Anyone remember this? http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/images/paintings/sun/large/twms_sun_twcms_b9426_large.jpg
The picture is Mackie's corner. High street opposite BHS. Where Blacketts used to be. If you're heading towards the SOL (from the Wheatsheaf direction) then go past it on the left there are some warehouse buildings. They are where Baum's was. I don't remember a working pit being there but there were lots of mining type buildings and a rail track. This was about 1965. I could easily be wrong though.
Of course there was a working pit. Wearmouth mine was one of the biggest in the NE. The SOL is built right on top of it. My dad worked there from leaving school until the day it closed. Think MrRaw dad may also have worked there. It went right out under the sea.
There used to bee 240 pennies in a pound, now there are only 100. Where did the extra 140 pennies go, who has them? I haven't. ****ing taxman!
I don't think there is a cat in halls chance of us going down. Not a f*cking hope of that happening. Will be at least 5/6th off bottom and possibly even better.
Some of uncles worked there in the 60s and 70s, I think, after the Shiney Row pit closed down. Not sure if it was called that though.
This team will not go down. Feel certain. Plenty of goals in the side, the defence will get sorted (I think, well, maybe). BTW, that painting is quite beautiful. And respect to any man who worked in a mine for decades.
Really suprised as it doesnt seem like there is anyone on this forum that worked either down the pit or in the shipyatds. Kids growing up now may never know either excisted there.
Many of them who worked on the face must either be dead now or close to it Comm. The dust'll have got a lot of them.
Oops sorry Comm. wasn't trying to kill your dad off. All my uncles are long gone. Black Lung took them.
Nah hes still kicking around. Lungs are shot. Got white finger and had two ops on his heart. Stents. But still going strong.
