Those blokes put it on the line everyday so as to put bread on the table and a roof over the litt’luns heads. My dad and grandads worked in steel in Sheffield, I was born there and im immensely proud of my cities hard grafting past. My grandads favourite yorkshire-ism was “tha don’t do owt for nowt, but if tha does....do it for thi’sen”
Toured Britain with a Motown group several times in mid1990s. We hit the bigger cities but also some less common, Harrogate, Nottingham, Sheffield. I went out for pints with English horn section after show in Sheffield. Returned late to the old hotel, said hello to the gentleman behind the desk, walked up an old wooden staircase to my floor. I was in my room and realised I was hungry, called front desk, asked the old Gent where I might find a place to eat nearby. He said he had a cheese sandwich if I would like and brought it up against my protests. He must have been 80 years old. It's as if I were transported to 1930s England. The experience is vivid compared with memories of modern hotels across the country. For Andy Hall
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@TimAWells Hypnotherapy and NLP Yes, Tim, I remember it well... but the boundary post marked where the boundary crossed the road... it then turns (turned) perpendicular and ran along the pavement for administrative reasons
Steel is still made in Rotherham today mainly for the automotive & aerospace industry and is probably in the car you drive or the landing gear of the plane that takes you on holiday.
WHAT a great film flat cap sweat scarf and thick shirt thats all these lads had apart from muscle and skill ,no bloody computers just skill all of it was hard heavy and hot work, todays so called hard boys would faint at the job I worked for JOHN LYSAGHTS in SCUNTHORPE in 1957,i have walked past hot ingot moulds and its curled the hairs on my arm , the workers there wore the same "safety" wear they only produced the basic bar and plate and ingots and wire but the skill of these men has been lost along with the plant itself ,health and safety mans nightmare at places like this.I drove an artic when i was 21 and delivered coils of wire to Tinsley wire and lots of other places in yorkshire but its all gone now We need to get it back bugger china lets make it here,
I worked in the tyre mill as an apprentice bricklayer the charging furnace I worked on that 1980 those machines were 130 years old they used to run on steam power but were given new electric motors
Ain't nothing impressive about all kinds of toxic cancer venting to atmosphere, into a room where the ventilation probably includes a few open windows at best.
My grandad worked there in the 30s.
Those blokes put it on the line everyday so as to put bread on the table and a roof over the litt’luns heads. My dad and grandads worked in steel in Sheffield, I was born there and im immensely proud of my cities hard grafting past. My grandads favourite yorkshire-ism was “tha don’t do owt for nowt, but if tha does....do it for thi’sen”
My Dad's last job before retirement was at S P+T. He was a mechanic/ tyre fitter on the company vehicles.
Toured Britain with a Motown group several times in mid1990s. We hit the bigger cities but also some less common, Harrogate, Nottingham, Sheffield. I went out for pints with English horn section after show in Sheffield. Returned late to the old hotel, said hello to the gentleman behind the desk, walked up an old wooden staircase to my floor. I was in my room and realised I was hungry, called front desk, asked the old Gent where I might find a place to eat nearby. He said he had a cheese sandwich if I would like and brought it up against my protests. He must have been 80 years old. It's as if I were transported to 1930s England. The experience is vivid compared with memories of modern hotels across the country.
For Andy Hall
What an amazing wonderful nation Britain ONCE was????
So glad I found this channel. Hearing that English accent on top of watching the process. Golden. What a gem of history!
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Another Sheffield firm gone and almost forgotten about
Despite the commentary, and their own incorrect publicity material, ‘Steelos’ was actually in Rotherham.
@TimAWells Hypnotherapy and NLP The boundary skirts (did skirt) around the shed.
@TimAWells Hypnotherapy and NLP Yes, Tim, I remember it well... but the boundary post marked where the boundary crossed the road... it then turns (turned) perpendicular and ran along the pavement for administrative reasons
@TimAWells Hypnotherapy and NLP I have a bad, nerdy habit I can’t seem to break.
@@rodlaughton2318 It was. It was at Templeborough as I remember. The old 69 Bus route from Sheffield.
Incredible
As Mr. Spock would say, "Fascinating..."
If you ever wondered how train wheels and axles got to be, now you know.
Something to add to your train lore.
Trains are trained to be trains.
And... a segment that would please Coily the Spring Sprite.
WARNING... never make an idle cranky wish denigrating springs. Coily might be listening...
"Ha ha! No-o-o-o spri-i-i-ings!"
You would have to be a MST3K fan to get that last bit.
You hear that accent at the beginning, you know you are in for a great ride.
Very cool and informative video!
Sorry to correct you but anything but cool. Very hot dangerous work indeed.
That's a great title!
Steel is still made in Rotherham today mainly for the automotive & aerospace industry and is probably in the car you drive or the landing gear of the plane that takes you on holiday.
Love these videos, but wow, what an inefficient process.
I bet those jobs were fun in the summer time. ( I was a steel mill worker)
Excellent documentary.
WHAT a great film flat cap sweat scarf and thick shirt thats all these lads had apart from muscle and skill ,no bloody computers just skill all of it was hard heavy and hot work, todays so called hard boys would faint at the job I worked for JOHN LYSAGHTS in SCUNTHORPE in 1957,i have walked past hot ingot moulds and its curled the hairs on my arm , the workers there wore the same "safety" wear they only produced the basic bar and plate and ingots and wire but the skill of these men has been lost along with the plant itself ,health and safety mans nightmare at places like this.I drove an artic when i was 21 and delivered coils of wire to Tinsley wire and lots of other places in yorkshire but its all gone now We need to get it back bugger china lets make it here,
If you prefer to die during a work accident then go ahead
That's cool
PPE costs were much lower back then.
You should see foundries in India, flip flops and lion cloths
Tradesmen are all ways paid well.
Even then!
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what a shame all that machinery was suddenly superfluous and chopped up by scrap men!
The problem with all manual skills, some bright spark mathematician will work out the equivalent in computer code. Progress? Only in mass production.
Why even bother if you can't see anything? LMAO @ "They have been PASSED for general expedition.*
Those workers have dead eyes. The boredom of factory work.
No way is this from the 1960's, I'd say late '40's early '50's
I worked in the tyre mill as an apprentice bricklayer the charging furnace I worked on that 1980 those machines were 130 years old they used to run on steam power but were given new electric motors
Ain't nothing impressive about all kinds of toxic cancer venting to atmosphere, into a room where the ventilation probably includes a few open windows at best.
Why don't you find something to cry about....idiot...
@@mossyhollow3732 Cry me a river bright boy...
@@whackadim2250 Obviously you have nothing intelligent to say.
@@mossyhollow3732 Yes I do..didn't you read my comment bright boy?
@@mossyhollow3732 Cry me a river bright boy...now go away..shoo! LOL!