I couldn't recognise anybody in the photo. I think that the man on the right in the suit was Mr Behar. My mother was secretary to Mr Bellman and he is not in the photo. Perhaps in those days office and retail staff didn't mix. They certainly employed a lot of people and I was very interested in the photo.

I have two photographs taken in 1943 showing the staff at Bellmans when they went to Ford Aerodrome. Also one of the Helpy Club with the then Mayor Dutton Bryant, the head of the local Red Cross, Mrs Bellman and the Duchess of Norfolk. Bellmans' staff were very involved in the war effort and raised large sums of money by holding dances etc.

I am the grandson of Sydney Bellman, The man in the suit to the far right is my grandfather and the lady to the left is my nana, Mrs E Bellman at the time. My compliments on the photograph.

Quite by chance, I came across this page on Sydney Bellman. His mother was related to some of my family members so I would be pleased to hear from his grandson, Joel Curtis, other family members, or anyone who knew the family. By the way,  Mrs E Bellman's given name was Esther.

Hi, I'm somehow related to the Bellmans but don't know how and would love to be in contact with other members of the family. I can remember as a kid when I was a boarder at Preston College in 1944/45, going to the shop every Saturday morning to collect my 6p pocket money from Sydney, which was a lot of money in those days and having lunch at their house every Sunday afternoon. They were also guests at my wedding. My family were the Aarons and Jacobs. My sister in law's family were the Bernsteins who were also related. This seems to be a huge family and I'd very much like to be in contact and wonder if anyone has though of doing a family tree. I bet that will bring a lot of surprises.

Out of curiosity I looked at this again today. If the relations of Sydney Bellman, i.e. Joel Curtis or Stanley Kaye see this (or someone tells them about it) would they kindly contact me. ..e.svire@gmail.com... Thanks