Skin Factory

Great windows into the past,thanks Bermondseyboy for the film clips.I think you are right,most of the  many leather tanners in Bermondsey were just that, but the Alaska Factory made garments.My uncle Bob worked there I tried to spot him  but they employed a great number of people, we see just a few of them in the background.

Hi Bermondseyboy,

I was talking to my older brother Anthony (Ant) about the Alaska Factory, he remembers an incident during the war when Americans were loading flying jackets, outside the Alaska Factory onto their trucks.Mary Ashdowns brother (he can't rememenber his name)they lived at 41 Harold Estate,he got into one of the trucks and drove it down the road not very far,but puts a differant slant on joy rideing.Whether it was with the Yanks permishion he can't be sure,but they were very kind to the kids so it could well be.Just a little story but a nice memory.

Cheers Rod.

Sorry I screwed up,don't think I'd loged on when posting the story of the U.S airmen collecting from the Alaska Factory.Just to let you who it was from.

Rod.

Both my Great great Granmother and my Granmother worked as Fur Pullers in the Alaska Factory so it`s lovely for me to see this Video. Oh but what an awful job skinning rabbits all day!