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Mr and Mrs Allen
Pitch and toss – brother in law told to go there by doctor during wife’s labour, to get him out! Early streets built with gardens. Shop with a sock knitting machine. Scared of one shopkeeper. Voucher system for food during 1926 strike, father picking coal from pit heap. Got food from soup kitchens, food served from set pots, didn’t go at first but later had to. Dripping for tea. Allotments. Playing games on rough ground, playing marbles. Food – prices, potstuff, suet pudding, Yorkshire pudding, aunty who brought salmon. Uncle who hid pennies on the beach for them. Most men “tipped up” money to...
Pitch and toss – brother in law told to go there by doctor during wife’s labour, to get him out! Early streets built with gardens. Shop with a sock knitting machine. Scared of one shopkeeper. Voucher system for food during 1926 strike, father picking coal from pit heap. Got food from soup kitchens, food served from set pots, didn’t go at first but later had to. Dripping for tea. Allotments. Playing games on rough ground, playing marbles. Food – prices, potstuff, suet pudding, Yorkshire pudding, aunty who brought salmon. Uncle who hid pennies on the beach for them. Most men “tipped up” money to...
Mrs Turnbull
First impressions of Horden in 1909, the black path and cundy. Got a job in service, then married at 19. Watching people burn down the club, 1910. Work done, heavy work doing washing clothes. Met Italian girl there. Hours, different cleaning jobs. Local shops. 1910 strike, attacks on colliery officials, man shot, attack on Hardwick Hall. Men gathering to box. First world war – watched bombardment of Hartlepool. Hungry – rationing, poor flour. People got washed up “butter” and used it, even though meant for making soap. People didn’t use doctors – local midwives. Early radios. Husband a miner a...
First impressions of Horden in 1909, the black path and cundy. Got a job in service, then married at 19. Watching people burn down the club, 1910. Work done, heavy work doing washing clothes. Met Italian girl there. Hours, different cleaning jobs. Local shops. 1910 strike, attacks on colliery officials, man shot, attack on Hardwick Hall. Men gathering to box. First world war – watched bombardment of Hartlepool. Hungry – rationing, poor flour. People got washed up “butter” and used it, even though meant for making soap. People didn’t use doctors – local midwives. Early radios. Husband a miner a...
Mrs Nixon
Father a miner, nine mile walk to work. Was in operatic society as young woman. Married a barman, they briefly had shipbuilding social club but too far away, then got club in Horden. Came to Horden in 1950, bustling and friendly place. Worked in the club, marrers sharing pay drinking together. A lot of work to make it clean, stove in the centre of the bar, men would stay in after closing till reopening, playing games, singing. Club singers, price of beer. Poor then – always walked as couldn’t afford the bus. Mother wouldn't let anyone out on a Sunday if hadn’t good enough clothes. Carnival. C...
Father a miner, nine mile walk to work. Was in operatic society as young woman. Married a barman, they briefly had shipbuilding social club but too far away, then got club in Horden. Came to Horden in 1950, bustling and friendly place. Worked in the club, marrers sharing pay drinking together. A lot of work to make it clean, stove in the centre of the bar, men would stay in after closing till reopening, playing games, singing. Club singers, price of beer. Poor then – always walked as couldn’t afford the bus. Mother wouldn't let anyone out on a Sunday if hadn’t good enough clothes. Carnival. C...
Mrs Mullen
Born in sinker’s hut, Horden – father a sinker, moved to Shotton. House with 18 in, nine siblings plus cousins. Father Irish, came over as a blackleg for Lord Londonderry. Parents met when mother’s drawer elastic broke in shuggy boat at fair! Paths of various classmates. Teacher had parents interned in world war one. Different teachers, strict or not. Torn dresses from climbing trees, including to get a flower for friend for Sunday procession. Brief – Sunday school events, playing games. Fetched meat each morning, younger sister fetched milk. Tramps slept in brickyards and begged for hot water...
Born in sinker’s hut, Horden – father a sinker, moved to Shotton. House with 18 in, nine siblings plus cousins. Father Irish, came over as a blackleg for Lord Londonderry. Parents met when mother’s drawer elastic broke in shuggy boat at fair! Paths of various classmates. Teacher had parents interned in world war one. Different teachers, strict or not. Torn dresses from climbing trees, including to get a flower for friend for Sunday procession. Brief – Sunday school events, playing games. Fetched meat each morning, younger sister fetched milk. Tramps slept in brickyards and begged for hot water...
