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Originally Posted by Coquet
Anyway, I remember Eck the fitter.
Electrical shops guys at the time were Sid and Norman Marshall, Athol Barrass, Ronnie Cadwalander, Davie Barron & ??. I was Ronnie's apprentice at the start. Bizarrely ended up working with his brother, Freddy, in a miner flat after the move to Ellington. The 12CM machine operator in the flat was Ian Lavery. Now high flying Wansbeck MP. |
I remember the electricians shop well and spent time in there with Norman Marshall, The surface fitters as well as Eck, were Kevin Dodd (later transferred to u/grd), Ted White, Paul (Dappa) Appleby, Wilson Grey, 'Rolly' Jobson and Davey (Fisal) Brown. The Blacksmiths and Joiners shops were favourite haunts in the winter months as they had forges and fires with ample supply of good household coal!
There was also a prop fitters shop in the back of the Blacksmiths. 'Snuffy' Arthur the Blacksmith was a character who's beard and 'tash contained many ounces of menthol snuff, it was available from the canteen in small round tins along with the chewing tobacco.