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George Patterson
Provided by Mr Eccles and Mr Branfoot. Family life, toilets and using the leek trench or ash heaps instead. Neighbours. The ash heap. Clippy and proggy mats. The house and the beds. The end of world war one - armistice. Fireplaces and heating. Siblings. Tin baths, miners getting clean but leaving their backs dirty. Colliery showers. School, school equipment. Discipline and at school and home, father had a cat o'nine tails and a hammer, disciplinarian. Eventually two of his sons attacked him back and made him stop hitting mother. Layout of house. Water supply. Keeping hens and allotments. Bakin...
Provided by Mr Eccles and Mr Branfoot. Family life, toilets and using the leek trench or ash heaps instead. Neighbours. The ash heap. Clippy and proggy mats. The house and the beds. The end of world war one - armistice. Fireplaces and heating. Siblings. Tin baths, miners getting clean but leaving their backs dirty. Colliery showers. School, school equipment. Discipline and at school and home, father had a cat o'nine tails and a hammer, disciplinarian. Eventually two of his sons attacked him back and made him stop hitting mother. Layout of house. Water supply. Keeping hens and allotments. Bakin...
Mr Jordan
Father had been a soldier in India, mother sewed all their clothes, remembers wearing a dress as a small child. Walking to school, meals, loved the countryside. School mistress. Celebrations for the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria. House, six of them in upstairs bedroom. Playing football. From 10, he delivered newspapers. From twelve, his father, a deputy overman, took him on trips into the pit - said that his father took him in seven for company. First impressions of the pit. Wanted to stay with newsagent but mine paid better, so went down at 14, as a traffic boy. Compares ugly mine to beau...
Father had been a soldier in India, mother sewed all their clothes, remembers wearing a dress as a small child. Walking to school, meals, loved the countryside. School mistress. Celebrations for the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria. House, six of them in upstairs bedroom. Playing football. From 10, he delivered newspapers. From twelve, his father, a deputy overman, took him on trips into the pit - said that his father took him in seven for company. First impressions of the pit. Wanted to stay with newsagent but mine paid better, so went down at 14, as a traffic boy. Compares ugly mine to beau...
Mr Hind
Home as a toddler, had beetles on the walls. Outfit of the miners. Respect for parents. Meals. Playing games under the street lights. Quoits players. Pigeon racing. Loved learning about the countryside. The shooting parties of the Lamptons, their staff. Listening to stories about the area. Apprenticeship and training to be a painter. Detailed description of military career in world war two - various postings, as draughtsman, wireless, batman. Preparing for D-day, secrecy. Crossing the channel and early tasks and conditions in France.
Home as a toddler, had beetles on the walls. Outfit of the miners. Respect for parents. Meals. Playing games under the street lights. Quoits players. Pigeon racing. Loved learning about the countryside. The shooting parties of the Lamptons, their staff. Listening to stories about the area. Apprenticeship and training to be a painter. Detailed description of military career in world war two - various postings, as draughtsman, wireless, batman. Preparing for D-day, secrecy. Crossing the channel and early tasks and conditions in France.
Bob Barker
1926 strike - cricket and looking for coal. Denied any poor relief. Working in the pit from 14, Twizell. Fathers marra who wouldn’t accept financial help. Deaths from siliconiosis. Houses - 13 of them in two pit houses knocked together. Bathing in front of fire, father wouldn’t wash his back. Father on the dole. Father fined for fighting - miners fights and rivalries. Being taken on at Twizell. Most of the village interrelated. House with a beetle infestation. Grew rhubarb up to seven feet tall. Pig killing - man who made a mess of it, sticking chisels in the pigs head, had to go and help slit...
1926 strike - cricket and looking for coal. Denied any poor relief. Working in the pit from 14, Twizell. Fathers marra who wouldn’t accept financial help. Deaths from siliconiosis. Houses - 13 of them in two pit houses knocked together. Bathing in front of fire, father wouldn’t wash his back. Father on the dole. Father fined for fighting - miners fights and rivalries. Being taken on at Twizell. Most of the village interrelated. House with a beetle infestation. Grew rhubarb up to seven feet tall. Pig killing - man who made a mess of it, sticking chisels in the pigs head, had to go and help slit...
Bob Barker
Children's games in detail - rules and how the equipment was improvised - hide and seek, marbles, cricket, mounty kitty, jack shine a low (version of hide and seek with a turnip lantern). Games with the girls, "getting on top of them" in colliery field with clothes on - "having a clootie bit", golf. After 14 this all changed - stopped children's games, instead played cards (once got fined for a game of cards, though he wasn’t actually there), pitch and toss (rules, cheats, etc), handball, quoits, buckstick or kitty cat. More on cricket, football. Worked at Billingham during world war two, very...
