where the convenor is known as a Party member, who speaks for the Party outside and inside the factory.

That is the basis on which we have been able to make this contribution towards the broader movement on wages and redundancy. But we have now reached a stage for some time where we know that if the policy of the Tory Government is not to be more heavily and sharply felt in Hayes, there is one essential and necessary condition, and that is, the building up of the Communist Party.

Inside the factory we are proud of the contribution we have made over the past twelve months; but we recognise serious weaknesses in the way we have not faced up to the building of the Party. In twelve months, up to the annual meeting of our branch last May, we had increased our Party membership by 25 per cent.

This was in a period of a number of outstanding events, including the formation of an "Anti-Tory Committee" at the time of the elections in 1951, which the Shop Stewards Committee elected and which formulated its own points of policy, and spoke outside the factory along with the local candidates for Uxbridge and Hounslow on the policy of the Shop Stewards Committee.

The No. 1 Question

Since May 1952 we have only been able to increase membership from thirty-eight to forty-one inside the factory. Yet that period is one in which we have had tremendous opportunities and possibilities. The work of our, Party Branch, its activity, has not been on a lower level. On the contrary, it has been much higher; the Party Branch has issued leaflets, held more meetings, and the work of our Communist stewards has been improved. Yet in spite of this, we have not had the growth that we expected, and it is because we have always supposed that the question of Party building is the last thing instead of the first.

Frank Stanley World News & Views in May 1953

Note workforce at Hayes EMI about 6,000

Cllr Nehemiah Lawson Shakespeare - Hayes Draughtsmen Union

Nehemiah Lawson Shakespeare (known as Lawson Shakespeare) was a Labour Councillor on Hayes and Harlington Urban District Council for nineteen years from 1946.

He was Hayes & Harlington UDC Chairman of the Educatoion Committee, Chairman for several years of the Works Committee and was Chairman of the Council for the municipal year 1954-1955

Lawson Shakespeare had held almost every office in the London West branch of his union, the Association of Enginnering & Shipbuilding Draughstmen - AESD (later DATA then TASS and now Unite). During the many years of his membership. He was also at one time a member of the Executive Committee of the A.E.S.D. and a member of its parliamentary panel.

He was appointment as a Justice of the Peace in 1955, serving on the Uxbridge magistrate for many years of public service.

He served 21 years on the Southern Elecricity Board consultation Committee and 16 years on Southall TechnicalCcollege governing committee, and was chairman for a period. He was also Chairman of the St Bernards Hospital Manangement Committee

In 1946 he was instramental in establishing the Hayes & Harlingston Community Association.

He retired from EMI in 1965 after working 36 years for the company as a design draughtsman

Councillor Shakespeare died in Febuary 1985 after a long illness at Hillingdon Hospital aged 86, leaving a wife Ethel Shakespeare and had two sons Raymond and Kenneth Shakespeare.

Nehemiah Lawson Shakespeare funeral was held at Breakespeare Crematorium, Ruislip, Middlesex.

AESD DRAUGHTSMEN UNION 1938

LONDON WEST BRANCH

AESD Secretary and Regional Council Delegate

Nehemiah Lawson Shakespeare, 30 Little Rd., Hayes, Middlesex.

President—H. L. Gearing, 51 Seymour Gdns., Ilford, Essex.

Vice-President—S. Y. Smith, “Wilby,” Lawn Ave., Garden City, West Drayton.

Asst Secretaries :

Subscriptions—W. B. Roberts, 2 Cranford Park Rd., Hayes, Middlesex.

Unemployment—V. Orloff, 56 Stuart Crescent, Hayes Rd., Hayes, Middlesex.

Treasurer—G. H. Russell, 16 Little Road, Hayes, Middlesex.

Draughtsmen Union - AESD 1938

London West Branch

AESD - Association of Engininereering & Shipbuilding Draughtsmen

96 St Georges Square London SW1

Established 21st May 1913, Clydeside, Glasgow, Scotland by William Herd (draughtsman at John Brown's Shipyard) 158 West Regent Street, Glasgow

National AESD Membership 1938- 14,000

At the general meeting held on 13th December 1938 Mr. Stone in the chair, the following AESD officials for 1938 were elected :—

President—H. L. Gearing, 51 Seymour Gdns., Ilford, Essex.

Vice-President—S. Y. Smith, “Wilby,” Lawn Ave., Garden City, West Drayton.

Secretary and R.C. Delegate—Nehemiah Lawson Shakespeare, 30 Little Rd.,

Hayes, Middlesex.

