photo © Anthony ‘Nan’ Morland
Anthony ‘Nan’ Morland… Did you work at Collins and Hayes on Ponswood in the 1970’s, 1980’s, 1990’s? Do you remember Peter and Nicholas Hayes, who owned the company?
Merv Kennard… I started working with C&H in August 1968 when Norman Hayes (ex battle of Britain pilot) brought the company down from London.
Paul Marshall… My mum worked in the staff canteen. Old fabric swatches & ice buns on a Friday are a memory for me in the 70’s
Pete Prescott… two guys from Collins and Hayes at my Flat in 1981
Helen Haddock (nee Balls)… I do, I worked at Collins and Hayes in the early 70’s. Great furniture and good bosses as far as I could see. I remember Peter and Nicholas Hayes as I worked for them in Accounts Dept., in early 70’s before leaving to have my lst son James in 1974. If I am correct I am in the photo, to the left hand side, in half profile within the Furniture Showroom on Ponswood Estate. They probably wouldn’t remember me. But I remember them and Peter was quite ill before that. I loved my Collins and Hayes Suite I bought with my husband Mike, and it lasted well into the late 80’s. It was called Cygnet.
Martin Hollands… Worked there from 1983 to 2012, used to work with ‘Nan’ too
David Martin… we used to make the chrome plated Cygnet brackets at Winstone Engineering.
Pete Prescott… Remember them so well. I can’t put the best stories on this. David Backler is the bearded guy in the background. Great guy.
Richie Weeks… I worked there, from leaving school at 16 in 1978 until joining Royal Mail in 1987…
Andy Knight… my neighbour was Alan Pledge, the designer back in the 80’s and 90’s, I bought a pair of salmon settees from C&H
Phil Foley… I like that brown velvet whistle
Alan Esdaile… When I had Masons Music building next door, a number of Collins & Hayes staff would walk over our land and constantly ruin our fences. It probably only saved them a minute or two. I did keep getting them repaired but realised it was a losing battle and better to leave it as their new walkway!
