Comments on: Conserving what we can: the remains of Rowntree’s

By: Deborah Roberts

Deborah Roberts — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 14:10:07 +0000

Im utterly dismayed at the sight of my old employment .
I worked in Rowntrees offices from Jan 1962 till June 1975 .Wage Dept, then Dining Dept finally the best the Insurance Dept.
The site was immaculate inside and out .
Tree lined entrance, rose garden , tennis court , school , snooker room for the pensioners, sewing room for repairs etc to uniforms and excellent meals provided in Staff Canteen, Cafe and Directors Dining Room ( never ate there but went in regularly as part of my job in the office )
Food and refreshments throughout the day including the best scones ever , baked in house , visitors dept , all thes were in the Dining Block on Haxby Road facing the Library.
Music was played into the Works via a small room off the main corridor .
Would often see Sir Donald Baron ( C.Chairman ) wandering around the factory chatting to the workers.
He would say good morning etc to whom ever he passed he was the perfect gentleman .
I was also able to enjoy a fortnight at its rest home in Scarborough , Dunollie , after being rather poorly following a serious infection after the removal of my tonsils at 16 .
The sea air did everyone there the world of good.
The writing was I think on the wall for the old place when they joined forces with McIntosh who simply were not in the same league as Rowntrees where social conscience and care of work force were concerned..
The coffin lid was firmly put in place when the foreigners took over
A plague on all their houses comes to mind.

By: JOE DICKINSON

JOE DICKINSON — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 19:06:46 +0000

HAVING SPENT MY LIFE AT THIS COMPANY ITS A DISGRACE WHATS HAPPENED NO JOBS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE JOSEPH ROWNTREE WOULD BE ASHAMED OF WHATS HAPPENED HAS AM i

By: JOE DICKINSON

JOE DICKINSON — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 19:03:00 +0000

THEY DONT LIKE THE TRUTH IN THIS COUNTRY

By: JOE DICKINSON

JOE DICKINSON — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 19:00:52 +0000

THEY SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR DESTROYING OUR YORK CHOCOLATE INDUSTRY

By: YorkStories

YorkStories — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:24:49 +0000

Good to hear about the rose garden Stephen. Though that word ’rounders’ has different associations for me: school PE lessons on Little Knavesmire, trying to hit a ball with that stick … your memories of rounders sound so much nicer, thank you :)

By: stephen

stephen — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:57:15 +0000

You are quite right Lisa,there was a Rose Garden,aproaching Rowntrees from Haleys Terrace,in front of you was an entrance to the R’tree fire station,and behind that was the Rose
Garden Lawn.On warm summer nights,during and after WW2,we in the Youth Club,played ‘Rounders’ on it umpired by George Watson the youth club leader and Theatre Manager.Happy,exuberant youthful days.