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Mr Rutter
Working in the mines, particularly with regard to pit ponies and their life. Describes the horse drawn vehicles in the village - midden carts, butcher carts, transport etc.
Working in the mines, particularly with regard to pit ponies and their life. Describes the horse drawn vehicles in the village - midden carts, butcher carts, transport etc.
Mr Dawson
Lead mining
Lead mining
Mr Charlton
Life in Kirkmerrington - lots of detail about funeral services. Grandfather also a taxidermist. Wheelwright, making wheels. Also making coffins from an early age, had to teach himself when father died at 16. Making wooden gates, repairing farm carts. Helped a blacksmith while at school. Boneshaker bicycle. Grandfather used to be on pit inquiry board, but kicked off for swearing (really for supporting workers). Story of squire thrown in the pond. Lad playing football with butter stored in his cap… Making seats for netties. Local gravestones and famous local people buried. Pranks as children, ga...
Life in Kirkmerrington - lots of detail about funeral services. Grandfather also a taxidermist. Wheelwright, making wheels. Also making coffins from an early age, had to teach himself when father died at 16. Making wooden gates, repairing farm carts. Helped a blacksmith while at school. Boneshaker bicycle. Grandfather used to be on pit inquiry board, but kicked off for swearing (really for supporting workers). Story of squire thrown in the pond. Lad playing football with butter stored in his cap… Making seats for netties. Local gravestones and famous local people buried. Pranks as children, ga...
Mrs Violet Kingsland
East Stanley school. Friday was "one o'clock day". Sandwiches for lunch. No alternative to the pits for lads. Father killed in pit disaster. Mother saved to buy a house, took in lodgers. Neighbour supplied coal. Travelling in the snow. Leaving party. Chapel congregation. Messiah sung. Infectious disease. Girl's death and visit by class to see dead body. Mixed school desks. "Simple" boy. School yard. Travelling to school. Clashes with roman catholic school. Sport. Co-op.
East Stanley school. Friday was "one o'clock day". Sandwiches for lunch. No alternative to the pits for lads. Father killed in pit disaster. Mother saved to buy a house, took in lodgers. Neighbour supplied coal. Travelling in the snow. Leaving party. Chapel congregation. Messiah sung. Infectious disease. Girl's death and visit by class to see dead body. Mixed school desks. "Simple" boy. School yard. Travelling to school. Clashes with roman catholic school. Sport. Co-op.
Harry Hoban
Father a miner, big family. Local pits and a thriving Methodist community. Different branches of non-conformism. Working in a quarry. Then quarry closed and had to get work in the pit, then in a mental hospital briefly. Chapel choir, concerts performed, competitions. Christian endeavour. Sunday school trips, Sunday school anniversary. 1914 strike. Duties as a Chapel Steward, administration of chapels. Peter Lee, a lay preacher. Pit banners. Local brass band. Future of the chapel locally. People having to move away to find work.
Father a miner, big family. Local pits and a thriving Methodist community. Different branches of non-conformism. Working in a quarry. Then quarry closed and had to get work in the pit, then in a mental hospital briefly. Chapel choir, concerts performed, competitions. Christian endeavour. Sunday school trips, Sunday school anniversary. 1914 strike. Duties as a Chapel Steward, administration of chapels. Peter Lee, a lay preacher. Pit banners. Local brass band. Future of the chapel locally. People having to move away to find work.
Dr Tanham
Background. Education. Emigration from Ireland. G.P. in London. Times of surgery. G.P. in West Pelton, dispensing medicines. Immunisation and penicillin. Condition of work of miners. Mining accidents and lung diseases. Miners houses.
Background. Education. Emigration from Ireland. G.P. in London. Times of surgery. G.P. in West Pelton, dispensing medicines. Immunisation and penicillin. Condition of work of miners. Mining accidents and lung diseases. Miners houses.
Mrs Shevells
Beamish village. Railways being built. Blacksmith's shop. Colliery houses in Beamish. School. Pits. Reading room. Beamish hall, pumping engine. Paper mill. Taylor's farm. Peggy's wicket. The postman. Tradesmen in the village. Maids at Beamish hall. The Abinsons ran the butchers and the Wheatsheaf. Women and drinking.
Beamish village. Railways being built. Blacksmith's shop. Colliery houses in Beamish. School. Pits. Reading room. Beamish hall, pumping engine. Paper mill. Taylor's farm. Peggy's wicket. The postman. Tradesmen in the village. Maids at Beamish hall. The Abinsons ran the butchers and the Wheatsheaf. Women and drinking.
