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Mr Quinn
Came to Easington in 1912, father and brothers went into the pit. Only went to school for a couple of weeks, tin school, then told would be sent for if needed – two years running messages for a farm, then signed off at school and began at the pit. Lots of Welsh and other newcomers around then. Six months on the screens, then pony driving. Started putting but left to Horden after argument with overman – easy to get notice and family evicted. Married for 7 years before got a house, 15 of them packed in – houses hard to get. Became a union Lodge delegate. Spoke against building of Peterlee. In th...
Came to Easington in 1912, father and brothers went into the pit. Only went to school for a couple of weeks, tin school, then told would be sent for if needed – two years running messages for a farm, then signed off at school and began at the pit. Lots of Welsh and other newcomers around then. Six months on the screens, then pony driving. Started putting but left to Horden after argument with overman – easy to get notice and family evicted. Married for 7 years before got a house, 15 of them packed in – houses hard to get. Became a union Lodge delegate. Spoke against building of Peterlee. In th...
Mr Smith
Father a sinker, moved to north east in 1901 to sink colliery shafts, got the first workman's house built in Blackhall; lists others in early houses. Sinkers huts housed horses that carried bricks and lime, no roads then. Early workers. First postmistress killed walking back along railway line from a dance. First shop was Walter Wilsons, worked as errand boy there, weighing out flour etc. Had to walk to Hesleden school. 1905 houses put at Blackhall Rocks, mostly railway workers. Started in blacksmith’s shop of mine as big for 14, progression as a blacksmith, some became skilled, others remaine...
Father a sinker, moved to north east in 1901 to sink colliery shafts, got the first workman's house built in Blackhall; lists others in early houses. Sinkers huts housed horses that carried bricks and lime, no roads then. Early workers. First postmistress killed walking back along railway line from a dance. First shop was Walter Wilsons, worked as errand boy there, weighing out flour etc. Had to walk to Hesleden school. 1905 houses put at Blackhall Rocks, mostly railway workers. Started in blacksmith’s shop of mine as big for 14, progression as a blacksmith, some became skilled, others remaine...
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 Gee
Worked at the Miner’s Hall as secretary during first world war, but then had to stop when men came back. Family moved to Hesleden in 1922 when pit father was official at closed. Married a boot repairer, then they moved to Blackhall and opened grocers in 1942. Relationship good with customers. Lad spelled cucumber with a Q. Had three children, glad husband brought in steady wage. Husband played music for silent movies, and sometimes for dances. He died in bus accident in 1969. 1960s campaign for new church roof. He was on parish council. Time on the beach at Deneholme. Visits to old peoples’ fa...
Worked at the Miner’s Hall as secretary during first world war, but then had to stop when men came back. Family moved to Hesleden in 1922 when pit father was official at closed. Married a boot repairer, then they moved to Blackhall and opened grocers in 1942. Relationship good with customers. Lad spelled cucumber with a Q. Had three children, glad husband brought in steady wage. Husband played music for silent movies, and sometimes for dances. He died in bus accident in 1969. 1960s campaign for new church roof. He was on parish council. Time on the beach at Deneholme. Visits to old peoples’ fa...
Mrs Fleming
Working in the pit – offtakes, datal work, driving, putting – some light work for broken arm – then chock drawing, then back to putting with pony others couldn’t manage, work with different teams. Breaking in the ponies. Accidents and pay. Putting hardest, piece work in narrow places, illegal practices. More on chock drawing, dangerous. Conveyor belts and poor ventilation. Reception of steel props, comparing to timber. Different ways ponies treated, their lives. Walking to face. Men chewing tobacco. Dust and lung problems. Safety improvements eg to battery in cap lamps, old type caused acid bu...
Working in the pit – offtakes, datal work, driving, putting – some light work for broken arm – then chock drawing, then back to putting with pony others couldn’t manage, work with different teams. Breaking in the ponies. Accidents and pay. Putting hardest, piece work in narrow places, illegal practices. More on chock drawing, dangerous. Conveyor belts and poor ventilation. Reception of steel props, comparing to timber. Different ways ponies treated, their lives. Walking to face. Men chewing tobacco. Dust and lung problems. Safety improvements eg to battery in cap lamps, old type caused acid bu...
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...
