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DIZZI

DIZZI Report 30 Oct 2004 13:00

hi andy just checked google put staines linoleum give some web sites to try gwen

Researching:
FINCH+LOCK+WEAVER+HALES+BROOKINGS+MANSFIELD+HOOK+TITCHENER and STEVEN & ISRAEL WEAVER c1735

DIZZI

DIZZI Report 30 Oct 2004 12:53

hi try surrey history centre woking shs@surreycc(.)gov(.)uk 01483518737 their very helpfull gwen from staines

Researching:
FINCH+LOCK+WEAVER+HALES+BROOKINGS+MANSFIELD+HOOK+TITCHENER and STEVEN & ISRAEL WEAVER c1735

Kathleen

Kathleen Report 30 Oct 2004 10:05

Andy the LMA hold some records for Staines Linoleum, check the National Archives web site. There are a number of books written by local historians covering all aspects of Staines and I know I have seen some that have information about "the Lino". Do you live nearby? If so you will know that the Two Rivers Retail Park now stands on part of the old site also the Moormede Estate. It is commemorated by a sculpture in the High Street "Release every Pattern". Staines Linoleum closed in 1970 and moved to Scotland. Frank Walton converted an old calico printing factory in 1862 to manufacture his new invention of linoleum floor covering. No doubt you already know all this, and I haven't really been much help but I think you should be able to find books which will give some insight into the sort of work that may have been done by your ancestors. Kathleen

Andy

Andy Report 30 Oct 2004 08:32

My Grandfather (Francis Dipper), his brothers and his father all worked in the Staines Linoleum Factory circa 1870s to 1900s. I am trying to find any data on the "Lino", etc. Staines Museum has some information, but not on individuals or specific trades, etc. GGrandfather (James Dipper) referred to in Census/Birth Certs as "Floor Cloth Printer". Anyone else interested in the Lino, or has detail, relatives, please add.