Continuing the coal theme…did anybody else go gathering sea coal on Redcar beach? You scooped the small particles of coal into an old blue sugar bag and left it to dry out in your coal shed. This produced a huge “brick” of sea-coal and saved the family money as you didn`t need to buy so many sacks from the coalman.
Cliff, Roy, I remember this task very well. My Mam used to make sure I stood next to the coal shed and counted the number of sacks actually emptied into the shed NOT the number of empty sacks on the floor! Cheers, Pete
Roy Parkin – Do you remember as a boy having to stand and count how many bags the coalman delivered into your coal shed? After tipping the coal into the shed the coalman left the empty sack on the floor in the back ally, and then added the second and third sack as they were emptied. When my mother went out to pay him he pointed to the number of empty sacks on the floor as proof of what he had delivered. It was only afterwards that I was told that if nobody was watching them some coalmen brought a bag of coal and an empty sack off their wagon – a nice little earner.
One Bag of Coal – One bad of coal missus and we want the money back, the SS that is or should I say DSS, either way is the same to me, why you say, well listen to this one and the government having a long memory when it wants something! When I first joined the Army I left my wife and baby daughter in Manfield Street, Stockton and visited as and when finances allowed. One particular period unbeknown to me the wife went to the DSS and explained, cutting a long story short, the house had no coal and it was winter, they paid for one sack of coal. A few years later settled with the family near Nottingham, I was called in to the Pay Office to explain why I owed the SS for one bag of coal, so pay up I did. Roy.
Near Watsons Coal Yard was a path that led to the foot-bridge over the railway to the gas-works.and I remember on the tip was what we called the cave spent many hours playing their.
This view looks to me as if it was taken next to the workers club on the right. Near Jim Watsons coal yard. The Hill in the distance Starts a Lustrum Beck & rises to Appleton Rd. Right hand side is the tip & Guests Garage near the on coming car. The tip was a great place for kids to play in th 40s.
Continuing the coal theme…did anybody else go gathering sea coal on Redcar beach? You scooped the small particles of coal into an old blue sugar bag and left it to dry out in your coal shed. This produced a huge “brick” of sea-coal and saved the family money as you didn`t need to buy so many sacks from the coalman.
Cliff, Roy, I remember this task very well. My Mam used to make sure I stood next to the coal shed and counted the number of sacks actually emptied into the shed NOT the number of empty sacks on the floor! Cheers, Pete
Roy Parkin – Do you remember as a boy having to stand and count how many bags the coalman delivered into your coal shed? After tipping the coal into the shed the coalman left the empty sack on the floor in the back ally, and then added the second and third sack as they were emptied. When my mother went out to pay him he pointed to the number of empty sacks on the floor as proof of what he had delivered. It was only afterwards that I was told that if nobody was watching them some coalmen brought a bag of coal and an empty sack off their wagon – a nice little earner.
One Bag of Coal – One bad of coal missus and we want the money back, the SS that is or should I say DSS, either way is the same to me, why you say, well listen to this one and the government having a long memory when it wants something! When I first joined the Army I left my wife and baby daughter in Manfield Street, Stockton and visited as and when finances allowed. One particular period unbeknown to me the wife went to the DSS and explained, cutting a long story short, the house had no coal and it was winter, they paid for one sack of coal. A few years later settled with the family near Nottingham, I was called in to the Pay Office to explain why I owed the SS for one bag of coal, so pay up I did. Roy.
Near Watsons Coal Yard was a path that led to the foot-bridge over the railway to the gas-works.and I remember on the tip was what we called the cave spent many hours playing their.
I believe it was called Atterby Terrace, I seem to remember the name up on a wall at one end, not sure which end.
Are the buildings on the left part of the old Atterby terrace?
This view looks to me as if it was taken next to the workers club on the right. Near Jim Watsons coal yard. The Hill in the distance Starts a Lustrum Beck & rises to Appleton Rd. Right hand side is the tip & Guests Garage near the on coming car. The tip was a great place for kids to play in th 40s.