Memories of Lancaster factory wanted

People with memories of working at Lancaster's Standfast & Barracks are invited to tell their story at a special event there on December 3.
Standfast and Barracks on Caton Road, Lancaster.Standfast and Barracks on Caton Road, Lancaster.
Standfast and Barracks on Caton Road, Lancaster.

Current and former staff or their relatives can share their memories of the fabric printing factory at a free event organised and run by Mirador, a Lancaster-based arts and heritage company.

Standfast & Barracks factory opened in 1924 and specialises in high quality prints for home furnishings.

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Mirador, a charitable organisation founded by a group including former Lancaster Guardian editor Sue Riley and news editor Louise Bryning, also started a project called ‘Behind the Wall’ where top national and local artists reflect the Caton Road factory’s history.

Contributions on December 3 will become part of Behind The Wall which aims to record all the stories to be kept at Lancashire Archives in Preston – and culminates with an exhibition at Lancaster City Museum from March 4 to May 1 2017.

“A company’s heritage lies as much in people as in buildings, equipment or products so we want to listen to the people who can tell the story of the site,” said a spokesman for Mirador.

The event runs at Standfast & Barracks from 10am to 4pm. Anyone who has a story but can’t make the event can send their memories to [email protected] .

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The other founders of Mirador are George Harris and Carolyn Primett. Mirador trustees are Lancaster solicitor Gary Rycroft, Lancashire Museums collections manager Sue Ashworth and marketing expert Philip Garside.