Monday, July 26, 2010

The first Director

The first Director of the Polytechnic was Mr S.W. Smethurst MSc FIMA who served as director until September 1979 when he retired. If you remember then the advert for his job in 1970 offered a salary of "£6076-£6500", by 1979 his replacement could expect to receive £15,591!
Ref :

The Observer (1901- 2003); Nov 5, 1978; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The Guardian and The Observer (1791-2003) pg. 43. Photograph undated.

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