My Grandparents where Crewe railway people...Grandad was a shunter in the Marshalling yard..And my Dad served his time at Crewe Works as a Plater During the second world war...The Family name is Caddick...Used to visit a lot in my younger days...They lived in Hewitt Street during the later years...
Skills were appreciated by Rolls Royce in WW11 and later many newly qualified men called to the Royal Engineers Corps in national service, 1947 onward, I served apprenticeship there 1944 1951 first wages were 18s 10d weekly, not sure how much that is worth today but then not much more than bus fare to work, but we all ended up with useful trades, happy memories from Canada.
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment?
Cold, damp, dirty, monotonous, hierarchical, coarse, rough, not a skirt in sight... that was my experience of Crewe Works in the 60s but wouldn't have missed it for the world!
@@michaelcharters5727 I was apprenticed as a Millwright and worked in the Millwright's Shop , Deviation, from 1966-68 then transferred to Derby Locomotive Works to complete my apprenticeship as a Millwright there. I will never forget the craftsmen at Crewe - swore like troopers and knock your block off for twopence but excellent in their trade and great guys to meet out on a Saturday night - always a pint waiting for me wherever I went in Crewe!
Railway Men, Salt of the Earth. Biggest Family I ever had . Thank you BR.
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Great film and loved the people who gave accounts of life there,i went round as a train spotter in the very early 60s thank you
R.I.P Crewe works 🥺😔😖😭😭😭
Crewe when I grew up was a great place. Shame the way the town seems to be heading.
My Grandparents where Crewe railway people...Grandad was a shunter in the Marshalling yard..And my Dad served his time at Crewe Works as a Plater During the second world war...The Family name is Caddick...Used to visit a lot in my younger days...They lived in Hewitt Street during the later years...
The days of REAL WORK.
Real work? Banging bits of metal together. You can train chimps to do that.
@@rassyconkerhead5548 Chimps cant read the 'Risk Assessment ' or follow the Hse act. 🙄🤔
the voice at 1.11 is that of my friend jeff tudor who now lives in the elms on elm drive
Very interesting video
Has anyone got the still images from this video??
Regards
Rob
11.00 to 12.00 says it all. Skills gone forever.
Skills were appreciated by Rolls Royce in WW11 and later many newly qualified men called to the Royal Engineers Corps in national service, 1947 onward, I served apprenticeship there 1944 1951 first wages were 18s 10d weekly, not sure how much that is worth today but then not much more than bus fare to work, but we all ended up with useful trades, happy memories from Canada.
its like any other town needs updated
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !"
Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam."
Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!"
Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..."
Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!"
Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky."
Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction."
Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment?
All the railway has gone now , just housing estates for the foreigners
Cold, damp, dirty, monotonous, hierarchical, coarse, rough, not a skirt in sight... that was my experience of Crewe Works in the 60s but wouldn't have missed it for the world!
Served my Apprenticeship at Crewe Works. The best all round training.
@@michaelcharters5727 I was apprenticed as a Millwright and worked in the Millwright's Shop , Deviation, from 1966-68 then transferred to Derby Locomotive Works to complete my apprenticeship as a Millwright there. I will never forget the craftsmen at Crewe - swore like troopers and knock your block off for twopence but excellent in their trade and great guys to meet out on a Saturday night - always a pint waiting for me wherever I went in Crewe!
My grandad used to work here mid 50s to 2000
A third world country SHIT HOLE.
I'm glad it's all gone.