Whilst I was watching the programme about life on the River Thames presented by Tony Robinson my thoughts were the same bearing in mind the recent events at Glasgow
and the predicted we are all doomed future for Mankind/Womankind, Head Wrightsons is no more of course, they were a very old fashioned company in their approach to personnel matters, a friend worked for them and although you were allowed a mid morning tea break you were not allowed to sit down or eat anything, tea break meant just a tea break, Wages wise there was the basic wage plus a War Bonus left over from WW2 to bring them up to National Wage level. They did however turn out some great work which lasted many years. Their contribution to the WW2 effort was quite outstanding from the aforementioned Landing Craft to the Casings for the Bouncing Bomb.