1940
The Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1857-1962 show John Rankin being on the Electoral register:
1939-1940
THE CITY AND ROYAL BURGH OF GLASGOW.
REGISTER OF PERSONS QUALIFIED TO VOTE IN PARLIAMENTARY
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS,
IN FORCE FROM 15TH OCTOBER, 1927, TILL 14TH OCTOBER, 1928.
PARLIAMENTARY CONSISTUENCY, - CENTRAL
PARLIAMENTARY POLLING DISTRICT, - F
MUNICIPAL WARD, - 13TH OR BLYTHSWOOD
EDUCATION DIVISION, - THIRD
BUCHANAN STREET.
Consecutive No.:
1695
1696
No. in Street.:
135
135
Name of Elector, &c.:
Rankin, John T.
D Rankin, Mrs. Margaret S.
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Happy times for the family as October see’s the announcement of John and Margaret Scott’s eldest son, James Tennant’s engagement ...
The following article is published in both the Angus (Scotland) Evening Telegraph and Dundee Evening Telegraph's publication's of Friday, the 18th of October 1940:
Captain's Romance
The engagement is announced of Captain James Tennant Rankin, the Yorks and Lancs Regiment, elder son of Mr and Mrs John T. Rankin, of Broomgrove Lodge, Sheffield, to Pamela Gereth Bickersteth (Peggy) Page, only daughter of Major and Mrs Geoffrey Page, present address, 9 Learmonth Terrace, Edinburgh.
Major Page served in the last war, was three times mentioned in despatches, and gained the D.S.O. He retired last year.
Source: The British Newspaper Archive, © D.C.Thomson & Co. Ltd., All Rights Reserved.
... it wasn't long before we had a wedding to attend, either …
The Scotsman publication of Monday, the 25th of November 1940 states:
WEDDING AT ST GILES'
Rankin - Page
THE wedding took place on Saturday at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, of Miss Pamela Gereth Bickersteth Page and Captain James Tennant Rankin, son of Mr John T. Rankin, Sheffield. The bride is the daughter of Major G. F. Page, D.S.O., Edinburgh, who gave her away. The ceremony was performed by the Very Rev. Charles L. Warr, D.D., Dean of the Thistle. There were between fifty and sixty guests, and a reception was held at the home of the bride, 9 Learmonth Terrace. The bride chose a suit of Air Force blue trimmed at collar and pockets with beaver fur, which also formed the upturned brim of her small blue hat. She carried a Victorian posy of anemones. Miss Isobel Rankin, sister of the groom, acted as brides-maid. She wore a wine red coat with silver fox collar and matching felt hat, trimmed under the brim with a ribbon bow of Air Force blue. The best man was Mr C. B. W. Rankin.
Source: The British Newspaper Archive, © National World Publishing Ltd.
1942
9th April - Death of John Tennant Rankin
11th April - Cremation at City Road Cemetery, Sheffield - Cremation Number: 2885
The National Probate Calendar later reported:
RANKIN John Tennant of Broomgrove Lodge, Broomgrove-road Sheffield died 9 April 1942 Probate Llandudno 17 July to Margaret Scott Rankin widow Thomas Horace Warskett Solicitor and Montagu Mark Firth steel manufacturer. Effects £24189 0s. 1d.
Source: ancestry.co.uk
The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer publication of Saturday, the 25th of July, 1942, listed the family notice:
Latest Wills
Mr. John Tennant RANKIN, of Broomgrove Lodge, Broomgrove Road, Sheffield, partner in Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co., chartered accountants, of Sheffield (net personalty £18,868) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £24,189
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1944
The 22nd of December, 1944's edition of the Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer carried the notice:
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE IN ITALY :
AWARDS TO NORTHENERS
O.B.E.
Major (Temporary Lieut.-Colonel) James Tennant Rankin, York and Lancaster.
…
Source: The British Newspaper Archive, © National World Publishing Ltd.
