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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...
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 Atkinson
Note: sound gradually becomes quieter – not all of this transcript is audible. Hated it when left behind when sister started school. First day at school, overawed by all the toys. Went to Secondary Modern, learned to make a home. Crazes for different activities as a child, making things eg crochet, trying to keep a secret of smoking; when a little older earned money babysitting. Mother bringing up the four of them, did odd jobs like washing. Sunday best, going to church and the youth group, “girl’s guildrie” with uniform and march, anniversary service. No sex education, was 15 when found out ...
Note: sound gradually becomes quieter – not all of this transcript is audible. Hated it when left behind when sister started school. First day at school, overawed by all the toys. Went to Secondary Modern, learned to make a home. Crazes for different activities as a child, making things eg crochet, trying to keep a secret of smoking; when a little older earned money babysitting. Mother bringing up the four of them, did odd jobs like washing. Sunday best, going to church and the youth group, “girl’s guildrie” with uniform and march, anniversary service. No sex education, was 15 when found out ...
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 ...
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...
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...
Mrs Wood
Whole life in Wingate. Father miner, became insurance agent. Saw chapel burn as a child, has to have services in the school. List local shops. Early cinema. Father taught violin in the house. Learning piano, buying one. Carrying milk home from farm every day – knocked down by bicycle, unconscious, ruined dress and face marked, mirrors covered up for a while. Stayed at home helping mother when left school. Father in a band. First car in town. Doing concerts with father. Selling grandfather’s plants in the market as a girl, used to sleep walk and sell in her sleep! Visit to the circus. Variety a...
Whole life in Wingate. Father miner, became insurance agent. Saw chapel burn as a child, has to have services in the school. List local shops. Early cinema. Father taught violin in the house. Learning piano, buying one. Carrying milk home from farm every day – knocked down by bicycle, unconscious, ruined dress and face marked, mirrors covered up for a while. Stayed at home helping mother when left school. Father in a band. First car in town. Doing concerts with father. Selling grandfather’s plants in the market as a girl, used to sleep walk and sell in her sleep! Visit to the circus. Variety a...
Mr Lee
Father came to area as a sinker – policeman then who hit with his cape. Lists teachers – caned for being cheeky. Father would blow whistle, had to be home in ten minutes or no food. Differnet places they went for entertainment, bedtime. Father had a war pension, which bought the rent and the newspaper. Water tap in yard, would have to keep water in to boil to defrost it in the winter mornings. Worked initially selling groceries door to door, then as a labourer, laying pipes then on a farm. Eccentric twin farmers, still went by candlelight, always disagreeing. Making hay stacks. No free time,...
Father came to area as a sinker – policeman then who hit with his cape. Lists teachers – caned for being cheeky. Father would blow whistle, had to be home in ten minutes or no food. Differnet places they went for entertainment, bedtime. Father had a war pension, which bought the rent and the newspaper. Water tap in yard, would have to keep water in to boil to defrost it in the winter mornings. Worked initially selling groceries door to door, then as a labourer, laying pipes then on a farm. Eccentric twin farmers, still went by candlelight, always disagreeing. Making hay stacks. No free time,...
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...
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
Pag...
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.
Mrs Routledge
Brief aspects of childhood - harvest festival picnic, school heating, clothes as a girl, needlework class. Early jobs cleaning at home and in shop; then trained at a school for domestics for twelve weeks, got job in service. Worked locally and also in Harrogate and Manchester; got cook's job but fell in from cut finger trimming pheasant; then at Ovingham. Early starts. Jobs done by each staff member. Humorous story involving a shepherd's pie. Conditions for staff. Different jobs she did through the day, lighting fires, cleaning, laying tables, cooking etc. Describes life in Service and the var...
Brief aspects of childhood - harvest festival picnic, school heating, clothes as a girl, needlework class. Early jobs cleaning at home and in shop; then trained at a school for domestics for twelve weeks, got job in service. Worked locally and also in Harrogate and Manchester; got cook's job but fell in from cut finger trimming pheasant; then at Ovingham. Early starts. Jobs done by each staff member. Humorous story involving a shepherd's pie. Conditions for staff. Different jobs she did through the day, lighting fires, cleaning, laying tables, cooking etc. Describes life in Service and the var...
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 ...
Tommy Robson
Around Cockfield fell, different bits of housing and who lived in them, location of bridges, quarry, railways, river. Walked to school over fell, or jumped on coal tubs. Christened by African missionaries. Snow on the fell. Helped care for animals. Buying sweets. Father found woman lost in snow. Grandfather drove small train, would give him ride. Watching hunt and animals from windows. Helping grandfather make fertiliser from sheep droppings. Grandfather stole tools from railway - had to get rid of them when railway policeman inspected house - sons debating over his property when he died, foun...
