Last
year
a small exhibition which celebrated over a hundred years of
manufacturing grinding wheels in the Doxey area was held at the
Universal Bowling Club. Many residents were unable to attend so some
of the material will be on display again next month.
Jesse
and Delia Brough spent two years accumulating and organising material
about the Universal Grinding Wheel Company and its employees. Jesse's
interest started when he found that many old documents were being thrown
away. Realising the historical importance of these he and Delia
started the project to celebrate Doxey's once largest and respected
employer.
To
accompany the displays a video was made featuring many ex-Universal
employees.
The
exhibits included photographs, awards, employees rule books, samples
and advertising literature. Two books that created a lot of interest
were the two '30 Club' lists of members (complete with photos) who
had served more than 30 years with the company.
We
hope that much of this material will be on display on May 9th
at Doxey Church Hall from 4pm onwards before the Community
Association AGM.
The
speaker at the AGM will be Mr Chris Copp of the Shugborough Museum
who will be talking about the development of industry in Stafford and
how much it was based on the shoe trade.
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