Turtella Dress Co. Ltd. Late 40s/early 50s

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Peggy Eason sitting on the front steps of Turtella Dressmakers

Denise Neale

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Could this be a group photo of the staff?

Denise Neale

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Standing on the steps of the building

Denise Neale

Does anyone recall the clothing factory that stood on the corner of School Lane and Essex Way in the late 1940s, early 1950s?

Denise Neale has provided us with three pictures and has been able to name one lady, Peggy Eason.

Peggy sits alone on the front steps of the building and just behind her there is a small plaque, difficult to read, but it appears to say ‘Turtella Dress Co. Ltd’.

In the other two photos the word Turtella is clearer. There are several other young ladies in the pictures, probably staff at that time.

Apart from a mention in the London Gazette dated 1st May 1964, a search on the internet found nothing about this company.  Any help would be appreciated, perhaps you worked there, or know someone who did!