2024
Detailed Mitcheldean History at British History online
Added links to available full sets of Vision Magazines
Added A Saga of Enterprise
Added Rank Xerox Brochure c 1969
Link to The Solitary Rambler – Mitcheldean and Harrow Hill 2018
2023
Added Interactive Timeline 1710 to 2017
Added Town Hall Video
Added Xerox Pensioners Association XPA News
Added Xerox Museum video
Added Plant History video
May 2021
- Added Social Club video
- Added Bell & Howell 642 Instruction Manual
- Added an assortment of Bell & Howell Brochures & Adverts (thanks to Prof. Erkan Umut, Turkey)
- Added Mitcheldean 50 year publication (thanks to Mark Barnard)
- Added B&H 606 Instrucion Manual (thanks to Prof. Erkan Umut)
- The complete set of European House Magazine 2003-2009 are now available (thanks to Mark Barnard)
January 2021
- These items received from the Xerox Archivist – thanks Ray.
- Added Copyflo11 User Manual
- Added two XERONIC Printer manuals (Technical & Programming)
- Added 2013 IndustryInsider publication – Celebrating 75 years of Xerography
- Added Xerox 9700 Brochure
December 2020
- Update the Christmas childrens paty page. B&W photos enhanced, auto-colourised photos and added early photos 1949-1954 donated by Tina Kelly
November 2020
- Added to the people page an article about Bob Walton by his granddaughter Tina Kelly
October 2020
- Added 1975 Candid Calendar by Ernest Holmes (thanks to Tina Kelly)
- Added Open Day 1972 Programme (thanks to Tina Kelly)
- Added New Video about Social Club(s) and activities
- Timeline updated with Marlow HQ and 9700 Laser printer information
- Added Brochure about new Marlow HQ 1987 (thanks to Jeff Jones)
- Added provisional LSA Reunion Dinner 14 May 2021
September 2020
- New 2020 video of Mitcheldean Plant History
- New 2020 video of Xerox Museum at Mitcheldean
- New 2020 Interactive Timeline of Plant History and events
- Updated the Sports & Social Club page with added trophy photographs
- Updated the Museum Gallery page with a selection of Museum items
- Added RXPA Newsletter 10 (thanks to Rebecca Brain nee Holder)
August 2020
- Added Payroll Leaving Party Otober 2003 photos (thanks to Nora Powell)
- Added RX International Review 1979
- Added new Company information page with various documents
July 2020
- Xerox Museum page updated
May 2020
- Added BAF Rental Agreement – Edward George (Ted) Pearce (thanks to Jim Pearce)
- Added RXUK 50 Year Brochure (thanks to David Bradshaw)
- Added RXUK 1989 Product Brochure (thanks to Simon McMurdy)
- Added current Xerox Museum timeline
April 2020
- Added RX brochure c 1984 to the ‘Plant’ page as well as correcting a couple of missing links to other publications including 21st Anniversary booklet
- Added Mitcheldean Village page with a few photos
- Still WIP but photos added to Supply Centre page
- More Venray photos added
- A Memento photo albutm for Fred Wickstead added
- A Souvenir photo album for Fred Wickstead added
March 2020
- A new page for RX Venray plant has been added
- Photos of the RX Showband from the 1970s have been added
January 2020
- Pensioners’ Lunch menus added.
- Have added a new RXMP Open Days page
- Updated Long Service Association page
- Reformatted the Useful links page and added a link to the FOD Local History Society website
November 2019
- Added Vision 242 which had somehow got missed
- Added 1951 BAF Organisation Chart
January 2019
- Assorted items added to Wintles Brewery page
- Another 9 XPA Newsletters added (16 Jan)
- More items added to ‘Employment‘ includes history, staff numbers, products etc
- Added many copies of Xerox Pensioner Association Newsletters – if you have any of the missing ones please contact us
- Added ‘Employment‘ section giving details of rules, benefits etc
November 2018
- Added Video of the 813 Launch from 1964.
September 2018
- Added the booking form for the Pensioners Lunch in December. Menu, price, contact details are all on the form.
