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west stanley disaster
Documentary about the Durham mining and West Stanley pit disaster of 1909. Interviews with various miners of the era, those who stood at the pit head waiting, father a rescue man etc. Conditions in pit, experience of first day, windy picks.
Documentary about the Durham mining and West Stanley pit disaster of 1909. Interviews with various miners of the era, those who stood at the pit head waiting, father a rescue man etc. Conditions in pit, experience of first day, windy picks.
Tom Lamb
Born in West Pelton, father miner, mother part time at Beamish Hall. Then at Edmonsley, new modern houses (but gone now). Isolation hospital for diphtheria. Art as a child. Went into mines at 14 along with brother, no choice, father got boots for him and he knew. Early pit baths. Work on the screens, then work as assistant cleaning the pithead baths. Walking to work - food stolen by "bait catcher" tramp, so mother gave him food to hand over with laxative. Tramp eventually caught. At 18 moved to working at Morrison Busty - had fortnight's training - boy threw his sketch book in the furnace, be...
Born in West Pelton, father miner, mother part time at Beamish Hall. Then at Edmonsley, new modern houses (but gone now). Isolation hospital for diphtheria. Art as a child. Went into mines at 14 along with brother, no choice, father got boots for him and he knew. Early pit baths. Work on the screens, then work as assistant cleaning the pithead baths. Walking to work - food stolen by "bait catcher" tramp, so mother gave him food to hand over with laxative. Tramp eventually caught. At 18 moved to working at Morrison Busty - had fortnight's training - boy threw his sketch book in the furnace, be...
A Century in Stone
Documentary about the ironstone mining of Eston and California, Cleveland, including long interview clips with ex-miners and their wives. Begins with discovery of ironstone in Eston in 1850. Lots of black and white video footage of the miners at work and the journey of the ironstone. Middlesbrough grew around ironworks from mid 19th century, personalities involved, history of ironworks Balco and Vaughan and their need for their own smelting and ironstone - early supplies limited or transport difficult, but Eston different. Describes opening ceremony. Photographs of the people of the era. Explo...
Documentary about the ironstone mining of Eston and California, Cleveland, including long interview clips with ex-miners and their wives. Begins with discovery of ironstone in Eston in 1850. Lots of black and white video footage of the miners at work and the journey of the ironstone. Middlesbrough grew around ironworks from mid 19th century, personalities involved, history of ironworks Balco and Vaughan and their need for their own smelting and ironstone - early supplies limited or transport difficult, but Eston different. Describes opening ceremony. Photographs of the people of the era. Explo...
The Big Hewer
Mixes songs about mining with short extracts of interviews with miners about their work, from Northumberland, Durham, Wales and East Midlands.
Mixes songs about mining with short extracts of interviews with miners about their work, from Northumberland, Durham, Wales and East Midlands.
Godfrey Smith
Doggarts department store: worked there 1959-77. Grandfather insisted family didn't become miners. Choice of jobs available, importance of a good reference from school. Interview - no IQ tests as at electricity board. Training, hands on, colleagues. Sign writers. Lunch allowance at branches. Pay. Lots of trades behind the scenes, repair, maintenance, fitters, refurbishers. Up to date lighting. Lots of variety in his job (electrician?). Christmas lights. Visits by bosses, boss wanted minimalist appearance. Importance of credit. Pension scheme. Accident with old fashioned lift; health and safety...
