{"id":521,"date":"2017-06-12T15:49:46","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T14:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/?page_id=521"},"modified":"2023-01-25T11:38:17","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T10:38:17","slug":"northcliffe-house-1980s","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/northcliffe-house-1980s\/","title":{"rendered":"Northcliffe House, 1980s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another batch of pictures, sent in by Ken Flemington. Says Ken: &#8220;They were taken at Northcliffe House, home of the Daily Mail, where we were printing the Sunday People. They were taken in June 1986 and I am in one of the photos. I will also include one of me using a Polymer platemaking machine which replaced hot metal at Holborn for the short period before closure in 1988.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I hope the readers enjoy these photos as much as I enjoy the other photos of printers and printing on your excellent site. Sadly this is all I have.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.metaltype.co.uk\/photos\/images\/447.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metaltype.co.uk\/photos\/images\/447.jpg\" alt=\"Northcliffe House\" width=\"500\" height=\"710\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Malcom Watts preparing the moulds for Sunday People June 1986 at Nortcliffe House.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.metaltype.co.uk\/photos\/images\/448.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metaltype.co.uk\/photos\/images\/448.jpg\" alt=\"Preparing moulds\" width=\"500\" height=\"739\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Malcom Watts preparing the moulds for Sunday People June 1986 at Nortcliffe House matrix dryer in background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.metaltype.co.uk\/photos\/images\/449.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metaltype.co.uk\/photos\/images\/449.jpg\" alt=\"M.A.N casting machine\" width=\"500\" height=\"330\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">M.A.N. casting machine. These were not as effective as the Autoplate Autocasters used at Holborn but needed less men.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.metaltype.co.uk\/photos\/images\/450.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metaltype.co.uk\/photos\/images\/450.jpg\" alt=\"MAN casting\" width=\"500\" height=\"710\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">MAN casting machine with casting box open. Plate is cast on the curved ribbed portion Northcliffe House June 1986.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.metaltype.co.uk\/photos\/images\/451.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metaltype.co.uk\/photos\/images\/451.jpg\" alt=\"MAN caster\" width=\"500\" height=\"710\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ken Flemington (that&#8217;s me) setting the mould ready to cast plates. MAN caster June 1986.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.metaltype.co.uk\/photos\/images\/452.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metaltype.co.uk\/photos\/images\/452.jpg\" alt=\"MAN caster\" width=\"500\" height=\"318\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Newly cast plate being ejected from MAN caster by hydraulic ram June 1986.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.metaltype.co.uk\/photos\/images\/453.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metaltype.co.uk\/photos\/images\/453.jpg\" alt=\"MAN caster\" width=\"500\" height=\"330\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">MAN caster, broken mould apparently almost impossible to happen, but I managed it! June 1986 Northcliffe house Sunday People.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.metaltype.co.uk\/photos\/images\/454.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metaltype.co.uk\/photos\/images\/454.jpg\" alt=\"Checking the finished plates, old plates stacked on trolleys ready for remelting.\" width=\"500\" height=\"714\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Checking the finished plates, old plates stacked on trolleys ready for remelting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.metaltype.co.uk\/photos\/images\/455.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metaltype.co.uk\/photos\/images\/455.jpg\" alt=\"Marking plates\" width=\"500\" height=\"714\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marking the page number on the plate for easy recognition in the machine room.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.metaltype.co.uk\/photos\/images\/456.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metaltype.co.uk\/photos\/images\/456.jpg\" alt=\"Old plate recycled\" width=\"500\" height=\"330\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Old plate being put back in metal pot for melting down and reuse June 1986.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.metaltype.co.uk\/photos\/images\/457.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metaltype.co.uk\/photos\/images\/457.jpg\" alt=\"Conveyor belt\" width=\"500\" height=\"738\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Putting plate on conveyor for transport to machine room.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.metaltype.co.uk\/photos\/images\/458.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metaltype.co.uk\/photos\/images\/458.jpg\" alt=\"Printing Sunday Mirror\" width=\"500\" height=\"330\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunday Mirror printing Northcliffe House June 1986.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metaltype.co.uk\/photos\/images\/459.jpg\" alt=\"Polymer platemaker\" width=\"500\" height=\"738\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Off topic, but one of Ken Flemington (me) on polymer Platemaker. This process replaced hot metal until Holborn closed down in 1988. Many stereotypers were made redundant at this time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I don&#8217;t think this site would be quite so popular if it was called &#8220;Polymer Type&#8221;! &#8211; Ed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another batch of pictures, sent in by Ken Flemington. Says Ken: &#8220;They were taken at Northcliffe House, home of the Daily Mail, where we were printing the Sunday People. They were taken in June 1986 and I am in one of the photos. 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