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19-01-2004, 11:05
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Hows the Rist wires demolition going?
Is it finished yet, have they started building houses yet?
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19-01-2004, 11:33
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Everything is flattened now. Dont know what is going up there, probably houses. Will keep you informed.
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19-01-2004, 12:15
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yup its all flat now, houses are going on & it will be called spinners walk, not too sure but i think they are barrett homes.
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20-01-2004, 12:51
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yep it's going to be a barratts estate apparently most now have a deposit down on them, so selling quick. There isn't even a show house yet as far as I can tell.
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20-01-2004, 14:03
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Is there any chance of any pictures of the rist wires area being posted?
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20-01-2004, 15:19
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They have actually put up road signs for Spinners walk already (the little yellow ones) and the place is not even built yet.
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20-01-2004, 22:49
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Rists Wires and Cables
For those of you living away from the area, here is a photograph (March '03) taken by Owd Bert, of the building we will always remember as being Rists Wires and Cables
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21-01-2004, 16:11
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Me mother worked there and me aunt.Local history is going down the hill.
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21-01-2004, 19:20
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21-01-2004, 21:12
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was it that bad or did you just not like monday mornings
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24-01-2004, 11:00
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I wouldn't call it bad i would call it frightening. Never went into a factory since.
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27-01-2004, 23:48
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Rists
You beat me! I started there on the Housewives Shift one Monday and lasted till the Thursday. Horrible, horrible place.
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28-01-2004, 08:41
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i worked there too on the house wife shift i didnt mind it that was in the early 70s /
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28-01-2004, 14:35
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Mother lasted 15 years and my aunt was there for the same amount of time.
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