Vickers Scotswood closure documentary

Vickers Armstrong's Scotswood Closure

[@roeng1368]

How sad, all those facilities and skills redundant.

[@martinlawson2759]

Hi Graham is there any way you can tell.me how I can get a copy of this as that's my grandad at 1.03mins into the video. I am so so happy I can see him, it made me cry.

[@blacknblueuk]

Martin Lawson I worked with some of the guys in this section of the video later at Vickers Defence Systems, although I confess I don’t recall their names as I was just young. They were all great people to work with and learn off, and almost to a person really helpful. The video is a clip from a video called Tyneside Tales but I don’t know where you would get this now. www.amazon.co.uk/Tyneside-Tales-Shipyards-Society-launched/dp/B01JEMADD8

[@GeordieBoy1955]

Martin Lawson Why don’t you download it using the download button underneath the video?

[@helpmehelp3009]

My Grandfather worked there from the age of 14, he started his apprenticeship at 16 ànd qualified at 21, he build tanks, chieftain conquer and challenger, they paid him off when he was 64 and a half, with a great pension of 7shillings and 6 pence per week, truelly a great company to work for,,