Mr and Mrs Lawson
Moved to Shotton in 1913. Mr Smith – long walk to school, punish for friend using catapult. Made skates from bucket handles. Mother married twice; father killed in first world war. Out bird-nesting, afraid police were after them for it. Games – tip-cat, marbles, flicking cigarette cards. Mrs: singing for Salvation army, saving up for a tambourine, started in service – given a bonnet, saved money to do it up; helping out with younger ones in Salvation army. Collecting for charity – woman giving after she had kissed woman’s children. Different service placements. Helping out a deaf cobbler. Mr: ...
Moved to Shotton in 1913. Mr Smith – long walk to school, punish for friend using catapult. Made skates from bucket handles. Mother married twice; father killed in first world war. Out bird-nesting, afraid police were after them for it. Games – tip-cat, marbles, flicking cigarette cards. Mrs: singing for Salvation army, saving up for a tambourine, started in service – given a bonnet, saved money to do it up; helping out with younger ones in Salvation army. Collecting for charity – woman giving after she had kissed woman’s children. Different service placements. Helping out a deaf cobbler. Mr: ...
Mr Marshall
Tees Street in Horden as a child. Starting school, didn't like it, touch of cane. Watching a funeral, children's coffins. Early school - learning to write in sand, and do boots up. Catholics in school but had to have prayers separately. Children's games, "bowly in cap", "kick the tin". Seaside, stalls and food, sitting with clothes while dad swam when little. Carnival floats with fancy dress. Athletic foot handicaps, man double crossing the bookmakers. Lost school time through illness but didn’t retake year. Two years on the screens, hated it, then token cabin – hard work, weighing coal. Went ...
Tees Street in Horden as a child. Starting school, didn't like it, touch of cane. Watching a funeral, children's coffins. Early school - learning to write in sand, and do boots up. Catholics in school but had to have prayers separately. Children's games, "bowly in cap", "kick the tin". Seaside, stalls and food, sitting with clothes while dad swam when little. Carnival floats with fancy dress. Athletic foot handicaps, man double crossing the bookmakers. Lost school time through illness but didn’t retake year. Two years on the screens, hated it, then token cabin – hard work, weighing coal. Went ...
Mr Hughes
Moved to Blackhall 1915, only one road there. Went to tin school, underneath and nearby were ponies being broken in for pit work, would watch. Describes his pit work, on screens then pony driving and endless rope work. Tin bath. Allowed to move near relatives as mother unwell. Work space, hard work, pay, tokens, accidents. Working under the sea, salt water dripped through. Timber props, noises they made, compared to steel props. Ponies’ instinct for danger. Man who lost finger. Some wore waterproofs. Work shot firing, regulations. Starting to enter singing competitions in clubs, did well, st...
Moved to Blackhall 1915, only one road there. Went to tin school, underneath and nearby were ponies being broken in for pit work, would watch. Describes his pit work, on screens then pony driving and endless rope work. Tin bath. Allowed to move near relatives as mother unwell. Work space, hard work, pay, tokens, accidents. Working under the sea, salt water dripped through. Timber props, noises they made, compared to steel props. Ponies’ instinct for danger. Man who lost finger. Some wore waterproofs. Work shot firing, regulations. Starting to enter singing competitions in clubs, did well, st...
Mr Smith
Parents met through working man’s club, moved around a lot, even to America briefly. Grandfather’s brothers died in Haswell disaster. Fire in the pit. Ride on hobby horse at school, first day only, didn’t try to learn at school. Teacher got children boxing when caught them fighting. Hard times, not much money. Mother often at grandmother’s looking after younger brothers. Playing organ. Reading titles in cinema for those that couldn’t. Games like kick the block. Lover’s lane. First cars and buses through Shotton. Meeting wife, she was still at school. Started on screens then down the pit, wa...
Parents met through working man’s club, moved around a lot, even to America briefly. Grandfather’s brothers died in Haswell disaster. Fire in the pit. Ride on hobby horse at school, first day only, didn’t try to learn at school. Teacher got children boxing when caught them fighting. Hard times, not much money. Mother often at grandmother’s looking after younger brothers. Playing organ. Reading titles in cinema for those that couldn’t. Games like kick the block. Lover’s lane. First cars and buses through Shotton. Meeting wife, she was still at school. Started on screens then down the pit, wa...
