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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.
Jack Elliott, songs
Songs and comic stories: they cut down the old pine tree; banjo tune; Scottish soldier, 100 pipers, Devil among the tailors; early one morning; story (oysters on honeymoon); same the whole world over; Sandgate lassie's lamentation; story (drunken husband returns); all around the water tank; colliers rant; little chance; story (soldier gambler, soldier and cockerel); story (hen's death, fairy soldier); wha'ha the 42nd; when the sun goes down again; wild rover; story (both hands); banjo tunes, story (sex, French letters, yacky da); the waggoner; come back to me; my son David; wear them bells; mo...
Songs and comic stories: they cut down the old pine tree; banjo tune; Scottish soldier, 100 pipers, Devil among the tailors; early one morning; story (oysters on honeymoon); same the whole world over; Sandgate lassie's lamentation; story (drunken husband returns); all around the water tank; colliers rant; little chance; story (soldier gambler, soldier and cockerel); story (hen's death, fairy soldier); wha'ha the 42nd; when the sun goes down again; wild rover; story (both hands); banjo tunes, story (sex, French letters, yacky da); the waggoner; come back to me; my son David; wear them bells; mo...
Mr Davison
Children "breeched". Hiding from Zeppelin. Co-op food department and ordering system. Horse and carts with milk, rabbits etc for sale. Crystal radio. Miniature railway delivering coals to the back yard. Middens, washhouses, lines across the alley, a few street lights. Fetching water, washing in rain barrel. Camping with scouts. "Pit time" ten minutes late to fit round trains. Women's work cleaning and mending pit clothes, proggy mats and baking. Newspaper for toilet paper, fetching water, horse muck. Children's games including skippy, jack shine a light, cigarette cards, red ash got everywhere...
Children "breeched". Hiding from Zeppelin. Co-op food department and ordering system. Horse and carts with milk, rabbits etc for sale. Crystal radio. Miniature railway delivering coals to the back yard. Middens, washhouses, lines across the alley, a few street lights. Fetching water, washing in rain barrel. Camping with scouts. "Pit time" ten minutes late to fit round trains. Women's work cleaning and mending pit clothes, proggy mats and baking. Newspaper for toilet paper, fetching water, horse muck. Children's games including skippy, jack shine a light, cigarette cards, red ash got everywhere...
Jimmy Mullen
Worked briefly in shipyard before starting with platelayers, repairing and maintaining railway track. Frequent accidents, some fatalities. Mentions evening classes. Baff week. Walking to work when saw a circus walking along the road, startled by elephants. Wooden houses owned by railway, lived in one, originally water brought in a tank. Dealing with derailments. Incline method of moving sets of wagons. Grandfather a policeman.
Worked briefly in shipyard before starting with platelayers, repairing and maintaining railway track. Frequent accidents, some fatalities. Mentions evening classes. Baff week. Walking to work when saw a circus walking along the road, startled by elephants. Wooden houses owned by railway, lived in one, originally water brought in a tank. Dealing with derailments. Incline method of moving sets of wagons. Grandfather a policeman.
anonymous typist
Father's experiences of Gallipoli and the western front in world war one - had to walk in front of tanks with a red flag. Royal navy association. Plumbing business established 1921. Also worked as a locksmith - opened vaults of Midland Bank when they left the keys inside. President of Plumber's association. World war two. Visit of HMS Hood to the Tyne in 1940. Baptist church. Work in ARP. Bombing of Shieldfield. Work in solicitors office.
Father's experiences of Gallipoli and the western front in world war one - had to walk in front of tanks with a red flag. Royal navy association. Plumbing business established 1921. Also worked as a locksmith - opened vaults of Midland Bank when they left the keys inside. President of Plumber's association. World war two. Visit of HMS Hood to the Tyne in 1940. Baptist church. Work in ARP. Bombing of Shieldfield. Work in solicitors office.
Ernie Cheeseman
Royal Tank Corps, and Training with results
Royal Tank Corps, and Training with results
anonymous soldier and builder
Part 1: family background. Mother's funeral, childhood games. School. Throwing stones over the viaduct. Hare coursing. Shrove Tuesday. Forged money. The circus. Dainty Dinah factory, Newfield colliery. 1926 strike - riot between miners and police. 1984 strike. Childhood pet dog. Building of Burnhope reservoir. Opening of the Tyne Bridge. Moving to Stockton. Holidays. Ravensworth castle tattoo, military reconstruction. Fenham barracks. Job as driver of six horses in army. Field pieces, a 4.5 howitzer, description. Duties in India. Travelling to the north west frontier. Mutilation of prisoners. ...
