http://www.fence-houses.co.uk/2010/01/03/lambto-d-pit/ The Local Point Of View Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.fence-houses.co.uk/2010/01/03/lambto-d-pit/comment-page-1/#comment-1354 bill atkinson Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:14:17 +0000 http://www.fence-houses.co.uk/2010/01/03/lambto-d-pit/#comment-1354 in the nineteen forties and early fithties lambton baths manager was mr bland his son donald swam for gt britain in the 1948 olympics he taught many local kids to swim myself also. when mr bland moved on to southampton pool tom murtagh got the lambton job.the baths were heated by an underground pipe from the steam engine that drove the colliery winding cage. my ganfather was a pick sharpener,and my father storehouse manager.i paid the men their wagesfrom 1956 till the pit closed. mr renwick was manager then mr wooding in the nineteen forties and early fithties lambton baths manager was mr bland his son donald swam for gt britain in the 1948 olympics he taught many local kids to swim myself also. when mr bland moved on to southampton pool tom murtagh got the lambton job.the baths were heated by an underground pipe from the steam engine that drove the colliery winding cage. my ganfather was a pick sharpener,and my father storehouse manager.i paid the men their wagesfrom 1956 till the pit closed. mr renwick was manager then mr wooding

]]> http://www.fence-houses.co.uk/2010/01/03/lambto-d-pit/comment-page-1/#comment-1317 Peter Curran Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:19:46 +0000 http://www.fence-houses.co.uk/2010/01/03/lambto-d-pit/#comment-1317 I went to the baths up to 5 times a week in the 50's. Afterwards we'd go into the miner's canteen for a mug of tee and two slices of bread and margarine: Total cost 6d. Magic! Mr Murtagh did a good job considering how we all attempted to better him, but no chance. Tuesdays were for girls, but Houghton cycle club had an evening 7.30pm one hour session that cost 6d and they were glad for us to boost the numbers. We went regularly. Your photo brings it back to mind. I went to the baths up to 5 times a week in the 50′s. Afterwards we’d go into the miner’s canteen for a mug of tee and two slices of bread and margarine: Total cost 6d. Magic! Mr Murtagh did a good job considering how we all attempted to better him, but no chance. Tuesdays were for girls, but Houghton cycle club had an evening 7.30pm one hour session that cost 6d and they were glad for us to boost the numbers. We went regularly. Your photo brings it back to mind.

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