metalplate

what does 'man cages' mean?

Hi, Man cages such as these were used to transport miners underground and raise them back up again. It's essentially serving as a lift.

Yes. They made them in columns to move men more quickly in bigger groups - some mines employed over a thousand men below ground in any one working shift. The same would be done for transporting lots tubs full of coal to the surface.

And did this have the effect of reclaiming her from the career in which she had started?

I'm hoping someone will come along with an answer to that one. If nothing can be found then it worked! She looks quite sweet and innocent. The magistrates were fair with the sentencing I feel.

Sad. Though not right, the poor thing needed a what, a dollar? Empathy people, empathy.

The poor soul looks about 11 never mind 14...

That's a family name (and first name but not the same - perhaps her mother!) I recognise. Local to the New Hartley and Seaton Delaval areas. I wonder if they're the same?

I had a notion that Marg Lead better

was in BBC comedy "The Good Life"?

Howard Dickins Yes there's that one too. When I was young these things didn't 'click' in my head - you simply called folk their names! Haha in later years Roger Bannister was a security guard at the warehouse I worked at! He didn't run much - he sat at a desk mostly. I guess his running days were over.. He was so sick of the jokes though - I can still see his grumpy face when folk did them.

12 years of age......wow. Such a start. Great series of photos.