Assistant Secretaries : Subscriptions—W. B. Roberts, 2 Cranford Park Rd., Hayes, Middlesex.

Unemployment—V. Orloff, 56 Stuart Crescent, Hayes Rd., Hayes, Middlesex.

Treasurer—G. H. Russell, 16 Little Road, Hayes, Middlesex.

Vacancy List and Magazine Secretary—L. Carne, 42 Drayton

Park Ave., West Drayton, Middlesex.

Minute Secretary—A. E. Ranger, 51 Derwent Drive; Uxbridge

Road, Middlesex.

C.M. for Isolated Members—S. E. Browning, 222 Botwell Lane, Hayes, Middlesex.

Delegate to No. 10 District Committee—W. B. Roberts

(address as above).

Delegate to L.A.T.C.—S. Y. Smith (address as above).

Auditors—J. Tucker, 31 Mount Road, Hayes, Middlesex.

P. H. Stone, 45 Wennington Rd., Rainham, Essex.

Social Organiser—J. Brett, 12 Colbrook Ave, Hayes, Middlesex.

The thanks of all members are due to the retiring officials. During the year the branch has continued to progress, due in large measure to the activities of the C.M.’s and to the consistent service of the branch officials.

It is with great regret that the resignations of Messrs. P. J. Thyer and C. W. Gander were accepted, they having served the Association as branch auditors for the last four years. One pleasing feature of the annual meeting was the readiness with which some of the members accepted office in place of the retiring officials. At last it appears that members are realising that in a democratic association like ours it is essential that all members should be prepared to pull their weight, and the branch council is hopeful that during the year a much livelier interest in the affairs of the Association will be shown by members generally.

During the year, 78 new members were enrolled, the total membership at the end of the year being 336 compared with 303 at the end of the year previous, but during the year there were a large number of transfers in and out of the branch. In October, a resolution expres-sing the horror and disgust of our members at the bombing and machine-gunning of Chinese non-combatants by the Japanese Air Force, and calling on the government to immediately call a world conference to discuss the abolition of aerial warfare, was sent to the prime minister, the local M.P. and the press. In November a smoking concert was held.

Mr. Peter Doig (AESD General Secretary) was in the chair and 96 people were present, including a number of non-members (some of whom have since been enrolled). It was a very enjoyable evening, the programme including bagpipe selections, songs, piano-accordion selections, some very clever patter and “interesting stories,” mono-logues, xylophone solos and community singing. The talent of our members was very much appreciated by everyone present. Since then, numerous requests have been received by the secretary for another such function, therefore another smoking concert is being arranged for March 7^th. Office committees have been active during the year trying to shorten hours, get better lighting conditions, increase salaries, etc., and have met with some measure of success, but would have been much more successful if they could have relied on the wholehearted support of the members for whom they were acting. However, there are signs that members generally are realising the unique opportunities that now prevail to improve their status.

The Draughtsman Organ of the AESD
Editor George W Thomson
March 1938

NOTE:

Most of the AESD branch members would have been employed at the Gramophone/EMI factory Hayes.

Nehemiah Lawson Shakespeare

A former magistrate and Labour chairman of the Hayes & Harlington Urban District Council has died in Hillingdon Hospital after a long illness.

Mr Nehemiah Lawson Shakespeare — who often used his second name, Lawson — died last week. He was 86.

MrLawson Shakespeare was a member of the former Haves and Harlington Urban district Council for 19 years. he was Chairman from 1954-1955

Draftsman

Mr Shakespeare became a Justice of the Peace in 1955 and for many years served as an Uxbridge magistrate.

He was also involved in several other committees and organisations.

In 1946 he founded the Hayes and Harlington Community Association.

Mr Shakespeare spent 21 years on the Southern Electricity Board consultation committee and 16 years as a member of the Southall Technical College governing committee.

He was also a former chairman of the St Bernard Hospital (Mental hospital) management committee.

Mr Shakespeare, of Little Road, Hayes, retired for Thorn EMI in 1965 after working for 36 years as a design draftsman (member of the DATA union). He is survived by his wife, Ethel, and two sons, Raymond and Kenneth.

His funeral was at Breakspeare Crematorium, Ruislip,

(Below recruitment poster AESD Oct 1937)

AESD - Association of Engineering & Shipbuilding Draughtsmen

BRANCH OFFICERS
AESD February 1938

AESD

No. 1 DISTRICT.

