TitleInvisible Histories project interview: Richard Haworth and Company - Raymond Traynor
ReferenceSUBJ/INVHIST/1/IH004
Date
30 Nov 2012
CreatorCunio, Steve
Production date 2012-11-30 - 2012-11-30
Scope and ContentAudio file and summary (Word file) of interview with Raymond Traynor, ex-employee of Richard Haworth and Company.
Raymond Traynor worked at Richard Haworth’s Mill after leaving school, at roughly the age of 15. He was a set dragger for about 6 months, moving large tin bins around the mill. He gives a description of his job, the workplace, and takes us through a typical day’s work. Furthermore he describes the memorable noise from the weaving sheds, the amount of workers and some of the gender roles at the mill.
Interestingly his cousins also worked there. Other memories include the lack of training for the role, as well as the way that some workers ate cat food. Ray goes on to talk about the multiplicity of jobs he had after Haworth’s, from the timber yards, to the docks, to the merchant navy. He discusses the problems with Salford now, and the way that all they build are flats.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this interview are the interviewee’s own, and do not necessarily reflect those of the Working Class Movement Library
Raymond Traynor worked at Richard Haworth’s Mill after leaving school, at roughly the age of 15. He was a set dragger for about 6 months, moving large tin bins around the mill. He gives a description of his job, the workplace, and takes us through a typical day’s work. Furthermore he describes the memorable noise from the weaving sheds, the amount of workers and some of the gender roles at the mill.
Interestingly his cousins also worked there. Other memories include the lack of training for the role, as well as the way that some workers ate cat food. Ray goes on to talk about the multiplicity of jobs he had after Haworth’s, from the timber yards, to the docks, to the merchant navy. He discusses the problems with Salford now, and the way that all they build are flats.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this interview are the interviewee’s own, and do not necessarily reflect those of the Working Class Movement Library
Extent1 audio file and 1 word file
LanguageEnglish
Persons keywordRichard Haworth and Company, Traynor, Raymond
SubjectWorkers, Oral history, Cotton workers, Cotton industry
Conditions governing accessOpen
Levelfile
Normal locationDigital Resource - S:\Audio visual archive\Invisible Histories project
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