George Leitch
George was born in Wallsend in 1915. His family lived on Sunningdale Avenue in Wallsend until 1923, when they moved to Park Road in Wallsend. Both of George’s parents were from Scotland and had moved to the North East from Clydeside in 1913.
George’s father was Head Foreman Iron Stock taker at Swan Hunter from 1913-1946 - and was sixty-nine when his service ended.
George was interviewed by Alex Magin on 16 March 2007. The interview took place in the participant's home and lasted for 21 minutes.
George Leitch's Memories
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Transcript
What did Swan Hunter mean to you?
Well, it meant a lot in those days. One’s livelihood, one’s education depended on my father’s secured job – secure by the standards of the day. And one took an immense pride in the achievements of the company.
And what about now? When you think about Swan Hunter what do you think about?
Well, one retains very much one’s sense of pride, for example, when anyone asks me where I come from I always say from Tyneside or Wallsend, and my father was with Swan’s.