by Hornbeam » Wed Nov 01, 2023 3:57 pm
Certainly can’t beat a B&W photo for detail even to the Shipspotter hanging over the wall on the right hand side or was he deciding which Yard to take employment at a time when there was ample choice, hopefully Winter had passed and outside employment beckoned as working in Winter in a Shipyard/ Shiprepair Yard was no picnic and the Toilets were manned by an attendant to make sure you did not spend too much time in Trap No3 or whatever Trap you could fined empty the occupied ones determined by the column of Woodbine smoke the cigarette end used used as a source of heat.
Still there was plenty of employment opportunities and a half pence an hour rise in your wages won by the Unions was considered a major victory ( Doctors take note), showing this photograph to the Youth aka Yoof of today they will not believe it is the same River.