1945
The Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1857-1962 show John Rankin being on the Electoral register:
THE CITY AND ROYAL BURGH OF GLASGOW
SERVICE REGISTER (X)
IN FORCE FOR ANY PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION INITIATED DURING THE PERIOD BEGINNING 1ST APRIL, 1945, AND ENDING 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1945.
PARLIAMENTARY CONSISTUENCY, - MARYHILL
PARLIAMENTARY POLLING DISTRICT, - U
MUNICIPAL WARD, - 19TH OR RUCHILL
AUCKLAND STREET.
Consecutive No.:
204
No. in Street.:
19
Name of Elector, &c.:
Rankin, John T.
Source: ancestry.co.uk
The Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1857-1962 show John Rankin being on the Electoral register:
THE CITY AND ROYAL BURGH OF GLASGOW
SERVICE REGISTER (X)
In force for any PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION initiated during the period beginning 1st October, 1945, and ending 31st December, 1945, and for any LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION held during the year commencing 15th October, 1945.
PARLIAMENTARY CONSISTUENCY, - MARYHILL
PARLIAMENTARY POLLING DISTRICT, - U
MUNICIPAL WARD, - 19TH OR RUCHILL
AUCKLAND STREET, N.
Consecutive No.:
221
No. in Street.:
19
Name of Elector, &c.:
Rankin, John T.
Source: ancestry.co.uk
1947
The Sheffield Telephone Directory of 1947 shows:
Rankin Mrs. M. S,
Broomgrove ldg, Broomgrove rd, 10 . . . . . Sheffield 61235
Source: ancestry.co.uk
Broomgrove Lodge, Sheffield, 1947 © Historic England
Broomgrove Lodge, Sheffield, 1947 © Historic England
The Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1857-1962 show John Rankin being on the Electoral register:
THE CITY AND ROYAL BURGH OF GLASGOW
SERVICE REGISTER (X)
In force, for any PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION and for any LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION held during the year commencing 15th October, 1946.
PARLIAMENTARY CONSISTUENCY, - MARYHILL
PARLIAMENTARY POLLING DISTRICT, - U
MUNICIPAL WARD, - 19TH OR RUCHILL
AUCKLAND STREET, N.
Consecutive No.:
441
No. in Street.:
19
Name of Elector, &c.:
Rankin, John T.
Source: ancestry.co.uk
1948
The Sheffield Telephone Directory of 1948 shows:
Rankin Mrs. M. S,
Broomgrove ldg, Broomgrove rd, 10 . . . . . Sheffield 61235
Source: ancestry.co.uk
1949
The Sheffield Telephone Directory of 1949 shows:
Rankin Mrs. M. S,
Broomgrove ldg, Broomgrove rd, 10 . . . . . Sheffield 61235
Source: ancestry.co.uk
1950
The Sheffield Telephone Directory of 1950 shows:
Rankin Mrs. M. S,
Broomgrove ldg, Broomgrove rd, 10 . . . . . Sheffield 61235
Source: ancestry.co.uk
Broomgrove Lodge, Sheffield, 1950
© Historic England
Broomgrove Lodge, Sheffield, 1950
© Historic England
1951
In 1951 the role of No 13 Broomgrove Road changed forever - offices …
The Sheffield Telephone Directory of 1951 shows:
Rankin Mrs. M. S, 12 Riverdale rd, 10 . . . . . Sheffield 61235
Source: ancestry.co.uk
The 9th of March, 1951 edition of The Engineer publication has a paragraph under "Personal and Business" that states:
THE BRITISH STEEL FOUNDERS' ASSOCIATION announces that its research and development division is now housed at Broomgrove Lodge, Broomgrove Road, Sheffield, 10.