Mrs Young
Page 1 A housewife’s daily life: early morning breakfast, children to school or to work, daily shopping, dinner at 12 for the children and in the evening for working members of the family. Weekly rota of cleaning clothes, washing, bread baking, older widows cooked a few cakes for pence.Widows eked out pensions made toffee, knitted socks for miners; others helped her with coals and firewood, liked to stay in their own homes.
Houses two rooms and back yard, bungalows or one up one down, rooms let for half a crown a week. People were content, first pensions 10-- a week
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Page 1 A housewife’s daily life: early morning breakfast, children to school or to work, daily shopping, dinner at 12 for the children and in the evening for working members of the family. Weekly rota of cleaning clothes, washing, bread baking, older widows cooked a few cakes for pence.
Bertha Pallister
Early memories of childhood games, "blow football". Number and range of shops in Shildon. Ordering food from the Co-op, baking day, food packaging. Domestic livestock - pig killing, hens, ducks, vegetables. Mr Pigg's grocery store, Mr Elliott's pie and peas stall. Aspects of food - Breakfast, dinner, "Spanish water" and Sunday roast. Parties - special food, sweets, party games. Kitchen and scullery furniture, washing, cleaning, knitting socks. Medicines, bee wine and ginger wine. Tea, milk, butter making during world war one. World war one experiences - seeing a Zeppelin. Street traders and be...
Early memories of childhood games, "blow football". Number and range of shops in Shildon. Ordering food from the Co-op, baking day, food packaging. Domestic livestock - pig killing, hens, ducks, vegetables. Mr Pigg's grocery store, Mr Elliott's pie and peas stall. Aspects of food - Breakfast, dinner, "Spanish water" and Sunday roast. Parties - special food, sweets, party games. Kitchen and scullery furniture, washing, cleaning, knitting socks. Medicines, bee wine and ginger wine. Tea, milk, butter making during world war one. World war one experiences - seeing a Zeppelin. Street traders and be...
Jean Borrowdale
Early jobs in various stations, including dealing with munitions works. Worked at Shildon Goods Yard during world war two. Commodities at Shildon goods yard, supplying coal and coke. Incidents – visit of Lord Burghley, use of weighbridge. Daily tasks in the yard. Bosses, overtime work, railway passes. Shortages and cold in winter of 1947. Permission to keep working on marriage. Aspects of home front – civil defence, clothing factories, soldiers’ kitchens, interaction with soldiers. Husband’s work in army and return to butchering. Yard – hours, breaks. Keeping track of goods – cigarettes going ...
Early jobs in various stations, including dealing with munitions works. Worked at Shildon Goods Yard during world war two. Commodities at Shildon goods yard, supplying coal and coke. Incidents – visit of Lord Burghley, use of weighbridge. Daily tasks in the yard. Bosses, overtime work, railway passes. Shortages and cold in winter of 1947. Permission to keep working on marriage. Aspects of home front – civil defence, clothing factories, soldiers’ kitchens, interaction with soldiers. Husband’s work in army and return to butchering. Yard – hours, breaks. Keeping track of goods – cigarettes going ...
Bobby Murton
Father came from Suffolk to work in gasworks then Shildon Railway works. Bob's career path - pattern maker, training, draughtsman. Women in the works during world war two. Job of a pattern maker. The General Strike - searching for fuel, getting by. First day at work, very new, tools. Different jobs in the works and wagon designs. 1950 celebrations of 125 years. Accidents - medical facilities and fire brigade. Chickens on Spoil Bank. Aspects of employment - clocking in, pay rate. Difficult journey from Shildon to Newcastle college. Played in a dance band. Took works photographs, including women...
Father came from Suffolk to work in gasworks then Shildon Railway works. Bob's career path - pattern maker, training, draughtsman. Women in the works during world war two. Job of a pattern maker. The General Strike - searching for fuel, getting by. First day at work, very new, tools. Different jobs in the works and wagon designs. 1950 celebrations of 125 years. Accidents - medical facilities and fire brigade. Chickens on Spoil Bank. Aspects of employment - clocking in, pay rate. Difficult journey from Shildon to Newcastle college. Played in a dance band. Took works photographs, including women...
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