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Wednesday's header

Posted by Norman Dunn on May 18, 2022, 8:45:48

Today's header photo was taken in the Bede Metal Co,situated behind Bede Buildings on Waggonway Rd 86 years ago. Hard dirty work and having to go home and wash in a tin bath. No bathrooms and hot water on tap for workmen in those days.

Re: Wednesday's header

Posted by Lilian on May 18, 2022, 11:20:02, in reply to "Wednesday's header"

Norman
My father served his apprenticship in the Bede,I remember him coming home with red dust on his workwear my mother used to scrub them in the poss tub,he worked there until it closed down he often mentioned the names .Lynch and Houston,he later worked at the Jarrow Steelworks ,where he nearly lost his life in a terrible accident.

Re: Wednesday's header

Posted by Michael Lynch on May 18, 2022, 15:50:25, in reply to "Re: Wednesday's header"

Lillian, My Dad worked at the Bede most of his working life. He lived in Bede Bildings as did the Houston family

Re: Wednesday's header

Posted by Lilian on May 18, 2022, 18:03:53, in reply to "Re: Wednesday's header"

Michael
I do remember Bede Buildings from when I was a kid as I went to the homes of two girls from the Quay board school Margaret Houston and Margaret Housego you would have just been a baby at that timeMy father had an apprentice. called Danny Brabbs,not sure where he lived ,but during the war he collected my father's can and extra food for him as the men like your Father they worked for days before getting back to their homes.small world Michael all these years later that we know each other from posting on Norman's site.

Re: Wednesday's header

Posted by John W on May 18, 2022, 11:58:31, in reply to "Wednesday's header"

Is the Bede Metal Works the same place as what became British Steel? That looks like in the refractory part of the works where they made the firebricks for the kilns. They were loaded onto those trucks and moved slowly through the tunnel kilns to harden the bricks.

Re: Wednesday's header

Posted by Norman Dunn on May 18, 2022, 12:30:59, in reply to "Re: Wednesday's header"

Hi Lilian,
Its always nice to read your comments.Your dad would have had a hard life in those days.
I cant remember the Bede Metal Works John W so this is what I found. I knew they also extracted valuable amounts of silver from the ore.

Re: Wednesday's header

Posted by Tom Barker on May 19, 2022, 10:07:38, in reply to "Re: Wednesday's header"

I remember the Bead building very well where a lad called Brian Macbeth lived there.Brian was in my class at the Quay Board school in the 50s,he was a good little footballer when we both played for the school,if l remember the houses were in a very poor state,l remember he had a couple of brothers one was Called Jim,sadly Brian was knocked down out side his house on Waggon way,by the ship yard bus,sadly he died RIP Brian,he was just 10 years old..
I wonder if Michael Lynch remembers the family.

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