Inside the Squatters Cottage by JeffG7BRJ
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This is Thomas Corbett, he worked at the local Coal Mine, which was owned by the Madley Wood Company. This was the only mine that supplied free candles to its miners(before, all miners had to buy their own). The owner had specially coloured candles(green) and any employee found with green candles at home had obviously stolen them.
Thanks for stopping by for a look and for any comments that you care to make.
May the sun shine down on you where ever you are.
Comments (27)
Mondwin
Fantastic historical shot!!!!!!!!!bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxxx
JaneEden
Amazing photo of historical interest - Bravo!!
Ionel
Very beautiful and interesting image! :)
stevey3d
Excellent Jeff! 5++
elmurray
This is great Jeff. I love pictures with historical interest. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Jofurowa
Nice character and atmosphere. You're mastering that kind of light tone
RobyHermida
Fantastic capture!!!!!!!!! Excellent!!!;O) :O) ROBY :O)
trishabadblood
wow.. the text is wonderful and this capture is like a step back in time... thank you for sharing it.. excellent work....
JeffG7BRJ
I'm sorry there isn't much text to this one, I was in a bit of a rush. To add to the above, on the right hand side on the table you can see what looks like a pile of rags. It is a pile of rags, he was demonstrating how to make a peg rug, for those that are not aware, it is a rug made with old bits of cloth, I made a few as a child. You have a piece of course hessian and you thread a strip of cloth through with a large needle style implement, you then loop it through itself and pull back. This creates tufts and when finished you have a rug. I remember having one at the side of my bed, something warm to stand on whilst you got undressed, warmer than the linoleum that we had on our floor. They were also a comfort for those with stone floors. Or has in the case of this cottage for people with no floors. Tomorrow, in the bedroom.
artaddict2
Another good shot jeff, its great to see all these people in the little cottages, and their story that goes with it. Now I know how busy you were with your camera while I was over at the Hay incline and the Mission church. I always try to look for something modern day since you noticed the Harness maker with a tube of glue! to the right under the table on closer inspection he has a modern backpack with zips and motif ! Nike or something like!
aljaysart
Excellent capture Jeff, that man sitting in the chair looks so impressed LOL,.
mickuk50
there does`nt seem to be a lot of room so can imagine the hustle and bustle of a large family .another great shot in this series jeff and again fantastic info mick
lior
A picture with historical interest:thank you for sharing this iteresting artwork! Have a bright and Blessed day, Lior
jocko500
wonderful shot here
auntietk
Full view is wonderful. Everything looks period (with the exception of the gym bag, complete with plastic water bottle) and I especially like the tinware. Thanks for taking interior shots!
SSoffia
BEAUTIFUL SEPIAS & EXCELLENT CAPTURE :)
sylki
Super composition yet again!!! :-) Great shot with so much to look at. When you mentioned the peg rug it brought back memories of my late mom who if you asked her what she was doing she would answer sarcastically "Pegging a rug, why who wants to know?":-)Your images really stir up my longing for 'home' Thank you for posting them and reminding me of England (((Hug))) Hugs PS Thank you so much for your very wonderful comments on 'My First Portrait' they mean such a lot to me.
42n8
Great POV what a timeless portrait shot excellent.
Richardphotos
your posts of late has been a trip into a living history book.awesome
stolta
Wow, very very good!!!!!!!!!!!!!
pixelmeister
Ora et Labora. Very nice shot!
mbz2662
Great capture....
huismus
Beautiful photo. Well done my friend.
MrsLubner
I love your information with this. A very interesting shot too. The details are great and many. Fantastic shot.
danob
Great job on the postwork and the history lesson... I remember the rags we used to make carpets at school!!
rainbows
A wonderful shot Jeff, I love stepping back in time. My Mum used to make rag mats, we had them in every room in our house. A guy in bay is making them to sell now!! Have a good evening, thank you for much needed sunshine :-) Bitterly cold on the North East coast tonight, snow given for weekend. I'll keep ye posted our lad. Hugs. Diane. xx
HeartsRender
Very well done!!!!