In 1966 you could have had a house built in three weeks using components from the Cowley Concrete Abingdon plant. Cowley Concrete was once an important company in Abingdon, located down the Radley Road.
Do you live in a street like this made from Cowley Concrete? If so Elizabeth would like to hear from you. In Abingdon Library, she has put together a display of some of the buildings and flyovers made from the Cowley Concrete Abingdon plant.
That includes the garage in Botley. Elizabeth is also interested in hearing from former employees at the plant to find out what it was like working there. If you can help, visit the display at the library and leave your contact details.
This afternoon I took this picture of a bridge made at the Cowley Concrete plant in Abingdon. The bridge opened a large recreational area to the people of Abingdon.
It was given to the town by H.G. Mullard, former Mayor and Freeman of Abingdon , and Mrs E M Mullard, Justice of the Peace, ‘In appreciation of a happy life spent in Abingdon.’
I worked at cowley concrete from 1966 till 1968. I use to drive one of the little cement trucks what went to the different areas where they made all the concrete beams. I moved to Maidenhead at the end 1968. I emigrated to San Francisco in 1997. Been here 22 years. I am 70 years old now. I used to play football for abingdon town. There was another guy called John porter he work there as well and all so played for Abing don town . I have enjoyed going back down memory lane. Your s sincerely. Peter Sessions.
Hello Peter, there maybe a chance you knew my brother Tony. He use to drive those dump trucks, like a lunatic l have been told!!
Hello Peter. You therefore may have known my late father Fred, my brothers John, Tony, Dennis and my dad’s brother Jim.
Hi, my father Fred Wooloff worked at Cowley Concrete for over 24 years, I’m sure one of your relations whose nickname was strawberry & I believe he was a lorry driver came to our house for tea when I was a young lad.
That’s right, my dad’s bother jim
Hi Graham, yes he was my dad Fred’s twin brother Jim.
i worked there for 3 years it was a happy place to work and at one time we were making supports for a football stadium i believe amey was involved at one time with the company at one stage as an uncle of mine used to visit now and then and he was a director fpr ameys
I believe that may have been the old Coventry City stadium. Highfield l think
Worked in the Drawing Office 1962-64
I was a trainee Draughtsman, Neville Gibbs was my boss.
Both my parents worked fir Cowley concrete in the early 1960 does anyone remember a lorry driver that I think worked fir Curtis and then possible worked for Cowley concrete that tragically died in a road traffic accident.
Hi Tom , do you remember my father Malcolm Phipps he worked there to
Both my parents worked at Cowley Concrete in the early 1960s does anyone remember a lorry driver tha5 tragically died in a road traffic accident.