I was an apprentice with Rylands when it was owned by British Steel in the early 70's. They didn't just make wire but also wire products. It had the biggest nail factory in Europe. "Rynails" were known worldwide.
The only wire player I can remember working for Rylands was Mike Peers who worked in the stores in the "Sixpenny" building on Battersby Lane.

bob eccles worked in the strand department on battersby lane in the late 80`s , the suspension cables for the humber bridge were also made at rylands

I left Rylands in 1975 so I can't remeber Bob Eccles working at Rylands. But I can remember him from my days living in Culcheth & him drinking in Harrow Inn.

very true! my mum used to work in the nail factory. apparently the pay was good aswell.

Warrington was a centre of steel (particularly wire), textiles, brewing, tanning and chemical industries.

Heavy industry declined in the 1970s and 1980s but the growth of the new town around Warrington led to a great increase in employment in light industry, distribution and technology.

Still are the centre of the tanning industry by looking at some of the women walking around town

I hope she didn't spend it all getting "hammered".

Did you see what I did there?

Hence the name Sixpenny Fields for the houding development?

if we started a new team now would we be singing

'Furniture, furniture, furniture'

in 80 years time ?

Rylands were also the largest producer of barbed wire for the MOD