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The Foundry Trade Journal’s published on April the 12th and 19th, 1951 (VOL. 90, No. 1806 and 1807) carry the contacts and article:
Within the same publication, the following article was written:
BRITISH STEEL FOUNDERS’ ASSOCIATION
Chairman : F. W. Rowe, B.Sc., K. & L. Steelfounders and Engineers Limited, Letchworth, Herts. Secretary : Robert Barber, Broomgrove Lodge, 13, Broomgrove Road, Sheffield 10. ’Phone and 'Grams: Sheffield 61235.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
Chairman: F. N. Lloyd, F. H. Lloyd & Co., Ltd. Director: J. F. B. Jackson, B.Sc., A.R.I.C., F.I.M., Broomgrove Lodge. 13, Broomgrove Road, Sheffield 10. ’Phone and 'Grams Sheffield 61235.
New Foundry Film Strip
We have received from the British Steel Founders' Association a film strip, illustrating a lecture on the “Design of a Steel Casting.” After showing a few typical examples of castings and their strength evaluation, there follows a diagram of the skin and shell formation of a casting. After this, many sensible data are presented to enable the designer to incorporate features in his creation which are acceptable to the foundryman. A second slide film lecture is in course of preparation entitled “Steelmaking and Heat-treatment." The one reviewed is now available on writing to the Association at Broomgrove Lodge. Broomgrove Road, Sheffield 10.
The Foundry Trade Journal published on July the 19th, 1951 (Vol. 91, No. 1820) prints the following correspondence:
Correspondence
[We accept no responsibility for the statements made or the opinions expressed by our correspondents.]
FOUNDRY PROPAGANDA
SIR,—Your leading article in last week’s issue of the FOUNDRY TRADE JOURNAL made mention of this Association’s publicity and you were good enough to make one or two suggestions for the development of its publications programme.
You and your readers will be interested to learn that the Association has already embarked upon three new additions to its bulletin series. The first, entitled “Machining Steel Castings,” shows that your thoughts have followed very much the same line as those of the Committee responsible for the Association’s publicity, and you will recognise that the other two, i.e., “Buying Steel Castings” and “British Standard Specifications and Steel Castings,” follow logically the established sequence.
…
As for the steady stream of technical Papers which you wish to see produced, it is the policy of the B.S.F.A. and its sister organisation, the B.S.F.A. Research and Development Division, to maintain an adequate flow of authoritative information about the industry and its products, so that no one need remain in ignorance of the uses to which steel castings can be put, why and how they are made, and how users and producers of steel castings may together make the best possible use of this important process of producing a steel part.
Yours, etc.,
Robert Barber,
Secretary.
British Steel Founders’ Association.
Broomgrove Lodge,
13, Broomgrove Road.
Sheffield 10.
July 18, 1951.
The Foundry Trade Journal published on August the 9th, 1951 ( Vol. 91, No. 1823) then carries the article:
New Abstract Service
The British Steel Founders’ Association through its research and development division are giving an excellent service to their members by the periodic issue of abstracts of germane technical literature. These are set out under nineteen headings and are clearly and concisely written. Sufficient is given to indicate to the reader whether or not it is worthwhile to study the original. Whilst, obviously, this publication is not for general distribution, no doubt research bodies and the like will be favoured with copies on writing to the division at Broomgrove Lodge, Broomgrove Road, Sheffield 10.
1953
The Foundry Trade Journal published on April the 9th, 1953 (VOL. 94, No. 1910) carries the contacts and article:
BRITISH STEEL FOUNDERS’ ASSOCIATION
Chairman : T. H. Summerson, Summerson’s Foundried Limited, Albert Hill Foundry, Darlington, Co. Durham. Secretary : Robert Barber, A.C.I.S., Broomgrove Lodge, 13, Broomgrove Road, Sheffield 10. ’Phone and 'Grams: Sheffield 63046.
BRITISH STEEL CASTINGS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
Chairman: F. N. Lloyd, B.A., F. H. Lloyd & Co., Ltd. Director: J. F. B. Jackson, B.Sc., A.R.I.C., F.I.M. Secretary : Robert Barber, A.C.I.S., Broomgrove Lodge, 13, Broomgrove Road, Sheffield 10. ’Phone and 'Grams : Sheffield 63046.