Children's games in detail - rules and how the equipment was improvised - hide and seek, marbles, cricket, mounty kitty, jack shine a low (version of hide and seek with a turnip lantern). Games with the girls, "getting on top of them" in colliery field with clothes on - "having a clootie bit", golf. After 14 this all changed - stopped children's games, instead played cards (once got fined for a game of cards, though he wasn’t actually there), pitch and toss (rules, cheats, etc), handball, quoits, buckstick or kitty cat. More on cricket, football. Worked at Billingham during world war two, very...
Mr Jameson
How they used to make butter in the dairy - getting cream from the separator, then churning process. And the "butter walker". And making into pats. Lead miners often had a smallholding. Wet mines better than dry, less dust. Rabbit catching with father, mentioned. First job was odd job boy in a small trial mine, his father was one of six workers there, primitive. Finding early C19th mine workings. Breaking stone for the road, then quarrying, but put on the dole, so went into farming. Had an Italian prisoner of war working for him during world war two, very good, put up a five bar gate. Sheep c...
How they used to make butter in the dairy - getting cream from the separator, then churning process. And the "butter walker". And making into pats. Lead miners often had a smallholding. Wet mines better than dry, less dust. Rabbit catching with father, mentioned. First job was odd job boy in a small trial mine, his father was one of six workers there, primitive. Finding early C19th mine workings. Breaking stone for the road, then quarrying, but put on the dole, so went into farming. Had an Italian prisoner of war working for him during world war two, very good, put up a five bar gate. Sheep c...
George Purdon
songs by G. Purdon - Easington disaster, farewell to 'Cotia, the echo of pit boots, the pony putter, the Bevin boy's lament, halley's piebald gallowa, a 'cotia miner (Jack Elliot), they're coming home today, the bogie man, when delaval stood alone, blacklisted miners
songs by G. Purdon - Easington disaster, farewell to 'Cotia, the echo of pit boots, the pony putter, the Bevin boy's lament, halley's piebald gallowa, a 'cotia miner (Jack Elliot), they're coming home today, the bogie man, when delaval stood alone, blacklisted miners
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"
songs of Durham miners
Folk music of Durham miners, with some commentary, compiled by A. L. Lloyd and recorded at a Birtley folk club. Where are we gang says Billy to Bob, The coal owner and the poor pitman's wife, Little chance, The bonny pit laddie, The waggoner, Herring's head, R U Hinny Burd, I wish <> would come, The Kerry Recruit, Blackleg miner
Folk music of Durham miners, with some commentary, compiled by A. L. Lloyd and recorded at a Birtley folk club. Where are we gang says Billy to Bob, The coal owner and the poor pitman's wife, Little chance, The bonny pit laddie, The waggoner, Herring's head, R U Hinny Burd, I wish <> would come, The Kerry Recruit, Blackleg miner
Bill
Very detailed description of quarrying work in the 1920s. Making pulp stones and grind stones, how they are made, where they went. Drilling a hole, gunpowder, saw mill for cutting stone. Operating cranes, method for opening up a quarry. Jobs. Work of the blacksmith making and mending picks. Pay and food. Silicosis caused by dust in the lungs. Carrying a hairpin to get grit from eye, or lick it out! Carts for carrying stone. Brief strike, miners wouldn’t support. Cranes. Accidents caused by cranes. Temporary workers in hard times. Father a heavy drinker. Women went to cinema, not the pub. Carri...
Very detailed description of quarrying work in the 1920s. Making pulp stones and grind stones, how they are made, where they went. Drilling a hole, gunpowder, saw mill for cutting stone. Operating cranes, method for opening up a quarry. Jobs. Work of the blacksmith making and mending picks. Pay and food. Silicosis caused by dust in the lungs. Carrying a hairpin to get grit from eye, or lick it out! Carts for carrying stone. Brief strike, miners wouldn’t support. Cranes. Accidents caused by cranes. Temporary workers in hard times. Father a heavy drinker. Women went to cinema, not the pub. Carri...
John Kell
Water supply, middens and coal house. Walled gardens. Mining techniques. Miner's day - starts at 6 am with water and bait, getting light for the day. Riding to landing in a tub. Putting tubs and driving the pony. Became a hewer at 21, hard work, laying timber and plates, shotfiring. Old miners would tin their own shot. Wet work, sometimes didn't get far. 16 tubs per man a good average. Cables, names picked from a hat. Pay. Games - marbles, cherry stones, "tally ho" with a lamp on dark nights, carlins and bowlie in cap. Lived rough and played rough; men drank and women had a poor life.
