7th March 1983 – were you there and do you remember the workmen? Now identified as : Arthur Bates, Ken Sayers, Dave Curnow, Ernie Tinsdale, Sid Robson. Derick Pearson identified: “Dave Curnow of Lingdale”, Steve Moore added: “It is Dave Curnow of Lingdale, erecting the crash barriers on Primrose hill. Arthur Bates’s is on the left. It is the only known evidence of Dave Curnow actually doing any work.” Whilst Eric Trembath assisted with: “The man driving the JCB is Ken Sayers from Hinderwell; he drove for Knaggs Bros. of Saltburn who we worked for circa 1967.” and Arthur Bates also helped with: “Ernie Tinsdale and Sid Robson are the other two, Ken Sayers worked for his son at the time.” Later adding: “David has now passed sadly, don’t know about Sid (wagon driver) as I believe he moved from Brotton,I was the chargehand at the time now retired the year 1983.”
Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection, with thanks to Derick Pearson, Steve Moore, Eric Trembath and Arthur Bates for the updates on names.
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