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Auld Hands: The Story of the Men Who Made Belfast Shipyards Great by Tom Thompson (Paperback, 2013)
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This is the story of the men who made Belfast’s Shipyards great. The Author himself worked in Harland and Wolff’s Shipyard starting at the age of 16 as an apprentice joiner.
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The story of shipbuilding in Belfast is known throughout the world: the great ships, including Titanic, HMS Belfast and SS Canberra; the towering cranes; its contribution to making Belfast a great industrial city. Less well known, but just as fascinating and illuminating, is the remarkable story of the Islandmen - the men who worked in the shipyards and built the world-renowned vessels. Author Tom Thompson comes from a proud line of shipyard workers. In 1949, aged sixteen, he started work at Harland and Wolff's Joiners' Shop. He found himself in a new world, of apprentices and Gaffers, Hats and Bulkies; where lunchtime religious services ran alongside illegal gambling, and where hard graft and good craic went hand in hand. This book is a first-hand account of the close-knit community that flourished in the yards, and a wonderful compendium of memories that captures the spirit of a bygone era and provides a fascinating slice of social history.Product Identifiers
PublisherColourpoint Creative LTD
ISBN-139780856409110
eBay Product ID (ePID)141548613
Product Key Features
Number of Pages224 Pages
Publication NameAuld Hands: the Story of the Men Who Made Belfast Shipyards Great
LanguageEnglish
SubjectTransportation
Publication Year2013
TypeTextbook
AuthorTom Thompson
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight252 g
Item Width130 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorTom Thompson
TopicShips
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- 05 Jul, 2020
A slight disappointment.
I was a bit disappointed only in the fact that the title led me to expect a little bit more from the "eyes" of the AULD HANDS as a historical record it is very good reading however having worked in the "yard" for about ten years, in the building dock and in some of the sheds, I met some real characters and I hoped I would be reliving old, fond, memories. Still it is a very good read, if a little "hystorical" instead of "Hysterical".Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