Mr Sedgewick
Born at Wingate. Father’s shifts at Carter’s brickyard. Wesleyan chapel built 1902; but parents didn’t go, father liked a drink. Worked at Wingate grange colliery till 1914, didn’t get on with overman, moved to Deaf Hill colliery. Various jobs done – hand putting the hardest. Silent movies at the Palace cinema, and dances. Going to Blackhall Rocks to play, cooked dinner on gathered wood and coal. Wagonette bus service. In football team, other teams and members, watching handball games. Local shops. Being in accidents in the pit, electrocuted. At 12, hit on neck by electric cable from Randalls ...
Born at Wingate. Father’s shifts at Carter’s brickyard. Wesleyan chapel built 1902; but parents didn’t go, father liked a drink. Worked at Wingate grange colliery till 1914, didn’t get on with overman, moved to Deaf Hill colliery. Various jobs done – hand putting the hardest. Silent movies at the Palace cinema, and dances. Going to Blackhall Rocks to play, cooked dinner on gathered wood and coal. Wagonette bus service. In football team, other teams and members, watching handball games. Local shops. Being in accidents in the pit, electrocuted. At 12, hit on neck by electric cable from Randalls ...
Mrs Rutter
Born in Cold Hesleden, father a Murton miner, moved to Hawthorn then Murton. Aunts and uncles living with them. Schooling, happier after move from Murton school to Water-works school. Houses in Waterworks. Money tight, but didn’t have chores until last baby born, had to look after it. Left school but stayed at home and also helping out at aunts. Tried to get into Co-op. Carts came around delivering from all the local stores, all on credit. No entertainment in Waterworks, but a chapel. Shifted to church at 16. Church trips on a horse brake. Women didn’t swim then. Doctors in Murton. Mother died...
Born in Cold Hesleden, father a Murton miner, moved to Hawthorn then Murton. Aunts and uncles living with them. Schooling, happier after move from Murton school to Water-works school. Houses in Waterworks. Money tight, but didn’t have chores until last baby born, had to look after it. Left school but stayed at home and also helping out at aunts. Tried to get into Co-op. Carts came around delivering from all the local stores, all on credit. No entertainment in Waterworks, but a chapel. Shifted to church at 16. Church trips on a horse brake. Women didn’t swim then. Doctors in Murton. Mother died...
Mr and Mrs Lamer
Describe history of Horden, from coal found, Horden Coal Company, first roads and railways. Pigeons and pitch and toss. Men dividing their money in the club and separating “keepie back” (not given to wives, where usually all was). Was on compensation for injury, had to have regular fitness checks, some considered fit for work too early, doctors paid to say so. Most houses double-tenanted. Union men then real fighters for rights, but not educated. Political career of Fred Peart. Only entertainment omen got was if men took them for a walk on Sunday evening. People lived in caves and allotment sh...
Describe history of Horden, from coal found, Horden Coal Company, first roads and railways. Pigeons and pitch and toss. Men dividing their money in the club and separating “keepie back” (not given to wives, where usually all was). Was on compensation for injury, had to have regular fitness checks, some considered fit for work too early, doctors paid to say so. Most houses double-tenanted. Union men then real fighters for rights, but not educated. Political career of Fred Peart. Only entertainment omen got was if men took them for a walk on Sunday evening. People lived in caves and allotment sh...
Mr Belcher
Gradual development and expansion of Horden streets and amenities. Steam wagon brought in bricks for new houses. People living in allotments, some had been evicted from pit houses. Tap in the street, but no facilities in the allotments. Not much money to go around. Community, everyone went to church. Obeyed parents. Not much to do, watched others play billiards. Some joined up to get out of putting in the mine. Brother fined for joining up instead of going to pit. Went to court as a child because had no boots to go to school in – Colonel on the bench mistook six man pay note for one man’s pay...
Gradual development and expansion of Horden streets and amenities. Steam wagon brought in bricks for new houses. People living in allotments, some had been evicted from pit houses. Tap in the street, but no facilities in the allotments. Not much money to go around. Community, everyone went to church. Obeyed parents. Not much to do, watched others play billiards. Some joined up to get out of putting in the mine. Brother fined for joining up instead of going to pit. Went to court as a child because had no boots to go to school in – Colonel on the bench mistook six man pay note for one man’s pay...
