Re: Q about Haggies Rope Works
- From: Jim Scott <mr.jimscott@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 17:29:54 GMT
On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:20:00 -0500, Tom Smith wrote:
They had the rope work because that was how rope was made. It was made
strad by strand and twisted to coil onto itself to form a mant stranded
rope.
Not a great description, but you had to walk the oniginal 'cord' back and
forward to 'winders' that then twited it.
I'm sure some old 'Haggies roper' will explain it better, but rope didn't
just come out of the 'rope machine' ready made for coiling.
Tom.
<kenneth2002grant@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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This place (used to be in Willington Quay) had a quarter-mile long
building called the 'rope-walk'. This, I was told, was where the ropes
were made?
But why on earth have a building as long as a rope has to be? Why not
coil it up as you make it?
That's always puzzled me...
Towns like Shields (both sides) all had their own rope makers.
Streets were often named after them eg in N Shields, Stephenson Street is
where Stephenson's rope works were and its a long street.
--
Jim
Tyneside UK
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