Working in the Shipyards

colour photograph of work in the shipyards a worker wearing overalls, a flat cap and dark goggles is operating a machine that is cutting sheets of metal
A worker in a shipyard in the 1960s using a machine to cut metal plates for ships
Photo from Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
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Listen to a memory of what it was like working in the shipyards on the Tyne in the late 1960s.

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black and white photo of shipyard workers using a bending machine
Workers using a bending machine in a shipyard in Sunderland in the 1960s
Photo from Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
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