Mr Tait
came to Easington in 1912, went to local school. He worked at age 14 in the Easington Colliery and then went into the Army when he was 19. He served abroad enjoyed the sport, boxed for his battalion, guarded a Scottish pit in the General Strike and was discharged in 1926. Back to the pit and as union official responsible for Compensation payment. Easington Pit disaster 1951, responsible for accounting for the 83 dead., then on the committee for Disaster Fund to maintain the widows and orphans, children were looked after until each was 21. He states frequently that he enjoyed being a Trade Unio...
came to Easington in 1912, went to local school. He worked at age 14 in the Easington Colliery and then went into the Army when he was 19. He served abroad enjoyed the sport, boxed for his battalion, guarded a Scottish pit in the General Strike and was discharged in 1926. Back to the pit and as union official responsible for Compensation payment. Easington Pit disaster 1951, responsible for accounting for the 83 dead., then on the committee for Disaster Fund to maintain the widows and orphans, children were looked after until each was 21. He states frequently that he enjoyed being a Trade Unio...
Mr and Mrs MacManners
Childhood home. Parents and their respective approaches to punishing the children, corporal punishment and other methods; getting around them. Gramophone in the attic. More on discipline, lack of it today; respect for the village policeman. Use of the cane in schools, attitudes to this, examples. Friend of boy who ended up in training school, his tricks, pawned father’s suit. Option of sanctions as punishments. Explains the social rules of dances when they were young. Treatment of a dead pitman. Opinions of Winston Churchill. Thoughts about the origins of socialism, early socialists including ...
Childhood home. Parents and their respective approaches to punishing the children, corporal punishment and other methods; getting around them. Gramophone in the attic. More on discipline, lack of it today; respect for the village policeman. Use of the cane in schools, attitudes to this, examples. Friend of boy who ended up in training school, his tricks, pawned father’s suit. Option of sanctions as punishments. Explains the social rules of dances when they were young. Treatment of a dead pitman. Opinions of Winston Churchill. Thoughts about the origins of socialism, early socialists including ...
Colin Howson
Memories of the 1975 celebrations - watching the cavalcade - led to interest in locomotives. Local mining and politics?
Memories of the 1975 celebrations - watching the cavalcade - led to interest in locomotives. Local mining and politics?
Frank Harrison
Describes aspects of his job as bricklayer at the pit, in the 1960s. Comments on trustworthiness of the pit men. Closure of pit. Found a place at the Works by luck. Comments on 1960s Shildon being a good place to be. Memories of public houses and cinemas in the area. Recalls getting first television, 1953. Remembers Tony Hancock. Opinion that life was better then.
Describes aspects of his job as bricklayer at the pit, in the 1960s. Comments on trustworthiness of the pit men. Closure of pit. Found a place at the Works by luck. Comments on 1960s Shildon being a good place to be. Memories of public houses and cinemas in the area. Recalls getting first television, 1953. Remembers Tony Hancock. Opinion that life was better then.
Frank Harrison
Served in the army during world war two - brief memories of places he went, especially in Burma. Newcastle Victory March. Served time as a bricklayer then went into the mines; role of a mines bricklayer, conditions in the pit. Then as a bricklayer in Shildon Works - easier than in the mines. Memories of his wife. Memories of 1975 celebrations. Impressions of local politics, feelings about the Works closure and its effects. Mention of Jarrow March.
Served in the army during world war two - brief memories of places he went, especially in Burma. Newcastle Victory March. Served time as a bricklayer then went into the mines; role of a mines bricklayer, conditions in the pit. Then as a bricklayer in Shildon Works - easier than in the mines. Memories of his wife. Memories of 1975 celebrations. Impressions of local politics, feelings about the Works closure and its effects. Mention of Jarrow March.
Garry Huntington
Mother a housewife, father drove coaches - eating rabbits killed by them. Inspired by visit to Astraka fur factory, began work there. Early history of Astraka, its role in development of fake fur. Markets - antarctic expeditions, breaking into Russian market, famous clients, diversification, Olympic team. Work as a pattern cutter - uniform, working day, relationship with designers. Examples of funny mistakes made and importance of customer service. Making a horse blanket. Worked as a trouble shooter for catalogue comapnies. Early work in the stores; later a pattern cutter, negotiating for bett...
Mother a housewife, father drove coaches - eating rabbits killed by them. Inspired by visit to Astraka fur factory, began work there. Early history of Astraka, its role in development of fake fur. Markets - antarctic expeditions, breaking into Russian market, famous clients, diversification, Olympic team. Work as a pattern cutter - uniform, working day, relationship with designers. Examples of funny mistakes made and importance of customer service. Making a horse blanket. Worked as a trouble shooter for catalogue comapnies. Early work in the stores; later a pattern cutter, negotiating for bett...
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