Water supply, middens and coal house. Walled gardens. Mining techniques. Miner's day - starts at 6 am with water and bait, getting light for the day. Riding to landing in a tub. Putting tubs and driving the pony. Became a hewer at 21, hard work, laying timber and plates, shotfiring. Old miners would tin their own shot. Wet work, sometimes didn't get far. 16 tubs per man a good average. Cables, names picked from a hat. Pay. Games - marbles, cherry stones, "tally ho" with a lamp on dark nights, carlins and bowlie in cap. Lived rough and played rough; men drank and women had a poor life.
Jim and others
Titled "The miner's tape", this interviews several men - Harry, a gardener born 1887, an unnamed farmer, and several miners - Jim (1896), Walter (1924) and Freddie (1931). Walter gives a more recent perspective in comparison with Jim's earlier memories. Prices and clothes. Starting in the mines, pay and conditions, food. Dressing up for a night out. Height of seams. Pit ponies, could sense trouble and save a life. Two boys in the mine setting fire to things because didn’t get their usual bribe to behave of chewing tobacco. Frightened by pit cat. Pig keeping. Riot against dean of Durham in 1926...
Titled "The miner's tape", this interviews several men - Harry, a gardener born 1887, an unnamed farmer, and several miners - Jim (1896), Walter (1924) and Freddie (1931). Walter gives a more recent perspective in comparison with Jim's earlier memories. Prices and clothes. Starting in the mines, pay and conditions, food. Dressing up for a night out. Height of seams. Pit ponies, could sense trouble and save a life. Two boys in the mine setting fire to things because didn’t get their usual bribe to behave of chewing tobacco. Frightened by pit cat. Pig keeping. Riot against dean of Durham in 1926...
Radio Newcastle, Folk on Friday
"folk on Friday" Northumbrian edition - keel row, lambton worm, morpeth rant. Shepherd's reminisce. College valley hounds, sword dance, Washington grey's band, Blow the wind southerly, weather lore, grace darling, have you seen my laddie, keel row, chevy chase, sally gardens, prelude, high level ranters, keep your feet still Geordie hinny. Miners reminisce. IN the bar room. Clog dancing, Dan Leno's hornpipe (harvest home). Blaydon races. Steeleye Span perform: false knight on the road, walk in the morning, rave on, Dowd's favourite, £10 float, musical priest, captain coulson's jig, handsome po...
"folk on Friday" Northumbrian edition - keel row, lambton worm, morpeth rant. Shepherd's reminisce. College valley hounds, sword dance, Washington grey's band, Blow the wind southerly, weather lore, grace darling, have you seen my laddie, keel row, chevy chase, sally gardens, prelude, high level ranters, keep your feet still Geordie hinny. Miners reminisce. IN the bar room. Clog dancing, Dan Leno's hornpipe (harvest home). Blaydon races. Steeleye Span perform: false knight on the road, walk in the morning, rave on, Dowd's favourite, £10 float, musical priest, captain coulson's jig, handsome po...
Durham miners gala
Durham Miner's Gala with John Elliot. This should be after 60a but may not be.
Durham Miner's Gala with John Elliot. This should be after 60a but may not be.
Mr Newton and Mr Bell
Miner's wife as "motherly octopus", could be relied upon at all hours, made the money reach. Sons in various jobs, only one went down the pit and didn't stay. But when they were young had no real choices. Did know lad who got to university and sentenced Gandhi. Could leave for pits at twelve. Corruption, trade unionism tried to control it. Relationship between further education and the chapel. Mine management built all the local chapels, and had "spies" within them, keep an eye on miners. Real activism was via the workmen's clubs. Leader Sam Watson. Threat of losing job, others waiting to take...
Miner's wife as "motherly octopus", could be relied upon at all hours, made the money reach. Sons in various jobs, only one went down the pit and didn't stay. But when they were young had no real choices. Did know lad who got to university and sentenced Gandhi. Could leave for pits at twelve. Corruption, trade unionism tried to control it. Relationship between further education and the chapel. Mine management built all the local chapels, and had "spies" within them, keep an eye on miners. Real activism was via the workmen's clubs. Leader Sam Watson. Threat of losing job, others waiting to take...
Mr Cooper
Lost a foot in an accident as a shunter, took a long time to get ambulance man - bought a peg leg with help from Consett Iron Works, union and others, but couldn't afford a foot. Sat outside colliery manager's office till given a job. Also took up cycling. Consett Iron company officials obedient to company. A few anecdotes about their behaviour, made to look stupid by others, or were thoughtless or dangerous or angry in regard to pit safety, sets of trolleys, detonator boxes etc. Social order, colliery manager at the top, went hunting. Could tell importance by owning a bath. Miners low sociall...
