Comments on: Last Hot Metal London Evening Standard

By: Dave Turner

Dave Turner — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 15:05:32 +0000

In reply to Dave Turner. Also…. If I remember correctly, film make-up and hot metal were run along side each other for a while. Small ads, lineage, home page and feature pages were photo-typeset and plates made of them ready for strapping to the presses. It seems so long ago (1986!!) me memory’s fading!!!

By: Bob Dickson

Bob Dickson — Sun, 10 Sep 2017 15:04:38 +0000

I was a compositor working ‘on the stone’ at the Daily Expess in Manchester, and these photos brought back some wonderful memories. Not just The ‘old technology’ but also the true companionship that existed within chapels at that time. That was something else that died along with hot metal production.

By: Dave Hughes

Dave Hughes — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 20:38:55 +0000

In reply to Ed Shunney. Roy thinks it was around 1980.

By: Ed Shunney

Ed Shunney — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 19:56:28 +0000

Very interesting. Thanks. BTW – What was the date of the hot to cold type conversion at the London Evening Standard?

By: Roy

Roy — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 09:21:08 +0000

In reply to Roy Brachet. Great pics from the past. Well done Roy and Dave.

By: Dave Turner

Dave Turner — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 17:09:05 +0000

Yeah, I worked on a “provincial” morning paper in the North East of Eng. These pictures evoke memories of when we put the last hot metal paper to bed before those horrible “tellies with querty keyboards” took over. You are right – Subs weren’t allowed to touch hot metal, we would have walked out over that. Happy days!!!

By: Roy Brachet

Roy Brachet — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 08:06:41 +0000

Marvellous work Dave. Thank you.