The publication Nature, on May 16th, 1953 carried the following article:
PHYSICIST (of graduate or equivalent standing) for work involving the application of physical methods to dust problems and to metallurgical research, and a METALLURGIST (of graduate or equivalent standing) in connexion with a programme of work relating to the establishment of basic data on the physical and mechanical properties of steel in cast form - The Director, British Steel Castings Research Association, Broomgrove Lodge, Sheffield 10.
Source: nature.com
1954
Margaret S Rankins death recorded in April, May, June register - 65, Sheffield 2 d 97
The National Probate Calendar later reported:
RANKIN Margaret Scott of 12 Riverdale-road Sheffield widow died 14 June 1954 Probate London 6 November to Charles Winton Browne Rankin barrister-at-law and Isobel Margaret Torrance (wife of Alastair Watt Torrance). Effects £4841 1s. 4d.
Source: ancestry.co.uk
The Saturday, the 21st of August, 1954 edition of the Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer carried the following advertisement:
PROFESSIONAL, TEACHERS
BRITISH STEEL CASTINGS
RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH
The British Steel Castings Research Association, with Head-quarters in Sheffield, invites applications for the position of DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, to lead a team of about 18 scientists and technicians, together with clerical and library services. A metallurgist with research and some industrial experience preferred, but a physicist or chemist with similar experience considered.
A new Research Station is about to be built and equipped. The Association is in receipt of D.S.I.R. Grant and has connections and liaison with the works and laboratories of all the leading steel foundries in the U.K., together with a number of overseas contacts. For this reason administrative ability to work with committees, works personnel, etc., as well as the Association's own staff is of great importance.
Salary, which will be in accordance with qualifications and experience, will be substantial, The Industry served by the Association produces about 225.000 tones per annum of carbon and alloy steel castings and employs approximately 25,000 people.
Communications or queries should be addressed in confidence to the Chairman.
BRITISH STEEL CASTINGS
RESEARCH ASSOCIATION,
BROOMGROVE LODGE,
SHEFFIELD, 10.
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1955
The 14th of January 1955's edition of The Engineer carried the appointment notice:
Personal and Business
Appointments
Dr. R. J. Sarjant, F.I.M., has been appointed director of research of the British Steel Castings Research Association, Broomgrove Lodge, Sheffield, 10. Dr. A. H. Sully, at present head of the metallurgy division of the Fulmer Research Institute, has been appointed associate director of research of the British Steel Castings Research Association.
Source: gracesguide.co.uk
1956
Source: nature.com
The publication Nature, on October 20th, 1955 carried the following article:
THE BRITISH STEEL CASTINGS
RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL REPORT
THE British Steel Castings Research Association is one of the newest of the research associations operating under the aegis of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research ; although now having produced its third annual report*, this co-operative research organization, before it became attached to the Department, had been operating for some years under the wing of the British Steel Founders' Association. These were formative years, but from the present report it is apparent that this young and virile research body has reached a promising stage of development ; and a new research station is in course of erection at a suitable site in Sheffield, the home of so many famous developments in the steel world.
The steel-founding industry in Britain would appear from this report to be a compact and co-operative industry, well able to uphold the best traditions of British engineering industry. Much of the work of the Association in its brief existence has been confined to work carried out in member foundries. This liaison would appear to be particularly good, advisory work being also done by the Association's staff. Further, extramural research has been supported at several universities, and work of considerable value has emerged from these activities.
In the early days of its existence, the parent body of the Association, known as the Research and Development Division of the British Steel Founders' Association, took over from the British Iron and Steel Research Association the work of the old Steel Castings Committee, which had been responsible for notable activities in the field of steel founding, in particular in regard to steel casting, moulding sand and furnace refractory practice. From the days of Boswell in the First World War, when the first scientific studies of British moulding sands were undertaken in a number of foundries, the steelfounding industry has applied progressively scientific methods to its moulding practice ; the developments outlined represent, on the part of the steel-founding industry, the realization of the value of co-operative.
* British Steel Castings Research Association. Third Annual Report, 1956. Pp. ii+26. (The Association, Broomgrove Lodge. Sheffield 10.)