Doggarts department store: worked there 1959-77. Grandfather insisted family didn't become miners. Choice of jobs available, importance of a good reference from school. Interview - no IQ tests as at electricity board. Training, hands on, colleagues. Sign writers. Lunch allowance at branches. Pay. Lots of trades behind the scenes, repair, maintenance, fitters, refurbishers. Up to date lighting. Lots of variety in his job (electrician?). Christmas lights. Visits by bosses, boss wanted minimalist appearance. Importance of credit. Pension scheme. Accident with old fashioned lift; health and safety...
folk music
Local folk music with some commentary - Blaydon Races, Durham miners clog dance, Billy Boy etc
Local folk music with some commentary - Blaydon Races, Durham miners clog dance, Billy Boy etc
Robert Screaton
Partial: Pit ponies - riding them in fields during 1926 strike and also in the pit. Token system and checkweighmen. General Strike, first time he heard the Red Flag. Blacklegs shunned. Took coal from a tip and sold it. Could afford eight cigarettes a day. Others would dig for coal, or take from colliery yard, police turned a blind eye. Once led a pit owner through to another pit underground underneath the Tyne. Miners gala. Certain places where there were often fights, sometimes shipyard men against miners. Bathing, tin baths and rough towels. Busy with children. Man who fought a lot when drun...
Partial: Pit ponies - riding them in fields during 1926 strike and also in the pit. Token system and checkweighmen. General Strike, first time he heard the Red Flag. Blacklegs shunned. Took coal from a tip and sold it. Could afford eight cigarettes a day. Others would dig for coal, or take from colliery yard, police turned a blind eye. Once led a pit owner through to another pit underground underneath the Tyne. Miners gala. Certain places where there were often fights, sometimes shipyard men against miners. Bathing, tin baths and rough towels. Busy with children. Man who fought a lot when drun...
Whickham part 1
Whickham Urban district from 1900 to 1939 - memories were recorded and then read by Whickham U3A drama group - partying through history; down memory lane; Whickham school annual trip 1920; scrumping; John Handy's memories of Whickham; Maisie Kay's memories of Durnston 1908-1956; Stan Wallace's parents; Thomas Lynn 1872-1933; the miners' strike 1926; cricket early in the century; William Thew's memories of Whickham; Mary Williams childhood memories of Dunston; Margaret Campbell's childhood memories; Margaret Campbell's childhood memories part two.
Whickham Urban district from 1900 to 1939 - memories were recorded and then read by Whickham U3A drama group - partying through history; down memory lane; Whickham school annual trip 1920; scrumping; John Handy's memories of Whickham; Maisie Kay's memories of Durnston 1908-1956; Stan Wallace's parents; Thomas Lynn 1872-1933; the miners' strike 1926; cricket early in the century; William Thew's memories of Whickham; Mary Williams childhood memories of Dunston; Margaret Campbell's childhood memories; Margaret Campbell's childhood memories part two.
Iron Muse
The Iron muse: a panorama of industrial folk music: Topic Records 12T86. Comprises: Miner’s Dance Tunes - The Celebrated Working Man’s Band - The Collier’s Rant - Bob Davenport - The Recruited Collier - Anne Briggs - Pit Boots - A.L. Lloyd - The Banks of the Dee - Louis Killen - The Donibristle Moss Moran Disaster - Matt McGinn - The Durham Lockout - Bob Davenport - The Blackleg Miners - Louis Killen - The Celebrated Working Man - A.L. Lloyd - The Row Between the Cages - Bob Davenport - The Collier’s Daughter - The Weaver’s March - The Celebrated Working Man’s Band - The Weaver and the Factory...
The Iron muse: a panorama of industrial folk music: Topic Records 12T86. Comprises: Miner’s Dance Tunes - The Celebrated Working Man’s Band - The Collier’s Rant - Bob Davenport - The Recruited Collier - Anne Briggs - Pit Boots - A.L. Lloyd - The Banks of the Dee - Louis Killen - The Donibristle Moss Moran Disaster - Matt McGinn - The Durham Lockout - Bob Davenport - The Blackleg Miners - Louis Killen - The Celebrated Working Man - A.L. Lloyd - The Row Between the Cages - Bob Davenport - The Collier’s Daughter - The Weaver’s March - The Celebrated Working Man’s Band - The Weaver and the Factory...