Secretary—W. H. ALLEN, 146 Burghead Drive, Glasgow, S.W.I.

Aberdeen—G. DEANS, 204 King Street, Aberdeen.

Clydebank—T. McLENNAN, 60 Carlibar Avenue, Glasgow, W.3.

Dundee—JAMES SKINNER, 69 Gray Street, Broughty Ferry, Angus.

Edinburgh—J. MILLAR, 20 Glenlee Gardens, Edinburgh 8.

Glasgow East—J. R. MILLER, 15 Bencroft Drive, Croftfoot, Glasgow, S.4.

Glasgow North—F. WILD, “Beechbank,” 106 Kenmure Avenue, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow.

Glasgow South—R. F. SCOTT, 32 Peninver Drive, Glasgow, S.W.I.

Glasgow South-West—J. Mc. M. KAY, 273 Ashkirk Drive, Glasgow, S.W.2.

Glasgow West—T. HUNTER, 1269 Govan Road, Glasgow, S.W.I.

Greenock—A. D. RITCHIE, 56 Grosvenor Road, Greenock. Kilmarnock and !r»ine—JAMES’ MCALLISTER, c/o Dempster, 11 Woodstock Place, Kilmamock, Ayrshire.

Motherwell—D. I. ROGERSON, 52 Ainess Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire.

Paisley—A. GUTHRIE, 12 Regent Street, Paisley.

Solway and District—R. H. GRAY, 22 Hillcrest Avenue, Harraby, Carlisle.

Scotland Central—WM. MARTIN, 45a Grange Road, Alloa, Scotland.

Executive Member—W. S. BLAIR, 8 Larchfield Place, Glasgow, W.4.

No. 2 DISTRICT.

Secretary—A. W. LINDSAY, 23 Lisle Grove, Willington Quay, Northumberland.

Darlington—J. W. WALTON, 14 Walbech Avenue, Darlington.

Durham North—A. BATESON, 23 Harton House Road, South Shields.

Hartlepool—W. W. THOMPSON, 23 Glentower Grove, Seatoncarew, Co. Durham.

Middlesbrough—V. ROBINS, 6 Longford Street, Middlesbrough.

Newcastle-on-Tyne’—J. MATHER, 32 Duchess Drive, Newcastle-on-Tyne 5.

Stockton-on-Tees—H. WINDSOR, 4 Audrey Grove, Hartbum, Stockton-on-Tees.

Walker—W. THOMSON, “Lynwood,” Dunston Road, Dunston-on-Tyne.

Wallsend—J. JOBLING, 42-‘Brampton Place, North Shields, Northumberland.

Wearside—P. J. COULTHARD, “Glencoe,” Sunniside Terrace, Cleadon, Sunderland-

Executive Member—J. KELLY, 140 Addycombe Terrace, Heaton, Newcastle-on-Tyne

No. 3 DISTRICT.

Secretary—R. A. APPLETON, 13 Broom Crescent, Eccles Old Road, Salford 6.

Altrincham—T. SMITH, “Llyn Ogwen,” Sinderiand Road, Altrincham, Cheshire.

Ashton-under-Lyne—T. L. WALSH, 1 Range Road, Stalybridge, Cheshire.

Barrow—J. E. REID, “Stone Dyke,” Roose, Barrow-in-Fumess.

Birkenhead and Liverpool—D. HILL, 36 Asterfield Avenue, Bedington, Cheshire.

Blackburn—H. TOMLINSON, Heatherdell, Whalley Road, Langho, Lanes,

Bolton—E. D. JOHNSON, “Sunny Bank,” Bottom o’ th’ Moor, Chorley Old Road, Bolton, Lances.

Chester—S. KIRKPATRICK, 11 Caughall Road, Upton, Chester.

Manchester Central—T. K. HART, “Hilldrop,” 2 Belgrave Road, Hr. Crumpsall, Manchester 8.

Manchester South—A. FLYNN, 25 Acresfield Avenue, Audenshaw, near Manchester.

Oldham—E. SKELTON, 379 Huddersfield Road, Waterhead, Oldham, Lanes.

Preston—J. T. SERGEANT, 8 The Boulevard, Frenchwood, Preston.

Rochdale—H. TOMLINSON, 37 Kellett Street, Rochdale.

St. Helens and Prescot—J. 0. FREEMAN, 170 Chamberlain Street, St. Helens, Lanes.

Salford—W. H. DUNCAN, 15 Balmoral Avenue, Chassen Road, Flixton, Manchester.

