Bala Krishnan, Foundations (August Theme: People)

It's the people who build the foundations of a nation or a town. . The old Portland Cement Works were painted by Guido van Helten and depict five male and one female past Portland Cement workers. They are Jack Abbott, Bert ?, Herb Coleman, Tommy Fitzgerald, James Blackman and Yvonne Hogan. Sadly Jack who is pictured in the stripe shirt on the left, passed away in November 2019. Herb was born and bred in Portland and worked as a fitter and turner at the Cement works from 1954 to 1968 until his retirement from the Cement works when he was made redundant. Yvonne Hogan worked in administration at the Cement Works for a number of years before moving on to pursue other passions in her life.

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