Central area, dock and eastern side of Dawdon from the SW c 1960.
Gasworks and empty Bottleworks Field right centre. Dawdon streets, Illchester, Fox, Strangways and Cottages Road at left foreground. Good view of the South Dock staithes.
Seaham Colliery Brickworks in 1928.
Hall Street L to R at top, Vane Terrace next down with SC Junior School at its centre, then Cooke St then School St.
Earl Street and the beginning of Station Rd at top R.
Information from Jack Cattermole who worked here in the late 30s.
No.1.The main brick making machine house. No.2. Pan House & smaller brick making machine house. No.3. This chimney was not there in my time, probably was a second chimney for No.4. No.4. brick kiln, the fires were fed through holes in the upper floor. No.5. was a kiln, which was never used while I was there. No.6 were kilns which were fired through the doors in the front. No.7. was a yard on which was the foreman's cabin & the workers "bait cabin". No.8.These were two workers houses, which were demolished circa 1939.
St Johns Church in the 1950's, Caroline St and Sophia St at the top alongside the National School at the western end of Church Street. Marlbro St in foreground, public toilets (with timbered front behind).
Ropery Walk Schools bottom right, Ropery walk running up to bridge top centre, Albert St, Alfred St, Stewart St towards bottom L corner.
Alexandrina St with Francis St behind in top R corner. Photograph 1980.
