rolls royce factory

[jackie1965]

can anyone tell me if the rolls royce factory in glasgow  would be within reach to travel to from thistle street glasgow in the 1940s

[rye470]

Hi Jackie,

The Rolls Royce factory is in Hillington and was there in the 1940's. 

Have a look at the Evening Times  online and there is an interesting article about how 'Glasgow became the Engine Room of War'.  It is a recent article and was only published 27 August this year.



Christine.

[Hibee]

Hi Jackie

About 5 miles straight down the Paisley Road.  There would have been plenty trams.

Hibee

[jackie1965]

Thankyou both for your help.ps.i read the evening times.interesting.

[Olivia E.]

I'm looking forward to checking out the newspaper article too. My mother worked at the Rolls Royce factory during WW II. She told me (and it check;s out) that Gordon Jackson, the actor, worked there too as a draughtsman. She worked at checking the engines with calipers and micrometers to make sure the metal was the correct thickness.

Does anyone have a picture of the factory?

[Hibee]

Hi Olivia

There's this........

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/59827

Hibee

[davieboy]

The Rolls Royce factory encompassed almost the entire Hillington Industrial Estate during the 2nd war and progressively shrunk to the western edge of it. I don't know if Rolls royce maintains a presence at Hillington but (most if not all) it transferred to a purpose built factory in nearby Inchinnan a few years ago.

[jackie1965]

is there any way i could find out if my grandmother worked there during the early 1940s

[davieboy]

I used to work for Rolls Royce in Hillington many years ago and recently transferred my pension to my current employer's scheme and I had to do this through their Derby site. I don't know if all records are kept there but I would reckon that you should start there.