Pebble Mill canteen, photo by Philip Morgan, no reproduction without permission
Joan Walsh, who worked in the BBC canteen in Birmingham from 1952, sadly died last week (Oct 2017), aged 93. Louise Willcox has pieced together some of information about Joan’s career, with the help of former colleagues.
Joan worked at Carpenter Road, before Pebble Mill opened in 1971, rising through the ranks to become the second in command of the canteen. Eileen Bywater was brought in as Canteen Manager and she and Joan looked after the Pebble Mill canteen office. Jenny Brewer says that she was incredibly capable, delightfully calm and a joy to deal with.
Please add a comment, if you can add any more information about Joan.
The following comment were left on the Pebble Mill Facebook page:
Judy Markall: ‘Lovely lady. Her birthday was 28th May. I have many fond memories from when she was friends with my mom and then myself.’
Anne Smith: ‘Lovely lady, have lots of good memories of working with Joan and Eileen.’
Tracy Crump: ‘Sad, worked under Eileen and knew Joan.’