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STEEL INDEX| THE SONGS| INTERVIEWS| GALLERY| VIDEO| CREDITS| HAVE YOUR SAY

Foundry fire

The South Yorkshire men and women interviewed for Song of Steel had many fascinating memories and anecdotes. Here are some of their stories from the Radio Ballads.

Bill Senior
BILL SENIOR

"You could see the dust glittering in t'air - you were swallowing it all the time."

Margaret Barraclough
MARGARET BARRACLOUGH

"I think I was seventeen...went down and got a job in t'rolling mills...I loved it, me. Finished up working wi' tongs..."

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Thelma Dransfield
THELMA DRANSFIELD

"We couldn't believe it was over. We didn't think then that t'men would be coming back and we wouldn't be in a job."

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Brian Dempsey
BRIAN DEMPSEY

"I used to get suet from t'abattoir and sort through that to get all t'kidneys out...we used to put 'em on a shovel and warm 'em up..."

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