Stockport—C. R. HOUNSLOW, 172 Edgeley Road, Stockport.

Stoke-on-Trent—M. L. DEAN, 155 The Avenue, Newcastle Road, Newcastle, Staffs.

Stretford—ERNEST HALL, 57 Addison Crescent, Old Trafford, Manchester 16.

Trafford—A. GEORGE, 159 Walton Road, Sale, Cheshire.

Warrington and District—E. CORKER, 84 Ashton Road, Newton-le-Willows, Lanes.

Executive Member—C. R. HOUNSLOW, 172 Edgeley Road, Stockport.

No. 4 DISTRICT.

Secretary—F. A. WOODBRIDGE, 23 Raven Road, Headingley, Leeds.

Bradford—F. KILSHAW, 24 Ederoyd Drive, Stanningley, Yorks.

Halifax—A. MITCHELL, 5 Moorlands Crescent, Cousin Lane, Ovenden, Halifax.

Huddersfield—J. H. E. COOPER, 75 Gramfield Road, Crosland Moor, Huddersfield.

Hull—W. TRAVIS, 44 Lomond Road, Spring Bank West, Hull.

Leeds—W. E. FOWLER, 49 Stainbum Drive, Leeds 7.

Selby—F. BULLING, Hemingbrough, Selby, Yorks.

Waketield—R. HEALD, “St. Clair,” Oakenshaw, Croften, near Wakefield.

York—O. D. MAXWELL, 69 Grantham Drive, Acomb Road, York.

Executive Member—F. A. WOODBRIDGE, 23 Raven Road, Headingley, Leeds.

No. 5 DISTRICT.

Secretary—R. R. PONTON, 154 Derby Road, Long Baton, Nottingham.

Barnsley—(See Sheffield).

Chesterfield—J. A. SWALES, 88 Old Hall Road, Chesterfield.

Derby—G. R. SALE, 7 Ainsworth Drive, Stenson Road, Derby.

Doncaster—(See Sheffield).

Gainsborough—J. P. HALL, 4 Bowling Green Road, Gainsborough.

Grantham—J. H. LOWSON, 200 Harrowby Road, Grantham.

Lincoln—G. W. VERNEY, 119 Winn Street, Lincoln.

Newark-on-Trent—F. COE, 26 Lime Grove, Newark-on-Trent.

Nottingham—H. C. PEACOCK, 3 Wroxham Drive, Wollaton, Nottingham.

Retford—F. W. APPLEBY, 1 The Paddock, London Road, Retford, Notts.

Scunthorpe—C. F. HARVEY, 5 Auckland Road, Scunthorpe, Lines.

Sheffield—F. FOWLSTON, 18 Endcliffe Terrace Road, Sheffield 11.

Executive Member—A. D. MACKELLAR, 7 Warwick Avenue, Derby.

No. 6 DISTRICT.

Secretary—H. D. SHELLEY, 53 Cromwell Road, Rugby.

Coventry—E. LAWRENCE, 32 Woodclose Avenue, Coventry.

Leicester—G. T. HAMMOND, “Hill Crest,” Leicester Road, Groby, near Leicester.

Loughborough—W. P. STAGG, 25 Edeliu Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire.

Northampton—W. E. REVELL, 181 Main Road, New Duston, Northampton.

Peterborough—H. HIRST, 22 Princes Street, Peterborough.

Rugby—F. C. LAWRENCE, 21 Warren Road, Rugby.

Executive Member—G. DAVIDSON, 16 Shenstone Avenue, Rugby. ;

No. 7 DISTRICT.

Secretary—G. E. TAYLOR, 36 Aylesbury Crescent, Kingstanding, Birmingham 29.

Birmingham Central—V. C. LANE, 129 Clements Road, South Yardley, Birmingham.

„ North—G. M. RUSHTON (pro-tern), 62 Warren Road, Erdington, Birmingham.

„ South—H. BAKER, 30 Brookvale Road, Olton, Birmingham 27.

Dudley—R. ALLBUT, 102 Castle Road, Tipton, Staffs.

Smethwick—T. GRAVER, 18 Chestnut Road, Quinton, Birmingham.

Stafford—P. J. CLEWLOW, 31 Eccleshall Road, Stafford.

Wellington—G. T. NAPIER, “Rivershill, Links Road, Belle Vue, Shrewsbury.

Wolverhampton—J. F. JAMESON, “Dorica,” Wood End Road, Wednesfield, Staffs.