Songs of Ceremony
12T197 The Folk Songs of Britain, Vol. 9. Songs of Ceremony:Cornish Wassail Song - New’r Even’s Song - Mari Llwyd Ceremony - Joys of Mary - Holly and the Ivy - Twelve Days of Christmas - Bitter Withy - As I Sat on a Sunny Bank - Singing of the Travels - Drivers and Lazarus - Gower Wassail - Taladh an Leinibh Losa - St Clements Song - Shrove Tuesday Song - Cherry Tree Carol - Somerset Wassail Song - Hunting the Wren - Cheshire Souling Song - Six Jolly Miners - John Barleycorn - Hal-an-tow - Huntingdonshire May Carol - Cornish May Carol.
12T197 The Folk Songs of Britain, Vol. 9. Songs of Ceremony:
Mr Richardson
Streets unfinished, water from storage tanks, not electricity till 1930. Sewage went into becks, but children still played there. Lots of carts of street sellers – Co-op order man, chemist, fruit and veg, rag and bone man (bad smell) who also sold sweets and paper windmills, beggars. Children’s games often rhymes, like “Isher Asher” song. School teachers. Lost classmates in influenza of 1918. In world war one houses had metal shutters against both Zeppelins and the IRA, saw Zeppelin shot down. No-one allowed barefoot in winter, but some had adult boot stuffed with paper. Grandmother called eve...
Streets unfinished, water from storage tanks, not electricity till 1930. Sewage went into becks, but children still played there. Lots of carts of street sellers – Co-op order man, chemist, fruit and veg, rag and bone man (bad smell) who also sold sweets and paper windmills, beggars. Children’s games often rhymes, like “Isher Asher” song. School teachers. Lost classmates in influenza of 1918. In world war one houses had metal shutters against both Zeppelins and the IRA, saw Zeppelin shot down. No-one allowed barefoot in winter, but some had adult boot stuffed with paper. Grandmother called eve...
Dorothy Clouston
Moved into wooden bungalow in Ovingham during world war two - toilet there and water facilities. Working for, and lifts with, market gardener. Westoe Netty, streets crowded with miners and shipyard workers. Geordies across the world.
Moved into wooden bungalow in Ovingham during world war two - toilet there and water facilities. Working for, and lifts with, market gardener. Westoe Netty, streets crowded with miners and shipyard workers. Geordies across the world.
Robin
Talks generally about how hard life was in the region in times past, small cottages, disease, Scots invaders, hard conditions for lead miners. Generalisation, perhaps some exaggeration. From own life: competition to decorate bike. Father vicar, had first car in region. Good anecdote of him getting into the car as a toddler, others searching everywhere.
Talks generally about how hard life was in the region in times past, small cottages, disease, Scots invaders, hard conditions for lead miners. Generalisation, perhaps some exaggeration. From own life: competition to decorate bike. Father vicar, had first car in region. Good anecdote of him getting into the car as a toddler, others searching everywhere.
Mr Alexander
Grandparents’ origins, one killed in Seaham disaster 1880. Early memory, father coming in from pit. Discovering Christmas presents early. Drawing on the wall, got in trouble. Teachers; taught to have manners and respect – teacher “cured” cough with the cane. Mother died of TB, always a hard worker, keeping things clean – had to help, children tackled adversity. Other teachers. People expect state to do too much for them. Father lucky to never be out of work – a clerk and ratings officer. Friends poorer. Funerals – men carrying coffin in relays. The interrogation by the”relieving officer” for p...
Grandparents’ origins, one killed in Seaham disaster 1880. Early memory, father coming in from pit. Discovering Christmas presents early. Drawing on the wall, got in trouble. Teachers; taught to have manners and respect – teacher “cured” cough with the cane. Mother died of TB, always a hard worker, keeping things clean – had to help, children tackled adversity. Other teachers. People expect state to do too much for them. Father lucky to never be out of work – a clerk and ratings officer. Friends poorer. Funerals – men carrying coffin in relays. The interrogation by the”relieving officer” for p...
