The sad news that Brian died, at home with his wife Eileen and with his family, on Saturday 29 August 2020 came from his son Bill. He had been diagnosed with cancer in 2019. At our last meeting at his house in Thorpe, Norwich, Brian gave me a written summary of his life so far.…
Author: Robert Stutely
Anne Florence Bussey, 1938–2019
Bob Allder has passed on the sad news that Anne died in 2019. She joined HMSO as Administrative Officer in 1979 and had worked in Parliamentary Press. This notice appeared in The Gazette. Bob writes: I worked with Miss Anne Bussey at the Parliamentary Press. At one time she was the Industrial Nurse at Harrow…
2 September 2020 – HMSO Cardiff
Phill Brooks has unearthed these photos of the Cardiff Bookshop and Llanishen Reprographic Unit from the early 1970s. Has anyone any publishable reminiscences for HMSOldies? Mike Lynn adds: It would have been the early 1980s that I went to Cardiff (as Director of Publications Distribution) to tell the local Council and the staff that we…
1 September 2020 – From John Nash
1 September 2020 – From John Nash Good evening Reg, So sorry to learn about Brian Ekers who I encountered on numerous occasions I had not realised that he, too, was a ‘Croydon Boy’. In my Am Dram days I also knew Roy Hudd who helped with our Company before going on to a Design…
5 Sep 2020 – From Margery Kraszewski [in France]
Bonjour to the HMSOldies team I was pleasantly surprised to see the addition of the email that John and I sent regarding our move to France in 2005. It is now twenty-five years plus and although John passed away just over seven years ago I am still going strong and still loving living here even…
Kathleen Holland 1932–2020
Annette Conn has passed on the following sad news: ‘Kath passed away peacefully last night, 26 August 2020. She had been in the Oakwood Nursing Home for a few weeks and had been well cared for there but had got weaker and less mobile ever since her operation a few months ago. Her Cousin Ann…
Mary Brown 1939–2020
Sad news received from Jean Maskell, via Sue Whitaker: Mary Brown died on Wednesday 5th August, of pancreatic cancer, just 6 weeks after she was diagnosed. The family notice can be seen here. Mary joined HMSO on 1 November 1983 and worked in Registry with Rita Tuttle before transferring to IT as EO where she…
9 August 2020 – John Barker’s nostalgic trip down Nine Elms Lane
Dear Reg, I hope that you and your family are well and managing to cope with Covid 19. For some time now I have been thinking about paying a visit to where I used to work at our two buildings situated down Nine Elms Lane. One of course our head office at that time in…
Derek John Croft 1938–2020
The sad news that Derek died on 20 July 2020 came from Mike Trigg, who worked with him for many years in the Publications Centre, London. Derek joined HMSO Post and Trade, Cornwall House, in 1966 and also worked in Holborn Bookshop. Post-retirement he was a popular member of the Christmas pub reunions and invariably…
6 Aug 2020 – From ‘English Jack’ [Keating]
I have just watched and read the two interviews the American Commander in Chief, President Trump, gave to reporters Chris Wallace and Jonathan Swan. I found it a little embarrassing watching him fumble and fart around. Talking about the pandemic, saying that the United States is lowest in numerous categories. “We’re lower than the world.…