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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Durham => Topic started by: Wake on Saturday 07 October 06 00:12 BST (UK)
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Does anyone have knowledge of this ? Trimdon Street 1850?
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If you 'google' this you will get quite a few hits. This one looks useful: http://tinyurl.com/raoek
Jennifer
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This site is also quite interesting original docs relating to Hartley Glassworks with a discription of its location Trimdon Street is mentioned in this
http://www.tomorrows-history.com/
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Sorry to bother you, but I noticed you are listed as started by Wake.
That is my surname, and for many years my family lived in County Durham.
Do you have any family members with same surname?
Kind Regards,
Michael Wake
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hi wake going weast out of the city trimdon st is just off silksworth row which then go,s into hylton rd you have railway row on the left and trimdon st is on the left.trimdon st now has a retail park with B@Q PC world and big out of town shops.if you use google maps and look for trimdon st it can be found in the middle of the map.is there anything you need to know on the area it had a big glassworks so if you need any info on this let me know i have a bit of a intrest in glassmaking
neil
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Hi Wake.
The publication "The Glass Industry of Tyne and Wear, Part 1: Glassmaking on Wearside", published by Tyne and Wear County Council in 1979, lists the following:
"Wear Glass Works, Trimdon Street, James Hartley & CO.
Commenced c.1837.
In directories, 1844-1881.
Demolished about 1896.
Produced patent rolled plate, sheet and stained glass. In 1863 produced one third of all sheet glass consumed in England. Works covered a large area. Employed 700 men."
A grandson of this James Hartley, together with Alfred Wood, founded a new company Hartley Wood & Co., in 1893 with the Portobello Works in Portobello Lane
Wearsider.
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Unfortunately wake hasn't been on Rootschat since 2007 according to his profile.
Jennifer
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thanks jen im pleased i didnt do huge essay on glassmaking lol even if it brings back good memories.
neil
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Neil if we ever have a Rootschat meet-up in the north-east you will have do a talk or demo on glassmaking ;D
Jennifer
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lol jen i worled at cornings now the top factory blownware and the bottom factory pressware are knocked down .a few years ago one of my kids went to the glass centre with there school i got picked to come along and help out mind you i done their P.E lessons (rugby) and done a few cameos at christmas partys. i knew the lads doing the demo so i gathered a few for the kids to blow it was good to know i still knew how to give myself a canny burn on my hands.
neil
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Hi my kilburns worked in the glass works in the 1860s,
gilbert
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Hello
I am helping a friend looking up the Wake, Maclaran and Cook families who were all glass workers. Does -none have a Gibson Wake in their families I wonder.
Jane