Other Industries Gone From Tyneside

Sarah Charlton’s Lament

Tyneside’s industrial history isn’t just about mining and it wasn’t just men who went out to work. In 1871 the Northumberland Leadworks were established on a site in the Ouseburn Valley. The 6am-2pm shifts suited women’s family duties. However, the health hazards of the stacking and blue and white lead processes were devastating.

We Even Sold In Japan

In the 1980s big multinational companies began to dominate Tyneside. Their capital can move all over the world but the workers, often highly skilled and proud of it, can’t relocate that easily and have to suffer the consequences. This is what happened to the employees at Richardson’s Leatherworks in Newcastle’s West End.

Other Industries Gone From Tyneside

Sarah Charlton’s Lament

We Even Sold In Japan

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