Alan Lowther

Played by David Seddon

Fact title	Fact data
Date of birth	24 August 1870
Place of birth	Stockton
Age at outbreak of WW1	43
Occupation	Factory Manager
Address	Horsley Terrace, Tynemouth

Geoffrey’s man on the ground at Marshalls, Alan is a business-savvy manager who’s worked his way up through the factory hierarchy.

Alan’s the one dealing with strengthened union demands, finding a role for Johnnie, pressure from the Temperance movement, scuffles between his workers and employing women – at half the rate, of course. This is all a world away from looking after his alcoholic sister Gladys at home.