Mrs Cairns
Came to Easington in 1926, little there then. One of 11, father died, seven children survived, got money off the Parish relief. Went into service at 12. Mother busy possing clothes, boiling dinners – fire always had wash pan or cooking pan. Old women wore black. Double possing and “blue” in clothes, scrubbing floors. Cradles. Men coming from the pit black and washing in tin bath. Father and brothers miners – long tiring work. Cooking – baking, broth, potstuff vegetables. Mother made their clothes. Wedding, simple presents. Had to pay for school, and paper and pencils. Goods from the Co-op, fil...
Came to Easington in 1926, little there then. One of 11, father died, seven children survived, got money off the Parish relief. Went into service at 12. Mother busy possing clothes, boiling dinners – fire always had wash pan or cooking pan. Old women wore black. Double possing and “blue” in clothes, scrubbing floors. Cradles. Men coming from the pit black and washing in tin bath. Father and brothers miners – long tiring work. Cooking – baking, broth, potstuff vegetables. Mother made their clothes. Wedding, simple presents. Had to pay for school, and paper and pencils. Goods from the Co-op, fil...
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...
Mrs Stevenson
Visiting cottage hospital. Would go for a walk while adults had prayer meeting, had to be in for nine. Horden rough at the weekend with drinking and fighting. Helping at chapel. Going out guising at Christmas. Guessing game with taking clothing off (up to a point!). Cousin fixed her up a date. Horden church. Working in service. Brothers miners. Hard life, mother always baking and possing. Grandfather lived with them, children would pet him. House very full. Hot pot on Saturdays. Mother knitting stockings.
Visiting cottage hospital. Would go for a walk while adults had prayer meeting, had to be in for nine. Horden rough at the weekend with drinking and fighting. Helping at chapel. Going out guising at Christmas. Guessing game with taking clothing off (up to a point!). Cousin fixed her up a date. Horden church. Working in service. Brothers miners. Hard life, mother always baking and possing. Grandfather lived with them, children would pet him. House very full. Hot pot on Saturdays. Mother knitting stockings.
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 Lowden
Logistics of moving house to Horden in 1905, complicated, very little there, people moving from all over with just tin trunks, but quickly made friends, people helped each other settle in, good food. Houses going to large families. Shops locally – mix up with another girl over fish and chip order, had to find her to swap. More shops, prices. Cart came with beer once a fortnight, men and women drinking together on the street. Men would go drinking and then sleep in the Dene. Keeping fire going all night for family on different shifts. One small church school. German engineers in mine. Early doc...
Logistics of moving house to Horden in 1905, complicated, very little there, people moving from all over with just tin trunks, but quickly made friends, people helped each other settle in, good food. Houses going to large families. Shops locally – mix up with another girl over fish and chip order, had to find her to swap. More shops, prices. Cart came with beer once a fortnight, men and women drinking together on the street. Men would go drinking and then sleep in the Dene. Keeping fire going all night for family on different shifts. One small church school. German engineers in mine. Early doc...
Mrs Reay
People would wipe your face if fell over, mothers didn’t like you to get mucky. Father and brothers miners, she helped mother at home. Piano lessons till teacher wouldn't let her off to visit sister. School – discipline, she was a “talker”, would avoid reading books and ask others for summary. Singing lessons. Teasing young teacher. Pupils pushed towards having a career. Helping to poss. Cleaning at the water works part time. Interested in hair styling, used to do own and friends and others, though many older women had tight buns. Mother helped at chapel, she and friends helped out, could be ...
People would wipe your face if fell over, mothers didn’t like you to get mucky. Father and brothers miners, she helped mother at home. Piano lessons till teacher wouldn't let her off to visit sister. School – discipline, she was a “talker”, would avoid reading books and ask others for summary. Singing lessons. Teasing young teacher. Pupils pushed towards having a career. Helping to poss. Cleaning at the water works part time. Interested in hair styling, used to do own and friends and others, though many older women had tight buns. Mother helped at chapel, she and friends helped out, could be ...
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