Wednesday 30 March 2016

Scary Days for the steel men

Living in South Wales, one cannot help but feel a strong empathy for those ultra skilled men of the Steel Industry. I cant imagine what it must feel like to know, that which you have invested your life in, is about to crumble around your feet. My Grandfather was a steel worker in the works of John Lysaught who's company originated in the heart of the industrial midlands. For nearly forty years he wheeled tons of spent ash from the furnaces, unloading trucks full of coal. Twice he suffered serious injuries but he continued until his retirement in the early 1960s.
The politicians must forget their historical beliefs and show their belief and commitment  in those who have given their all to this proud industry. The picture \I have chosen shows a Furnace man from  the Barrow Iron Works C1950s

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