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Industry

Locations of Frome’s past industries

Map of Frome reproduced by the kind permission of John Peverley and annotated by Rodney Goodall.

Sylvia Austin looks back at her time at Wallington Weston

Sylvia Austin worked at Beswick’s, Benchairs and Wallington Weston. This was a factory that made sheets of Marley flooring and tiles, as well as sliding doors.

Trevor Biggs looks back at his work at Wallington Weston

Trevor Biggs went to work at Wallington Weston in 1972. He became active in both the social club and the trade union.

Russell Milne looks back at his career with Butler and Tanner in Frome

Russell Milne was born in Edinburgh in 1935 and worked in Edinburgh and East Anglia before moving down to Frome.

Offset litho printing info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offset_printing.

Stuart North looks back at the sale of Butler and Tanner

Stuart North describes the community response to the attempt to close down Butler and Tanner in 2007. The firm was later rescued by Felix Dennis.

Ron Stone talks about Butler and Tanner and the Tanner family

The Stones are a large Frome family, many of whom worked at Butler and Tanner at one time or another.

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