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Chorley Lane

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Undated, View of John Barran and Sons Ltd, Chorley Lane. Barran was one of the pioneers of ready made clothing manufacture in Leeds. This building is now Joseph's Well, it was renovated in the early 1980s. The warehouse built by Thomas Ambler in Moorish design on Park Square for Burran has also been restored.

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Trevor Hair

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The delivery van is parked opposite our back door at 13 chorley lane most of the houses at the top of bedford place were let by John Barron my mother obtained our house because she worked there as an hoffman presser untill 1961

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L.Hill

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The building to the left of John Barran's factory was Fearnly's (not sure if this is the correct spelling) bespoke tailors. They were an 'outworker'of Barrans and did a lot of their special bespoke orders. I was an apprentice in John Barrans's pattern office during the sixtees and remember having to collect Fearnly's stock of patterns when they needed updating.

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Eileen Chadwick / Clarke

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I worked at John Barrans in the wages office with Miss Yates from 1961 to 1975 I used to go into factory for time cards and coupon books. They were some of the best times in my working life .

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08-May-2011

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Susan Burrows

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My grandparents lived in Chorley Lane up to the 1950s - Frank & Winnie Round. My great grandfather, William Little was a journeyman tailor who worked for Barrans, I remember my great aunt showing me little 'sampler' costumes he made for the 'misses Barran' who were presumably the daughters of John Barran.

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14-Jun-2011

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D Kean

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My late mother was a resident model at John Barrans in the late 1950s. She always spoke fondly of the place and the people who worked there. One of her managers was a lady called Miss Cliff.

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03-Nov-2011

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