Three Richies draughtsmen. The man in the centre is Mr. J. H. Stonebank at the time living in Blackhall Colliery and now residing in Chelmsford, Essex, the names of the men either side are not known. The photograph is taken from the the boiler drawing office sitting on a boat outside the old lifeboat station at the Middleton Ferry c.1950.
Date (of image) : 1950
Donor : Mr. John Robinson
Location
"Richies" was the local name for Richardsons Westgarth Engineering Co. Ltd., Hartlepool.
More detail »A selection of family photographs kindly shared with this project by John Robinson and Ellen Scott.
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