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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Steelway Stretchers

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Steelway

c. 1939

Overview

2 Steelway Stretchers that were created to carry injured personnel during WWII.

Historical information

Charles William Goodyear II founded Steelway on the 4th January, 1928 at the Queensgate Works Bilston Road, Wolverhampton to manufacture steel flooring and treads, and handrails. In 1934 Steelway developed and installed England’s first pedestrian safety barriers in Princes Square, London. During the Second World War, Steelway were involved in the manufacture of stretchers for injured personnel and were members of the National Scheme for Disabled Men. Many of the workforce who left to fight in the war effort returned after the war to fill their original positions.

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Registration number

cwa-org-124-2023.80

Item type

Medical Equipment

Material

Contextual Information

After the war there were so many excess stretchers in England that the London City Council decided to have the stretchers welded vertically together, fixed onto poles, sunken into concrete, and used them to replace missing fencing. The two kinks in the poles, designed so that the stretcher could be rested on the ground then picked up easily, can still be seen on some of the railings in London today.

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Wolverhampton
West Midlands
United Kingdom

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B22 Medical Hut

Busselton Historical Society

Busselton Historical Society

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The 1934 Steelway safety barriers installation in Princes Square. Courtesy of Laura Eddowes.

The 1934 Steelway safety barriers installation in Princes Square. Photo courtesy of Laura Eddowes.

An example of London fencing built from recycled stretchers. Image from https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/london-s-stretcher-railings

An example of London fencing built from recycled stretchers. Image from https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/london-s-stretcher-railings

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