Description:John Morris started work with Lotus Ltd in Stone when he left school in the late 1950s. He started work as a clicker, before moving to office work, chasing samples and trials. By 1974-5 he was in charge of the Engineering Department for Bottom Stock. He then moved to the Design Centre in Stafford, where he was in charge of developing new bottom stock. After a spell as Pattern Engineering manager he became the Liaison officer with Marks and Spencer, promoting Lotus products and acting as technical representative for quality and fit. He retired in 1995.
Here he is pictured in his office in the Stone factory, facing onto Longton Road.