Ken, I wondered where I can obtain one of these mining tokens? Am I correct in thinking they were known as ‘Jacko’s’?

My ancestors invented Shoddy and Mungo i am directly descended from both men. Benjamin Law invented Shoddy in 1813, unfortunately he died pennyless and moved his family from Birstall to Stockport around 1815-1818. Some of the family moved back to West Yorkshire the Parrs carried on in Howley lower mill. Benjamin Laws daughter married a yeast merchant in Salford and they made a lot of money having shares in The Manchester Shipping canal, The Blackpool Tower Company and Trafford Park they had 3 servants and a horseman. They never had any children and left all the money and Rose Cottage in Braughton Road to two of the servants which were Catherine (Law) Barretts nieces, thus the money stayed with the family and went to build three houses on Bradford Road near Oakwell Hall in Birstall. One of the houses was named Roseleigh and my father was born there. The invention provided tens of thousands of jobs for the people of Batley, Birstall and Dewsbury. I own a tapestry which Catherine made in 1840 and i named my Tangye steam engine Catherine.

Great times. A lot of tough, but very kind men I worked with as an apprentice in the engineering shop. I remember Dave Ferguson, a real railway buff. Pete Jones, John mcenzie, Paul Wardle, John Caldwell. I think Bill Yates was our foreman, 200 fags a shift and Alan Parker was the chief engineer.

apprentice 1964 to 1969

Fantastic🤩

Happy days, I worked at Taylor Brothers in the early 70s, few lads I worked with. Ken Taylor, Fred Bielby John Griffin others the memories,, there were houses behind the factory and the Trafford Hotel 👍

He was known as Jack Platt. I worked at British steel in the canteen a while later

He finished there around 1969/1970

My Dad worked at Taylor Brothers.

Worked in the breaking shop, crane driver in the ingot yard 1986 to 98 good times and have lots of good memories. Thanks Robert Rimmer

Wasn’t too much different when I worked there in the 80’s under British steel and ABB.

Lots of contemporary political stereotyping there - Chinese and East Indies...couldn't be done, these days. Only brief glimpses of an essential component of 'any' carnival - the Entertaining and Morris troupes.

Enjoyed this thank you

I was in charge of the Cable & Wireless team who designed and installed the computer system here .. wonderful bloke was our liaison .. Alan?

Great video

My town ,schooled their,worked their,,lived their when got married left 1970 ,

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Worked here in mid to late 80s started as de scale on press (blower off) then moved up to mill handler on wheel mill Great place and team good times.

Ken, I was an apprentice at Taylor Bros in the late fifties and am thrilled to see such a clear reminder of the exciting atmosphere of "Manchester Steelworks." Thank you for your photo sequence. Really appreciated.

we found air raid shelters under pressbar in ancoats we went down two flights of stairs .

Wonderful. Any update on the restoration?

Worked there Feb 1979 - May 1991, started in "Wheel Machine Shop", moved on to "Wheel Press/Axle Box Press" (Did some 10 hour night shifts in the "Wheel Forge" when there wasn't much work on the presses), then did 5 years in "Test Machine Shop" before taking voluntary redundancy in May 1991. Worked with some great guys, there were certainly some real characters worked there then.

ok!😶

The Irwell was navigable up to its joining the Irk. The landings by the cathedral led to tunnels that were once public toilets. The landings were visible in the late 60s. The lower Irk if not, naturally, navigable could have been deepened using the technology that made the tunnels.

Hi. I realize it's been a while, but your weight looks like a sounding iron. Someone probably lost it while testing the depth of the well. The hole in the bottom is used offshore to bring up samples from the ocean/lake/whatever floor.

one of the best sounds ever known to man

Nice factory, well laid out.. shame about the British politicians.

*Thank god for Rudolf Diesel!*

Nice.

The sound of a steam engine working hard, is so much more satisfying than a diesel or petrol engine.

ive been in the tunnels and I must say there amazing

Poor old thing:) Going steady.

This engine is part of the Saunders collection in stotfold

that's cool

Hi, I would love to get in touch about featuring your clip on our TV show. I will appreciate it if you could contact me asap please at ayelet.rosen(at)itn.co.uk Thanks!

I think I can I think I can. I knew I could I knew I could.

ALL ABOARD THE CHOO CHOO BUS!!

Delighted to find this video as Watchet Boat Museum now owns this particular machine. At present it is being renovated while the museum is undergoing building work including the laying a track for the traveling headstock. The museum is expected to reopen in July 2016

my old man is going to give me his one from the pit soon, and I'd like to give it a good brasso and get it working. any tips?

Now I could easily like this kind of bus!

oh my gosh how strange

My dad was digging in our backyard to put sprinklers he found a well but he covered it with dirt

There is a fireman who looks after the water in the boiler aswell. as the fire

I'm seeing a bus and hearing a locomotive. Surreal. So 'scuse my ignorance, but is there someone stoking a fire somewhere as well as a driver?

May as well walk.

Brilliant Video! I did my apprenticeship as a Metallurgist at Turners in 1981-1983 in the Quality control department and remeber the plant as it was shown in the Video. I do remember the ingots being snapped by a machine rather than being cut on a saw.

Bloody hell Dunedin New Zealand would kill it

I was wondering if you would give me permission to use this soundtrack and not the video to help me make a documentary film about the Logan Temple Sawmill? I am attempting to produce this with a low budget. All I need is the soundtrack. Your response would be very much appreciated. This is a fantastic soundtrack!

Hi Ken, Can you tell me how I would gain permission to show this short film to the residents of a care home in Rhosllanerchrugog? Would you have a dvd of the piece we could borrow or use when we reminisce about the area and its history?

I recall seeing steam lorries around until about the mid-1950's. Most of them survived the war, and were even activated during it, because there was no shortage of water/coal, unlike petrol/diesel vehicles, which suffered from tightly-regulated supplies. Most of the steam vehicles I saw were tankers tar-spraying the roads prior to re-surfacing. They were well suited to going very slowly!