Ken Ollerhead

A Memory of Crewe.

My dad was an apprentice instructor at Crewe works. He worked there from it opening in the 1950s until it closed in the 70s. He was a fitter, and I have read various recollections of him. He was said to be "firm but fair" and another that he was remembered for his Brylcream. He passed away peacefully in Sept 2017 aged 95 despite being a heavy smoker, diabetic and having worked with blue asbestos in the fabrication shops at the works. He lived in Crewe until he was 90, when failing health meant he came to live near to me in Hampshire.