I live in Salford my dad worked on the docks ,,ty for sharing our history we STILL live in Salford today my dad come over from Ireland just to work on the docks.,
I sailed out of Manchester for years, from 1946, much of the time with Manchester Liners, There was a joke about the canal, which was covered in oil and other floating scum that asked if anyone falling in would drown or poison. Th true answer was that they would break their neck on the floating debris
east manchester had a fantastic reputation for engineering, It reminds me to research more about Beyer Peacock and the strong German link to Manchester
Nice video. My grandad was a crane driver on the docks. He was asked in the 50's if he would move to Mombasa to teach crane driving. My grandma refused to go, she said she wasn't living in a mud hut. The job actually came with a mansion to live in. I wouldn't have existed had he taken up the offer so that can only be a good thing. 🙂
I enjoyed the photos and the chat. One thing though at the 32min mark, there are no Back to Backs visible in the shot. This is a row of bay fronted terraced homes with a "croft" behind them where a similar row previously stood. Real back to backs never had a bay front. They had one door and one window if they were lucky and the back wall was the back wall of the home behind. At the lower end of Silk St there were quite a few true back to backs on Cliburn St and Silk Place until approx. 1914. Back to backs were the worst of the slums and needed to be cleared. I have studied many old maps of Salford, and outside of Adelphi,Greengate and Trinity areas I have seen no true back to back dwellings, not even Hanky Park.
No docker would want to go in the canal docks, that would likely be a death sentence because the deep layer of oil on the surface made it difficult to keep one's face above the surface and oil would get in the lungs. Was informed of this by my pal whose docker father was desperately ill after being knocked off the quayside.
All canals are lined with a special type of clay called "puddle clay" which is impermeable to water. "Puddling" is the act of physically tamping down the puddle clay to ensure a watertight seal.
My father was a docker and my uncle was the Trafford bridge swing operator when I was a child we lived opposite the girls school on higgson st my sister took over my parents house and we would go to the bendix in the late sixties early seventies my mother worked at the man united ground as a cook happy days 🐝🏴😁
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I live in Salford my dad worked on the docks ,,ty for sharing our history we STILL live in Salford today my dad come over from Ireland just to work on the docks.,
I did a talk about the Irish in Manchester {see ruclips.net/video/YBtjbMfMQZ4/видео.html). I have Irish roots too
I've lived in Salford all my life thank you for the video absolutely fascinating keep up the great work and fantastic research
I sailed out of Manchester for years, from 1946, much of the time with Manchester Liners, There was a joke about the canal, which was covered in oil and other floating scum that asked if anyone falling in would drown or poison. Th true answer was that they would break their neck on the floating debris
The steam engines or locomotives were built at Breyer peacocks and Gorton tank ,crossleys built marine engines and some motor vehicles
east manchester had a fantastic reputation for engineering, It reminds me to research more about Beyer Peacock and the strong German link to Manchester
Nice video. My grandad was a crane driver on the docks. He was asked in the 50's if he would move to Mombasa to teach crane driving. My grandma refused to go, she said she wasn't living in a mud hut. The job actually came with a mansion to live in. I wouldn't have existed had he taken up the offer so that can only be a good thing. 🙂
Great story, Mombasa's loss was your gain!
I enjoyed the photos and the chat. One thing though at the 32min mark, there are no Back to Backs visible in the shot. This is a row of bay fronted terraced homes with a "croft" behind them where a similar row previously stood.
Real back to backs never had a bay front. They had one door and one window if they were lucky and the back wall was the back wall of the home behind. At the lower end of Silk St there were quite a few true back to backs on Cliburn St and Silk Place until approx. 1914.
Back to backs were the worst of the slums and needed to be cleared.
I have studied many old maps of Salford, and outside of Adelphi,Greengate and Trinity areas I have seen no true back to back dwellings, not even Hanky Park.
I am sure you are right. Thanks for the correction, Bernar
thanks for the correction
No docker would want to go in the canal docks, that would likely be a death sentence because the deep layer of oil on the surface made it difficult to keep one's face above the surface and oil would get in the lungs. Was informed of this by my pal whose docker father was desperately ill after being knocked off the quayside.
Scary stuff, I wonder how often falling into the dock happened
All canals are lined with a special type of clay called "puddle clay" which is impermeable to water. "Puddling" is the act of physically tamping down the puddle clay to ensure a watertight seal.
i love learning stuff like this me, cheers Jimmy
My father was a docker and my uncle was the Trafford bridge swing operator when I was a child we lived opposite the girls school on higgson st my sister took over my parents house and we would go to the bendix in the late sixties early seventies my mother worked at the man united ground as a cook happy days 🐝🏴😁
Salford docks and always will be
I live on Cross Lane also know as the old market which is where my school was...
Clarendon ?
Pomona Dock. The Westward Ho ! Happy days.
5.00 That's a Dazzle Ship.
The people of Salford didn’t realise what Salford council we’re ripping the heart out of the city that’s why it in a mess to this day
Barton swing aqueduct