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 The crack in the wall of the home of Mr William Bailey at 74, Gladstone Street Carlin How, as a result of subsidence the house has been condemned, the date of this image was July 1937. Images are from our cuttings file (in the main from the Evening Gazette).  Another of Rita Boal’s photographs; the message on the rear of the picture was: “Betty right, Alice centre and me on the left, love Rita”. Image and details courtesy of Eric Johnson.  This is what was written on the back of this photograph loaned to us by Eric Johnson, so Rita Boal is on the right. Did you know Rita was she part of your family? Linda Margaret Cocks advises: “Rita was my auntie; my mother’s sister.”  Despite the hard physical work of the women’s land army there was still time for fun. Many of the girls were from the upper and middle classes, the freedom they found in the land army was an eye opener being from sheltered backgrounds. Everyone of the women asked today said it was the best time of their lives. Despite their contribution to winning the war they were never awarded any medals; until just recently the survivors received a BADGE. Sadly Rita (Rachel) Boal pictured here with the farmer and some of her friends, had like many of her service friends passed away before this belated award. Image and information courtesy of Eric Johnson.  Another photograph taken from a glass plate of the original Talbot Tilting furnace with 240 tons capacity, the largest in Europe when built about 1910. This pit side view shows the furnace under repair, the port ends which were movable have been drawn back. The “lander” – the tap hole chute sticking out of the middle of the furnace – has the brick lining removed. On the right of photograph is a large steel casting ladle, with a skull (scrap steel) on the lip. To the left are two slag ladles full of furnace debris. Next is a small charging ladle used to pour molten pig iron into the furnace from the charging side. On each side of the lander, a cage is suspended from the furnace by two pivoted arms allowing the cages to go up and down with the tilting. A shelter can be seen on the cages near the lander, to protect the melters throwing in the charges of coal, manganese, silicon etc. This varied according to specification.  A view of Skinningrove Iron And Steel Works about 1914; taken from a glass plate. Image courtesy of Eric Johnson.  I thought because of today’s weather conditions this photograph was quite apt. |
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