Peter Bargh

Sights & Sounds
April 16th, 1985

Career with Jessops Photo Centre

I worked with photo retailer Jessops from April 1985 until May 1991

I was interviewed for the job by Ian Kennedy and joined the team that opened the 18th branch in Sheffield at Market Place, Castle Square and later moved down to Commercial Street.

The team comprised

Phil Jordan – Manager
Nigel Darnborough – Assistant ManagerPeter Bargh – Senior Sales
Glynn May- Senior Sales
Vaughan Wingrove – Junior Sales

Our first week was spent training in Hinkley Road and Birmingham branches. We picked all the stock at Scudamore Road and then organised it at the branch.

We were joined by a succession of Saturday staff and over the years other members came and went I cannot remember which order and all but ones that stick in my mind included Paul Reynolds, Simon May, Simon Thackery, Mark Howe, Suzi Cooper, Jane , Big Al, Daren Loxley, Robert Fitzgibbons, Dr Robert Webb, Susan Turner.

Jessops went into liquidation on 9th January 2013

January 1st, 1980

Andromeda appear in Music Information Booklet

Our band was interviewed for Music Information Booklet – a fanzine from Wales. This was the last issue No 5 and inc Smiths gig review, Orange Juice, Pink Industry and us,  Andromeda.
Only 50 copies were made and I had number 14.

It was published sometime in the early 80s

November 9th, 1967

The day I was rewarded a Blue Peter Badge

As a child I was always sending off to magazines, trying to win competitions, drawing, being creative. It was a fantastic day when I received a letter from the TV program Blue Peter. I’d drawn my dog Blackie from a photo my mum had taken on a 126 camera. They liked the photo and I liked the resulting badge!

August 24th, 1963

First colour photo

Peter Bargh aged 2

I remember this photo being on the sideboard for many of my childhood years. It looks like it was a hand coloured black & white photo as the original was taken on a 127 camera on black and white film. It was just after my second birthday.

 

The frame is a heavy glass fronted one with four screws to hold the glass against a thick wooden backing and the print is sandwiched in the middle.