Worcester—W. B. LETTICE, 6 Severn Terrace, Worcester.

Executive Memter—B. FELTON, 57 Fairway, Stafford.

No. 8 DISTRICT.

Secretary—R. ARNEIL, 59-Second Avenue, Bath.

Bath—E. B. WHITELOCK, “Heatherlea,” Warminster Road, Bath.

Bristol—H. H. WINSTONE, 62 Cassell Road, Fishponds, Bristol. ,

Gloucester—S, THORPE, “Hilbre,” 150 Cheltenham Road, Gloucester.

Melksham—J. AYRE, “Lynton,” Warwick Crescent, Melksham, Wilts.

Newport and Cardiff—W. A. RUSE, “West Heath,” Flaxland Avenue, Cardiff.

Swansea—F. H. BAKER, “Mount View,” 271 Old Road, Briton Ferry, Glam.

Yeovil—F. H. BROWNE, 35 The Avenue, Yeovil, Som.

Executive Member—H. H. WINSTONE, 62 Cassell Road, Fishponds, Bristol,

No. 9 DISTRICT.

Secretary—A. W. SMITH, 423 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich.

Ghelmsford—C. P. HAZELL, 133 Springfield Park Avenue, Chelmsford.

Colchester—C. H. WOODWARD, 407 Ipswich Road, Colchester.

Ipswich—A. F. CARTER, 103 Clapgate Lane, Ipswich.

Norwich—D. F. LEE, “Kenilworth,” St. Williams Way, Norwich.

Executive Member—W. N. C. BOREHAM, 17 Norbury Road, Ipswich.

No. 10 DISTRICT.

Secretary—W. H. WALKER, “Dunelm,” Gaynes Hill Road, Woodford Bridge, Essex.

Bedford—F. C. DRAGE, 86 Mile Road, Bedford.

Brighton—E. C. MANN, 38 The Highway, Moulscoomb, Brighton 7.

Croydon—L. D. HILL, 29 Parkside Gardens, Coulsdon, Surrey.

Erith—J. G. O’REILLY, “Rathmore,” Halt Robin Road, Belvedere, Kent.

Kingston—J. A. DACRE, “Newland House,” High Road, Byfleet, Surrey.

London Central—D. McNAIR, 36 Eton Avenue, Wembley, Middlesex.

„ City—A. A. BOARD, 198 Ivydale Road, S.E.15.

„ East-Central—R. E. BLACKBURN, 40 Wimborne Drive, Cannon s Lane, Pinner, Middlesex.

„ London North—W. S. SMITH, “Baquba,” Tempest Avenue, Potters Bar, Midx.

„ North-West—A. J. LEWIS, 24 Elms Park Avenue, Sudbury, Wembley, Midx.

„ South-East—W. KENYON, 8 Hook Lane, Welling, Kent.

„ South-West—T. C. SMOKER, 11 Cornwall Avenue, Welling, Kent.

„ West—N. L. SHAKESPEARE, 30 Little Road, Hayes, Middlesex.

„ West-Central—T. S. McAULAY, 89 Capthome Avenue .Rayners Lane, Harrow. Middlesex.

Luton—H. R. WARREN, 170 Strathmore Avenue, Luton, Beds.

Medway—L. McLEAN, 42 Haig Avenue, Gillingham, Kent.

Oxford—W. LEWIS, 14 Morecambe Avenue, Caversham Heights, Reading.

Stratford—F. A- LOVE, 20 Front Lane, Cranham. Upminster, Essex.

Executive Member—F. R. PEARSON, 69 Stanmer Park Road, Brighton.

No. 11 DISTRICT.

Secretary—J. JORDENS, “Dunedin,” 72 Mill Hill Road, Cowes, I.O.W.

Cowes—J. T. GODDARD, “Ardenne, Connaught Road, East Cowes, I.O.W.

Southampton—H. TAYLOR, 141 Desborough Road, Eastleigh, Hants.

Executive Member—V. BIBIRE, Norman Croft, Swanwick, Southampton.

No. 12 DISTRICT.

Secretary—J. McAUSLAN, 40 Wandsworth Crescent, Strandtown, Belfast.

Belfast—S. H. GAMBLE, 306 Castlereagh Road, Belfast.

Cork—(see Dublin).

Dublin—P. CASEY, 20 Belton Park Road, Donnycarney, Dublin.

Executive Member—B. L. WEST, “Mayville,” Old Comber Road, Dundonald,