tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555515594218868773.post7961004472308402421..comments2022-12-13T13:53:58.291+00:00Comments on A Rotherhithe Blog: A tour around the former Harmsworth Quays print works, RotherhitheAndiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342690442454499340noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555515594218868773.post-48421087971087194022016-08-04T11:34:09.048+01:002016-08-04T11:34:09.048+01:00I was one of the engineers that installed the pri...I was one of the engineers that installed the printing presses when the DM moved here. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02758323776884149080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555515594218868773.post-45092373178955114962015-06-11T02:02:38.320+01:002015-06-11T02:02:38.320+01:00This building is currently in use as the set for S...This building is currently in use as the set for Secret Cinemas immersive Star Wars showing. The print room is doubling for the interior of the death star. It's awesome!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555515594218868773.post-65471038812315452682015-06-03T04:47:07.630+01:002015-06-03T04:47:07.630+01:00Nice to see a few shots of a bigger press, but can... Nice to see a few shots of a bigger press, but can see why Harmsworth moved by age of the reel-stands etc..<br />I clean a 3-storey press up here in Lincs., but blog for the town (Horncastle), and it's attempts to woo tourists.<br />Al JRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13869351146489321173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555515594218868773.post-14885954725579088122015-01-26T23:03:07.319+00:002015-01-26T23:03:07.319+00:00I worked a HQP for 10 years, in the Admin block an...I worked a HQP for 10 years, in the Admin block and was there almost right to the end.<br />Very sad to see it close down. There was a lot of great people there and some real characters as well The canteen was a good place for some needle point sharp wit and banter. Plus the scrabbled eggs in the morning was heaven Was very sad to say goodbye to the place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555515594218868773.post-18631727481682494292014-06-24T23:01:01.550+01:002014-06-24T23:01:01.550+01:00I worked for harmsworth quays for 9 years.started ...I worked for harmsworth quays for 9 years.started as a cleaner before working my way to the production side and working nights with all the night crew loading reels of paper on the presses and putting plates on the press. My dad John stone work for harmsworth quays for 23 years before he passed away in 2012. 3 months after he left due to ill health Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555515594218868773.post-39808487406599496702014-03-10T19:45:41.619+00:002014-03-10T19:45:41.619+00:00Was a great place to work and great banter,even fo...Was a great place to work and great banter,even found Monday morning a pleasure when going to work.Meet some great people as i started off in the returns then became company courier through my brother who worked in circulation,after a accident became a parcel driver and still to this day i think i`m the only driver who had there bay (no`8) decked out to say Happy Birthday,cheers boys it was a Pat Stapletonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555515594218868773.post-51960180453831757712014-03-09T15:47:03.905+00:002014-03-09T15:47:03.905+00:00i worked there from the start and we used to back ...i worked there from the start and we used to back the vans on to a boom that extended from the shutters and loaded the vans, later when we had lorries the same was true but with much larger loads<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555515594218868773.post-19750903097326738022014-03-08T23:21:55.437+00:002014-03-08T23:21:55.437+00:00I really must get you and Michael together and int...I really must get you and Michael together and interrogate you about precisely how the whole end to end process worked! Thanks for that clarification Julie - much appreciated.Andiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342690442454499340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555515594218868773.post-15419228543547455732014-03-08T23:13:16.263+00:002014-03-08T23:13:16.263+00:00I worked out of the harmsworth print at surry quay...I worked out of the harmsworth print at surry quays for quite a number of years it was a very sad day when it closed, I just want to point out on the picture of the loading bay that is not were we got loaded yes there was a row of shutters which had rolling belts which bought the papers out to the lorries we did not back onto them the paper bundles was stacked on pallets 50 bundles to a pallet byJulienoreply@blogger.com