29 July 2019 – Sovereign House in the Early Days, from Rory Quinn

A couple of nice reminders of late 1968, just after the dispersal of Supplies Division from Atlantic House to Sovereign House. Rory worked in the S6 (office machinery) area at the time. Apart from the fresh-faced (and well-dressed) subjects of the photos, it is interesting to see how desk equipment has changed over the years.…

Jean Fox 1931–2019

– We received the following sad news from John Fox (ex-HMSO Print Procurement) on 8 July 2019: ‘My Mum, Jean Fox, passed away this morning in hospital, due to CPD and pneumonia. She worked in Gateshead Press from around 1968 till a few years after its sale to Ben Johnson of York, having previously worked…

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Lucin Jackson 1936-2019

We were sad to hear that Lucin died, after a period in hospital, on 29 May 2019. Lucin worked in Supplies and PS Norwich from December 1972, and married Harry Jackson (since deceased). Funeral details can be found here. Jill Ward has asked that anyone who intends to go to the service contact her, for…

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