old bangers

[cappy]

No john there is a new ferry ....no cars .....its all changed the alum house is still there....i think...the biggest change to me is smiths dock .....brighams all houses and a walkway along from shields market to the mill dam ...where the statue to all lost seaman .....still cant understand ....why it was commisioned with the seaman wearing a wooly watch cap ......never saw a wooly watch cap.......if anything it was always a flat cap........fings aint wot they used to be as the song goes ....regards....cappy

[cappy]

Just wondered did anyone at sea in the 50s or early sixties see watch caps worn ....trilbys going ashore ....yes... But no wooly watch caps and yet the statue was commisioned rightfully so .....but which beatle brain passed the wooly watch cap.....plus the sea boots looked more like wellies ......probably toy blairs deputy.......prescot had his name on the statue so did commie slater .......... But no seaman checked it out .....r683532

[Keith Tindell]

That program *look at life* has several interesting videos on you tube, there is one on the St Laurence seaway which is interesting from 1960, i won't post the link, don't want to be accused of too much pasting, but for anyone sailing there at that time could be worth a look

[Captain Kong]

Cappy , what is a wooly watch cap?
We used to wear a Steaming Revvy., in the 50s
Cheers
Brian

[cappy]

Hello brian .....how do i describe a watch cap ...it is like a beeni hat or benny hat ....do you know what i mean now ...cheeers cappy

[Lewis McColl]

Does Brenda not knit them for the Missions to Seamen ??

[cappy]

Well thats highly possible but i never ever saw one in shilds or on any merchant ship...worn by a seaman

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BRIAN YOU CAN GOOGLE MERCHANT SEAMAN STATUE MILL DAM SOUTH SHIELDS...REGARDS CAPPY

[Tony Taylor]

Cappy , what is a wooly watch cap?
We used to wear a Steaming Revvy., in the 50s
Cheers
Brian

sailed with a couple of engineers who wore steaming revvy in 70s, usually made from mutton cloth.

[Ivan Cloherty]

On deck usually made from old jeans or duck canvas, some even had a best one for going ashore

[Keith Tindell]

I used to make mine from a pair of old jeans, unless the bosun turned his back when the roll of duck canvas was left unattended, used a dinner plate for the first circle, then a smaller plate for the rim, etc etc, they would last all trip, usually covered in paint by then,