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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...
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 ...
Mr Dalkin
Started work on belts at 13 and underground at 14. Close to underground explosion in 1914, people panicking. Rescuing a man trapped under stones; later being similarly trapped himself. Friend predicted his own death, didn't want to go back into Ferryhill pit, died two days later, saving someone else. Nothing else to do really, needed the money of the pits. Driving a pony, got into row with deputy as had been told it was too big for particular patch, then told to go there anyway, Deputy threatened him, he got one of the weighmen to take his side. Small seams and amounts of coal. Man who acciden...
Started work on belts at 13 and underground at 14. Close to underground explosion in 1914, people panicking. Rescuing a man trapped under stones; later being similarly trapped himself. Friend predicted his own death, didn't want to go back into Ferryhill pit, died two days later, saving someone else. Nothing else to do really, needed the money of the pits. Driving a pony, got into row with deputy as had been told it was too big for particular patch, then told to go there anyway, Deputy threatened him, he got one of the weighmen to take his side. Small seams and amounts of coal. Man who acciden...
Mr Richardson
Was in the emergency rescue service in the mines - describes in detail the breathing equipment and the training sessions in fake conditions, carrying a wooden dummy he called Frankenstein. Instance of saving someone's life when breathing equipment not working. Got a dislocation of the neck. Crook used wild redpolls instead of canaries, but had to replace regularly as they became more accustomed to bad air over time. Difficulty of moving around in cumbersome equipment. Browney colliery village, shops. All the pubs round about and the route walked between them. One was right by Brandon pit, man ...
Was in the emergency rescue service in the mines - describes in detail the breathing equipment and the training sessions in fake conditions, carrying a wooden dummy he called Frankenstein. Instance of saving someone's life when breathing equipment not working. Got a dislocation of the neck. Crook used wild redpolls instead of canaries, but had to replace regularly as they became more accustomed to bad air over time. Difficulty of moving around in cumbersome equipment. Browney colliery village, shops. All the pubs round about and the route walked between them. One was right by Brandon pit, man ...
Mr Cowburn
Left school at 14 and went to work on a pump inside the mine, keeping a man dry, because there was no room on the screens. Terrified to start with, so different, hard work, small spaces, and hadn't been told about it by father or in school. Men made you work hard, but weren't cruel. At least lived close to pit, others had long journey home and some fell asleep by the roadside. Some other boys went to potato picking for low wages. 1926 strike, reduction in wages. Siblings. Saw local lads going to world war one, a brother in law joined up at 17, sergeant deliberately misheard his age, would see ...
Left school at 14 and went to work on a pump inside the mine, keeping a man dry, because there was no room on the screens. Terrified to start with, so different, hard work, small spaces, and hadn't been told about it by father or in school. Men made you work hard, but weren't cruel. At least lived close to pit, others had long journey home and some fell asleep by the roadside. Some other boys went to potato picking for low wages. 1926 strike, reduction in wages. Siblings. Saw local lads going to world war one, a brother in law joined up at 17, sergeant deliberately misheard his age, would see ...
Mr Richardson
Wild as a boy, in a gang of lads, only one school could keep him in as had very high railings. Started in pit at 12, opening doors for ponies. Had an accident and broke a finger, got it splinted. Worked for lots of pits, on one you entered the pit in a big steel bucket. Pay. Spending money on darts sideshows at the hoppings. "we were a pack of loose dogs", had clashes with the police but only frightened of father. Pitch and toss school.
Wild as a boy, in a gang of lads, only one school could keep him in as had very high railings. Started in pit at 12, opening doors for ponies. Had an accident and broke a finger, got it splinted. Worked for lots of pits, on one you entered the pit in a big steel bucket. Pay. Spending money on darts sideshows at the hoppings. "we were a pack of loose dogs", had clashes with the police but only frightened of father. Pitch and toss school.
Wilf Swindle
Initially worked in lead mining, the washing floor, stages of processing lead ore. Started working on boilers. Horses drowned in pit flood. Navvying work helping to build Burnhope reservoir, tasks, digging, concreting, making clay. Detailed account of getting next job in steelworks, then in a chemical works. Working in darkness in world war two, in Home Guard. Different boilers. Lead miners when he was young, sleeping out there, carrying food in large "wallet"
Initially worked in lead mining, the washing floor, stages of processing lead ore. Started working on boilers. Horses drowned in pit flood. Navvying work helping to build Burnhope reservoir, tasks, digging, concreting, making clay. Detailed account of getting next job in steelworks, then in a chemical works. Working in darkness in world war two, in Home Guard. Different boilers. Lead miners when he was young, sleeping out there, carrying food in large "wallet"
Mr C. Robinson
First memories of celebration during Boer war. Mother worked several jobs, as did he from the age of ten - delivering papers and working in the butchers. Became a machine fitter, bosses would come round and show how to do things. Work conditions - braziers, work done, hours, filthy, locked out if late, days off without pay. In early scout troupe. Collecting jam jars for a penny to get into lantern slide show. Sneaking into the cinema. Helping with programmes at the theatre. Grandfather a keelman - busy quayside, cargoes, uniform kept spotless, the wherry, hard work. Making own tools. 1926 stri...
First memories of celebration during Boer war. Mother worked several jobs, as did he from the age of ten - delivering papers and working in the butchers. Became a machine fitter, bosses would come round and show how to do things. Work conditions - braziers, work done, hours, filthy, locked out if late, days off without pay. In early scout troupe. Collecting jam jars for a penny to get into lantern slide show. Sneaking into the cinema. Helping with programmes at the theatre. Grandfather a keelman - busy quayside, cargoes, uniform kept spotless, the wherry, hard work. Making own tools. 1926 stri...
Mr Jackson
The celebrations for the relief of Mafeking. Learning to sew at school. Starting farm work. Spell as a mason for the colliery, remembers journey of a tankey between pits, with many horses, had to strengthen the road for it. Man found Roman coffin in quarry, sold "souvenirs". Dry stone walling. Shearing sheep. Transport work for the army in world war one, horses kicking. Put into Scottish regiment - kilt wearing. Avoiding transport work in the trenches.
The celebrations for the relief of Mafeking. Learning to sew at school. Starting farm work. Spell as a mason for the colliery, remembers journey of a tankey between pits, with many horses, had to strengthen the road for it. Man found Roman coffin in quarry, sold "souvenirs". Dry stone walling. Shearing sheep. Transport work for the army in world war one, horses kicking. Put into Scottish regiment - kilt wearing. Avoiding transport work in the trenches.
Tom Pearson
Talks about life in the early C20th - the netty, water, possing. The Co-op. Children's games. Running after the hounds. Man lighting the oil street lights. Quilting. Starting down the pit.
Talks about life in the early C20th - the netty, water, possing. The Co-op. Children's games. Running after the hounds. Man lighting the oil street lights. Quilting. Starting down the pit.
miner
Various pits owned by the Hedleys. No injury compensation, collection made at colliery office. Start of unions. How they were paid - cash in hand, spinning device on table. People went to Newcastle in cab to fetch money each week.
Various pits owned by the Hedleys. No injury compensation, collection made at colliery office. Start of unions. How they were paid - cash in hand, spinning device on table. People went to Newcastle in cab to fetch money each week.
Mr Huscroft
song. Conditions and pay in the pits. Funerals saw the funeral for the Stanley disaster. Father wanted him to be a joiner. Easter egg jarping. Games and pastimes, pitch and toss. Midgie lamps.
song. Conditions and pay in the pits. Funerals saw the funeral for the Stanley disaster. Father wanted him to be a joiner. Easter egg jarping. Games and pastimes, pitch and toss. Midgie lamps.
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