Horace Wooton
Pit manager talking about his career from putter to manager. Training for manager's positions. Comparison to German mines. Describes the manager's office
Pit manager talking about his career from putter to manager. Training for manager's positions. Comparison to German mines. Describes the manager's office
Tom Holmes
The mining cottage. Describes starting work down the mines, extremely detailed description of equipment, methods and conditions working on the screens, with ponies, at the shaft bottom and at the coal face. Games played as a child
The mining cottage. Describes starting work down the mines, extremely detailed description of equipment, methods and conditions working on the screens, with ponies, at the shaft bottom and at the coal face. Games played as a child
Harry Turnbull
Locomotive driving techniques and working conditions. Mining railways, carrying coal and bricks etc. Signalling system and whistle codes. Different locomotives.
Locomotive driving techniques and working conditions. Mining railways, carrying coal and bricks etc. Signalling system and whistle codes. Different locomotives.
Eliza Brown
Born in Howden le Wear, youngest of 13 children. Parents - father an Annfield Plain miner. Eliza started work at 14, nursemaid. Became a postwoman during world war one 1914-21 -duties, rounds, clothing, training, got in trouble for taking a short cut, police had to escort her in one section, shifts, clothing, working in the snow, helping police, arguing with other workers, delivering to gypsies. Married George Brown and lived in Stanley. Caned at school, no sympathy from parents. No sex education. Children all shared bedroom. Dolls. Given chores as children. Health care as a child, home remedi...
Born in Howden le Wear, youngest of 13 children. Parents - father an Annfield Plain miner. Eliza started work at 14, nursemaid. Became a postwoman during world war one 1914-21 -duties, rounds, clothing, training, got in trouble for taking a short cut, police had to escort her in one section, shifts, clothing, working in the snow, helping police, arguing with other workers, delivering to gypsies. Married George Brown and lived in Stanley. Caned at school, no sympathy from parents. No sex education. Children all shared bedroom. Dolls. Given chores as children. Health care as a child, home remedi...
Mr Spark
Father taught him to read the time. First day at the village school. Learning maths using a sand tray. Nigger minstrel doll. Mines rescue team. Big garden with pigs and goats. Children's games - detailed account of marbles games. Jumping games. Did gymnastics at secondary school. Something akin to rugby. Formal drill. Jack shine a light.
Father taught him to read the time. First day at the village school. Learning maths using a sand tray. Nigger minstrel doll. Mines rescue team. Big garden with pigs and goats. Children's games - detailed account of marbles games. Jumping games. Did gymnastics at secondary school. Something akin to rugby. Formal drill. Jack shine a light.
Laurie Moran
Mr Moran reads from his own book, "A portrait of a colliery and its people: the history of Brandon colliery" pt 1 - 1856-1863
Mr Moran reads from his own book, "A portrait of a colliery and its people: the history of Brandon colliery" pt 1 - 1856-1863
Laurie Moran
Mr Moran reads from his own book, "A portrait of a colliery and its people: the history of Brandon colliery" pt 2 - 1863-1872
Mr Moran reads from his own book, "A portrait of a colliery and its people: the history of Brandon colliery" pt 2 - 1863-1872
Laurie Moran
Mr Moran reads from his own book, "A portrait of a colliery and its people: the history of Brandon colliery" pt 3 - 1872-1881
Mr Moran reads from his own book, "A portrait of a colliery and its people: the history of Brandon colliery" pt 3 - 1872-1881
Laurie Moran
Mr Moran reads from his own book, "A portrait of a colliery and its people: the history of Brandon colliery" pt 4 - 1881-1892
Mr Moran reads from his own book, "A portrait of a colliery and its people: the history of Brandon colliery" pt 4 - 1881-1892
Laurie Moran
Mr Moran reads from his own book, "A portrait of a colliery and its people: the history of Brandon colliery" pt 4 - 1892-1902
Mr Moran reads from his own book, "A portrait of a colliery and its people: the history of Brandon colliery" pt 4 - 1892-1902
Laurie Moran
Mr Moran reads from his own book, "A portrait of a colliery and its people: the history of Brandon colliery" pt 5 - 1902-1913
Mr Moran reads from his own book, "A portrait of a colliery and its people: the history of Brandon colliery" pt 5 - 1902-1913
mining communities: women at work
From a slide talk on mining communities; women at work. Covers music, girls looking after boys, colliery houses, keeping pigs and hens, girls doing chores, shifts, putting bait up, baking and cooking, housework, mat making
From a slide talk on mining communities; women at work. Covers music, girls looking after boys, colliery houses, keeping pigs and hens, girls doing chores, shifts, putting bait up, baking and cooking, housework, mat making
mining communities: village life
From a slide talk on mining communities: village life. Music and snippets of conversation. Colliery houses and gardens. Sport. Social life. Sunday school. Skipping, games, rhymes. Co-op
From a slide talk on mining communities: village life. Music and snippets of conversation. Colliery houses and gardens. Sport. Social life. Sunday school. Skipping, games, rhymes. Co-op
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