Around Cockfield fell, different bits of housing and who lived in them, location of bridges, quarry, railways, river. Walked to school over fell, or jumped on coal tubs. Christened by African missionaries. Snow on the fell. Helped care for animals. Buying sweets. Father found woman lost in snow. Grandfather drove small train, would give him ride. Watching hunt and animals from windows. Helping grandfather make fertiliser from sheep droppings. Grandfather stole tools from railway - had to get rid of them when railway policeman inspected house - sons debating over his property when he died, foun...
John Sowerby
Brief list of roles within the works, ending as technical services manager, and equipment used. School days - games played. Watching demolition of chimneys. Brief on 1975 celebrations and the new museum. Coal dust getting everywhere. Food cooked by mother
Brief list of roles within the works, ending as technical services manager, and equipment used. School days - games played. Watching demolition of chimneys. Brief on 1975 celebrations and the new museum. Coal dust getting everywhere. Food cooked by mother
Dianne Elliot and Dianne Bolton
Leaving school and getting work at Astraka fur factory. The work - machines, goods made, special orders, styles, individual and corporate customers. Buying coats, hire purchase. Aspects of conditions - hours, transport to work, social dances, uniforms, singing, payday atmosphere. Men in the factory. Walking home in the snow. Joining protestors in 1984. Job progression, supervisors. Accidents and staff nurse. Relationship with parents. The closure; unions unwelcome. Holidays. Fur everywhere. "One big family". Disciplinary procedures. Breaks and lunchtimes. Effect of railway closures. Returning ...
Leaving school and getting work at Astraka fur factory. The work - machines, goods made, special orders, styles, individual and corporate customers. Buying coats, hire purchase. Aspects of conditions - hours, transport to work, social dances, uniforms, singing, payday atmosphere. Men in the factory. Walking home in the snow. Joining protestors in 1984. Job progression, supervisors. Accidents and staff nurse. Relationship with parents. The closure; unions unwelcome. Holidays. Fur everywhere. "One big family". Disciplinary procedures. Breaks and lunchtimes. Effect of railway closures. Returning ...
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 ...
Mary Wright
Early work at Doggart’s department store; moving to the Co-op. Food shopping during world war two, soldiers billeted nearby. School clerk dealing with evacuees. Brief on aspects of work in other shops. Rats in a shop. Various job options available. Night time dances. Worked in Shildon Railway Works as clerical staff and in stores. Men coming back from the war. Aspects of experience in the works, brought a cat home. Rats in the church from when it had been a soldiers’ mess room. Ran house as a bed and breakfast during 1975 celebrations. Lots of railway crossings in town. Accidents on the road...
Early work at Doggart’s department store; moving to the Co-op. Food shopping during world war two, soldiers billeted nearby. School clerk dealing with evacuees. Brief on aspects of work in other shops. Rats in a shop. Various job options available. Night time dances. Worked in Shildon Railway Works as clerical staff and in stores. Men coming back from the war. Aspects of experience in the works, brought a cat home. Rats in the church from when it had been a soldiers’ mess room. Ran house as a bed and breakfast during 1975 celebrations. Lots of railway crossings in town. Accidents on the road...
Maurice Peacock
Lived in Shildon till 14 years old, poor family. Outlines his jobs. Father in mines beneath the house. Street games - boiling chips in axle grease, smoking a pipe, stealing from goods yard, playing football. The walk to school. Sunday school. Buildings in the area. Deprivations of the Depression years. 1925 wagonway celebrations. Local police. Uncle's double seat toilet. Father's moleskin trousers. Vehicles on the roads. Making igloos. Soup from the Salvation Army in General Strike. Going to the cinema. No class distinction amonst children. Home remedies. Given extra chores if disobeyed parent...
Lived in Shildon till 14 years old, poor family. Outlines his jobs. Father in mines beneath the house. Street games - boiling chips in axle grease, smoking a pipe, stealing from goods yard, playing football. The walk to school. Sunday school. Buildings in the area. Deprivations of the Depression years. 1925 wagonway celebrations. Local police. Uncle's double seat toilet. Father's moleskin trousers. Vehicles on the roads. Making igloos. Soup from the Salvation Army in General Strike. Going to the cinema. No class distinction amonst children. Home remedies. Given extra chores if disobeyed parent...
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