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RefNoKWL1/K/73
AltRefNoLilian Ream/K073
TitleFrench & Co, Wisbech. Mr Frederick Thomson worked at W & C French Surveyors (background to this piling work). There was a strike, the general manager (Mr Newman, later colonel) commented when he learnt that the men wanted ½d rise per hour, from 11½ to 1 shilling an hour, 'Go back to work for 11d per hour, or collect your cards!'.
DescriptionThe original photograph is held at Wisbech and Fenland Museum on behalf of the Lilian Ream Trust. If you would like to purchase a digital image of this photograph from a high-quality digital copy, please contact the FSB Scanning Bureau, fsb@cambridgeshire.gov.uk, for a quote. Archive Indexing Keyword: Piling and bank repairs
Date1930
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CreatorNameLilian Ream Collection
RepositoryWisbech Library
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