On Saturday evening I received a call from the local hospital to say that
my father, Bill Lamin, passed away peacefully in his sleep. He fought a
long batt...
10 years ago
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In reply to nemma,s query about stanton ironworks. It is in ilkeston. I worked there in the sixties for about five years.
My father worked there for 47 years.Its name was stanton and staveley, part of british steel.thousands of people used to work there, but much of it has closed down now. -
March 06, 2008
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Great blog!!!! I'll certainly follow it!
4:53 PM
this blog looks great, but question. Under the profile it says born August 1887, but on one of the october 2006 posts it says 1888... was this a typo?
11:03 PM
Nice blog! I will follow it. I have just discovered it now.
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2:14 PM
The original birthdate was in error. It's fixed later on where he received a birthday card.
10:51 PM
Hi,
Do you know if Stanton Ironworks was in Stanton Hill Nottinghamshire?
I live in Stanton Hill and would be interested to find out where the ironworks were. I know there was a pit in Stanton Hill, as my house is one of the pithouses!
12:01 PM
Just read about this blog on CNN. What a wonderful idea! About Harry living with Jack, another possibility is that Harry was sent there to give him an opportunity to attend a better school or something. Or perhaps his mother was in poor health and unable to care for him. Or perhaps he was somehow working to help Jack. Lots of possibilities.