Author: Robert Stutely

Jim Marshall (mostly) — preparing to lead his lunch group in beer and wine tasting exercise accompanied by food at La Petite Bouffe, Boulogne. (Photo from Dave Martin)

A cartoon from the days when wives wore a frock on the beach and the idealised, unattainable woman was as near in shape to Marilyn Monroe as possible. The idealised, only too attainable, man was as near to the bar as possible. And in those days, a week’s leave included Saturday morning. Thanks to Jack…

One of Jack Palmer’s many cartoons which illuminated the SO Reviews (From Jack Palmer)

A cartoon of P&B from around 1961. How many of these characters can you identify? Click here for the answers. (Photo from Jack Palmer)

The 1980 Government Printers Conference visit to Hansard Press on 17 September 1980. Ken Lowe (General Manager, Hansard Press) explains the operation of a Ferranti VDT with Terry Butler, HMSO, seated at the keyboard; (standing left to right): Bjorn Hagen, Norway; Thomas Wilhelmsen, Norway; Ken Lowe, HMSO; Vincent Toolan, California, USA; Carl La Barre, GPO,…

Peter McAuley shows how they managed customer care in the HMSO Bookshop, Belfast 1989. (Photo from Reg Walker)

Lt Harris was born in Hull, worked for HMSO before the war and served on the Western Front as well as in Palestine. He was killed in action in the defence of Jerusalem in December 1917.

The HMSO Great War Roll of Honour brass plaque which some may remember in the foyer of Sovereign House or, before the disbursement, in Atlantic House, and currently at St Clement’s House, Colegate, Norwich. If anyone has any information relating to any of the above please get in touch and we’ll pass it onto Stuart…

Terry Burchell writes:  Jack Palmer with a lorry that appears to be chasing him down ‘Teedon’s Tunnel’ (a ploy by the office for VERY early retirement!). I have not been able to date this photo, but I seem to remember that it was early-on in the life of St Crispins. The lorry had come over…

Terry Burchell writes:  A group of retirement bods: Ivor Hosgood, Ken Pink, Brian Ekers, Charlie Newcombe and Peter Skiggs. Ivor Hosgood tells me that his official retirement date was, as he put it, ‘All Fools Day’ ie 1 April 1993. I guess this pic, therefore, was taken during March of that year. (Photo from Terry…