Lost a foot in an accident as a shunter, took a long time to get ambulance man - bought a peg leg with help from Consett Iron Works, union and others, but couldn't afford a foot. Sat outside colliery manager's office till given a job. Also took up cycling. Consett Iron company officials obedient to company. A few anecdotes about their behaviour, made to look stupid by others, or were thoughtless or dangerous or angry in regard to pit safety, sets of trolleys, detonator boxes etc. Social order, colliery manager at the top, went hunting. Could tell importance by owning a bath. Miners low sociall...
Mr Anderson
Father was a manager at Elswick, early memories of accidents there. Old corfe. Went to Armstrong college to learn mining engineering and also practical training underground. Near-miss accidents. Put knowledge to use digging tunnels in world war one, in Royal Engineers. Lightning strike at Stargate colliery. Trying to rescue lad trapped in pit, got a medal. Playing tennis. Miners not rough and unintelligent, many were well read, good relationship with mine owners. Turned down job with Shell. Respect of miners if one stood firm when justified. Teased in mines for accent and education, but eventu...
Father was a manager at Elswick, early memories of accidents there. Old corfe. Went to Armstrong college to learn mining engineering and also practical training underground. Near-miss accidents. Put knowledge to use digging tunnels in world war one, in Royal Engineers. Lightning strike at Stargate colliery. Trying to rescue lad trapped in pit, got a medal. Playing tennis. Miners not rough and unintelligent, many were well read, good relationship with mine owners. Turned down job with Shell. Respect of miners if one stood firm when justified. Teased in mines for accent and education, but eventu...
Mr Hall
Miner who was a champion sausage eater, his troubles with his wife. Accidental giving of very high pay. Coal mining, putting and hewing. Became log secretary, accident triggered nightmares. Durham Miner's Association. Depression and strikes of 1921 and 1926; railwaymen breaking the strike, Ramsey MacDonald. War minister predicting holidays in the Mediterranean. Colliery managers playing with other men's wives, community responses to adultery. Blackshirts. Wanting to not have a colliery house. Diseases from mining. Closing colliery "to keep Reds out". Colliery doctors. Lamps. Dislike of the str...
Miner who was a champion sausage eater, his troubles with his wife. Accidental giving of very high pay. Coal mining, putting and hewing. Became log secretary, accident triggered nightmares. Durham Miner's Association. Depression and strikes of 1921 and 1926; railwaymen breaking the strike, Ramsey MacDonald. War minister predicting holidays in the Mediterranean. Colliery managers playing with other men's wives, community responses to adultery. Blackshirts. Wanting to not have a colliery house. Diseases from mining. Closing colliery "to keep Reds out". Colliery doctors. Lamps. Dislike of the str...
Mr Sherwood
Social distinctions and relationships between ordinary miners, deputies and overman. Moving up the ranks. Welsh miners. Room in the pub nicknamed "the fat beast" because it was used by "the management's side". Characteristics of a good deputy - different skills needed in different pit districts and conditions. Mining equipment. Sorting out pay disputes between clerks, overmen, miners etc. Happy when the pit head baths came in and could go home clean. 1926 strike, enjoyed it, soup kitchens. Joined the army and realised Durham miner's condition of living worse than those in other places. Those w...
Social distinctions and relationships between ordinary miners, deputies and overman. Moving up the ranks. Welsh miners. Room in the pub nicknamed "the fat beast" because it was used by "the management's side". Characteristics of a good deputy - different skills needed in different pit districts and conditions. Mining equipment. Sorting out pay disputes between clerks, overmen, miners etc. Happy when the pit head baths came in and could go home clean. 1926 strike, enjoyed it, soup kitchens. Joined the army and realised Durham miner's condition of living worse than those in other places. Those w...
J. Agar
Introduction of margarine in 1909. Tobacco, different kinds, could save coupons for a watch. Brother a colliery post boy. Local tramps. Getting a gramophone. Strike of 1921, diet, pig killing. Father came from ironstone mines in Yorkshire. Village previously "Esh New Winning". Starting in the pit, darkness there. Village women helping with nursing. Brother came back in a cart after broke his leg in the mine. Funerals - blinds pulled down along the street, verse on a memorial card. The annual show, trying to get in, different things there. Aeroplanes came to show and on British tour, pre world ...
Introduction of margarine in 1909. Tobacco, different kinds, could save coupons for a watch. Brother a colliery post boy. Local tramps. Getting a gramophone. Strike of 1921, diet, pig killing. Father came from ironstone mines in Yorkshire. Village previously "Esh New Winning". Starting in the pit, darkness there. Village women helping with nursing. Brother came back in a cart after broke his leg in the mine. Funerals - blinds pulled down along the street, verse on a memorial card. The annual show, trying to get in, different things there. Aeroplanes came to show and on British tour, pre world ...
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