Hi Reg, There was so much to explore during lunchtime jaunts from Atlantic House. You mentioned the Farringdon Book Barrows and the delights of Fleet Street – to these I would add the netball players of Lincoln’s Inn Fields and following the occasional trial from the public gallery at the Old Bailey. No photos of…
Year: 2022
26 May 2022 – More Atlantic House photos
Hi Reg, Nodge’s fine sunny photos taken from Atlantic House sent me searching for others and these came to hand – from March 1984, about the time the remnants of HMSO moved out to Nine Elms. Philip Marriage Farringdon Street at the junction with Charterhouse Street and The Victoria facing the back entrance (was it…
17 May 2022 – From Nodge Carnegie
Dear Reg, The item about Atlantic House is fascinating. The first link brought instant rewards and prompted memories. Following the further links will need a longer “browse”. The photographs by Philip are a great reminder of how colourful (full of colour) that area was, particularly when the sun shone. The view towards Atlantic House, over…
Paul Eugene Segolo 1939–2022
The Eastern Daily Press dated 7 May carried the news that Paul died on 18 April 2022. Paul joined HMSO Print Division, Norwich, in January 1991, and was a cheerful companion both in the office and on those occasional sociable excursions to, for example, the Lord Nelson pub, Burnham Thorpe. The photograph shows Paul at…
David Rowland Agar 1942–2022
The sad news that David has died, following admission to hospital and a bout of Covid, was received from Liz Agar via Dave Dring and Sue Prutton. Dave joined HMSO Norwich in 1983 as SEO, Computer Services Division, and as Sue Prutton says, ‘I can’t begin to guess how many miles of cabling he and…
23 April 2022 – Stationery on the Move
Apologies if you have already seen it, but here is an article about HMSO in the 1960s moving into new offices in Norwich. Robert Stutely Thanks Robert. E and OE (apart from the spelling, as usual). Reg
27 March 2022 – From Philip Marriage
Hi Reg, The link to the ‘Atlantic House Days’ certainly had lots of fascinating details and revived for me memories to the ‘Golden Age’ of HMSO in London. It wasn’t much of a building, smelt too much of lino-cleaner (never a carpet in sight) but was close to many places of interest for lunchtime exploration.…
23 March 2022 – From John Nash
Hi Reg, That recent article about Atlantic House was both interesting and brought back many nostalgic memories. When we moved in it seemed like a palace compared with all the awful buildings we had so far occupied – Cavendish Square, Bainbridge Street, even Cornwall House! Cavendish Square was so cold we always had to wear…
8 March 2022 – Annual HMSO Mill Paper Lunch, from Brian Cockram
A picture from our gathering this year at The Racecourse. The place was packed with pensioners and grandchildren having a pleasant lunch. We are all a year older except for Ian Dougall, who somehow avoids the ravages of time. Ian is still playing the organ in his local church. Linda Blake distributed her annual puzzle…
Atlantic House Days
We were pleased to receive this link to the very interesting site that goes by the name ‘A London Inheritance.’ Those who knew Atlantic House, in Holborn, will have many memories jogged. John Eason adds: Atlantic House was number 40 something I recall, so if that is right number 6 would have been down towards…