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Message: Emoticon Listing HTML Help	[quote]Another large employer that has now disappeared. My dad (Bill Mee) worked for Vic's from the war until the early 70's, and I remember going there occasionally as a boy. There has been a recent book, "Boiler Suits, Bofurs and Bullets" (available at Heanor Library),which gives the personal reminiscenses of people working at Collaros on the Vic Hallam Site during World War II. Well worth the read. But what about the rest of the history of the firm and its site? For example, does anyone know when the old coal wharf on the canal was filled in (which was where Vic Hallams car park was)? And when did the New Inn close its doors?[/quote]
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This message was updated on 12/17/2002 12:12:05 AM by RMMee

Vic Hallams
replied on: 12/9/2002 8:15:07 AM

Another large employer that has now disappeared.

My dad (Bill Mee) worked for Vic's from the war until the early 70's, and I remember going there occasionally as a boy.

There has been a recent book, "Boiler Suits, Bofurs and Bullets" (available at Heanor Library),which gives the personal reminiscenses of people working at Collaros on the Vic Hallam Site during World War II. Well worth the read.

But what about the rest of the history of the firm and its site? For example, does anyone know when the old coal wharf on the canal was filled in (which was where Vic Hallams car park was)? And when did the New Inn close its doors?

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