August 2018
- Added more Rank Organisation Annual Accounts
- Added more Rank Xerox Annual Accounts
July 2018
- A significant number of Sports Day programs added
June 2018
- Added Forest Steam Brewery Auction details 1923
- All currently available ‘MITCH’ pages have been added covering 2003-2005
- A significant number of LSA Programmes added. If you have any of the missing ones please contact us.
- Added more Rank Organisation Annual Accounts – more to follow (thanks to Nick MacGregor Sadolin for the link to source material)
- Added 1940s Letter from Tommy A Law regarding BAF interest in the Mitcheldean Brewery Buildings
May 2018
- Added selected Newspaper articles 1869-1939 related to Forest Brewery
- Added a few adverts for Wintles beer from local Newspapers in 1925
- Under ‘People’ added Barry & Brenda Barton
- Add photos of DHC exhibition to Publicity page
- Temporary ‘Memories’ display set up at Dean Heritage Centre for viewing until 17 June 2018
- XPA Christmas Lunch added to Events
April 2018
- Updated the Events past and future page
- Added information under products about 813 & 660 obtained from Xerox Archives
- Opening times added to Events page for all the remaining planned 2018 Opening days
March 2018
- Added photos donated by John Brown ex Transport under the Departmental photos Transport section
February 2018
- Added 914 & 3600 Operator manuals in the Products section (thanks to Robert Peckham)
- Interesting video about Sir John Davies controversially entitled ‘The Man who ruined the British Film Industry’
- Added Rank Organisation ‘Now you are joining us’ c 1966 – An interesting read
- Added Museum Open Afternoon event dates for April & May
- Photos c. 1970 added to Long Service Association page. Taken from an album donated by the Wickstead family.
- Added some photos to British Acoustic Films ‘Company Information’ page
- More updates to Fred Wickstead ‘People’ page
- Added link to Xerox History video with appearances by Ray Brewer, Xerox Archivist
January 2018
- Additional Xerox Museum ‘memorabilia’ photos added
- Additional update made to Fred Wickstead ‘People‘ page
- Photos added to MEWS gallery incl. internal Brewery Bld and Water supply
- Updated W F Giles information
- A single track from the Xerox LP ‘ Take it from here’ 1964
- Update made to Fred Wickstead ‘People‘ page
- Next Open Afternoon 13th February added to Events
- Selection of photos from the Open Afternoon 16 January 2018 added
- a couple more Sports Day programmes added
- 400 photos showing the Plant build activity onsite
- Added more Home Page photos (suggestions welcome)
- Updated the Publicity page
December 2017
- Added ‘Christmas’ page with links to 1970s kids party
- New ‘Publicity‘ section added
- New Company page added for W F Giles, Builders
- XEROX Museum Open afternoon 16th January 2018 added to ‘Events‘
November 2017
- Added ‘The Xerox Store 1982‘ to the RX page. Interesting to see how technology and prices have changed in 35 years.
- Announcement(s) of the 1956 formation of Rank Precision Industries
- M&SC Newsletters 2003-2006 added (Missing editions 11 & 12)
- More photos added
- A couple of maps of Mitcheldean representing how it was pre-Xerox have been added.
- Photos have been added to some of the ‘Departmental photos’ section. Donations welcome please.
- The Vision Magazine DVD is now available again at a cost of £3.00 plus P&P (if required). The price includes a contribution to future project activities. Please use the Contact page to get in touch.
October 2017
- History of Cinema added to the BAF company section. Complied by Laurence ‘Max’ Miller
- Thanks to Pat Madley a ‘Works Enginnering 1974’ video (Over the Brewery Wall)
- Thanks to Roger Imm for the ‘Quality’ video – all about RXMP, familiar faces. There are now 17 videos to view.
- Added extra Company information about Wintles and British Acoustic Films
- Added photos to new Who What Where When page
- New Events added
- 1964 RXMP site construction video added
- Added two pages for Rank Organisation & Rank Xerox Company information, mostly Annual Reports
September 2017
- BAF Sports Day videos from the 1950s added
- Some Bell & Howell Product Brochures added
- Heritage Weekend photos added to Xerox Museum section
- XPA (Xerox Pensioners Association) page created
August 2017
- Website launched
