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Jim Duncan

Jim belongs to: The Doxford Engine Friends Association

Jim was born in Sunderland in 1943. He followed his father into Doxford's. He began his apprenticeship in December 1959.

Jim was interviewed by Kylea Little on 24 January 2006. The interview took place at the Interviewee's living room and lasted 1 hour, 16 minutes and 2 seconds.

Model of a Doxford engine

Model of a Doxford engine

Model of a Doxford engine built by Les Morris and Jim, when he was an apprentice. The engine is now on display in Discovery Museum in Newcastle.

Jim has 14 memories in the memorynet:

•  Starting at Doxford's
•  The Doxford master plan
•  Les Morris
•  Working in the Tool Room
•  Training the apprentices and the closure of Doxford's
•  Value of Doxford apprenticeship
•  Politics and Doxford's
•  The apprentice strike
•  Leaving Doxford's
•  The Doxford Ship Yard
•  Aerial view of the Doxford Works and the River Wear
•  A ship being launched
•  A Doxford engine
•  Model of a Doxford engine

This memory has these themes:
Training | Work

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