Part 1: family background. Mother's funeral, childhood games. School. Throwing stones over the viaduct. Hare coursing. Shrove Tuesday. Forged money. The circus. Dainty Dinah factory, Newfield colliery. 1926 strike - riot between miners and police. 1984 strike. Childhood pet dog. Building of Burnhope reservoir. Opening of the Tyne Bridge. Moving to Stockton. Holidays. Ravensworth castle tattoo, military reconstruction. Fenham barracks. Job as driver of six horses in army. Field pieces, a 4.5 howitzer, description. Duties in India. Travelling to the north west frontier. Mutilation of prisoners. ...
Ernie Cheeseman
"My wartime interludes" - sequel to BOH630, on memories of the Royal Tank Corps
"My wartime interludes" - sequel to BOH630, on memories of the Royal Tank Corps
Ernie Cheeseman
British trooper served with 5th Bn Royal Tank Corps in GB, 1935-1939; served with 5th Bn Royal Tank Regt in GB and France, 1939-1940; served as NCO with 5th Bn Royal Tank Regt in North Africa, Italy and North West Europe, 1940-1945REEL 1: Background in South Moor, Co Durham, 1917-1934: family; daily life and living conditions in mining community; wages and insurance for miners; father’s employment as miner; story of injury to father at work; feeding of horses; wages; religious beliefs; influence of mother; discipline in home including use of corporal punishment; description of accommodation in...
British trooper served with 5th Bn Royal Tank Corps in GB, 1935-1939; served with 5th Bn Royal Tank Regt in GB and France, 1939-1940; served as NCO with 5th Bn Royal Tank Regt in North Africa, Italy and North West Europe, 1940-1945REEL 1: Background in South Moor, Co Durham, 1917-1934: family; daily life and living conditions in mining community; wages and insurance for miners; father’s employment as miner; story of injury to father at work; feeding of horses; wages; religious beliefs; influence of mother; discipline in home including use of corporal punishment; description of accommodation in...
Ernie Cheeseman
Early life in South Moor. Street scenes, family home. Drift mine, coke works, chauldron wagons, farming. Father a horsekeeper. Hauler engine. Pit ponies, mining. Horse keeper duties. Children's games. Religious life in South moor. Baptism and primitive Methodism. The colliery. Yeddle dump. Spreading manure. Pit electricity. Colliery buzzer. Wesleyans liberal, primitives labour. Sweet shops, shoemakers, butchers. Wash day, ironing day, how it was done. Electrical and gas supply, candles. Four meals a day. Taking the shopping order for the week. Payday. Shifts and marras and tokens. Checkweighme...
Early life in South Moor. Street scenes, family home. Drift mine, coke works, chauldron wagons, farming. Father a horsekeeper. Hauler engine. Pit ponies, mining. Horse keeper duties. Children's games. Religious life in South moor. Baptism and primitive Methodism. The colliery. Yeddle dump. Spreading manure. Pit electricity. Colliery buzzer. Wesleyans liberal, primitives labour. Sweet shops, shoemakers, butchers. Wash day, ironing day, how it was done. Electrical and gas supply, candles. Four meals a day. Taking the shopping order for the week. Payday. Shifts and marras and tokens. Checkweighme...
John and wife
First section, unknown speaker: gave birth to small baby just before war broke out, hospital evacuated, sent home. Clothes all too big for baby. Husband went to war. Christening. Children trying to kidnap the baby. The rest: man and wife discuss early life, little detail. Couldn’t train as mining engineer as mother needed his earnings. Started at Vickers Armstrong's, then learnt all about fixing tanks while at second world war. Going dancing.
First section, unknown speaker: gave birth to small baby just before war broke out, hospital evacuated, sent home. Clothes all too big for baby. Husband went to war. Christening. Children trying to kidnap the baby. The rest: man and wife discuss early life, little detail. Couldn’t train as mining engineer as mother needed his earnings. Started at Vickers Armstrong's, then learnt all about fixing tanks while at second world war. Going dancing.
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...
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