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Does anyone remember the building site tragedy in late 60’s early 70’s (?) in the city centre?
A hoist collapsed and came crashing down with workmen inside it. My mates and I had left the empire pool just after it had happened and remember seeing police and ambulances everywhere. Sure there were a few fatalities.
Can’t find anything online about it.
Apologies if anyone on here had any family or friends invloved.
Young lad I know, (he is about 60 now), saw it fall past him, as he was working inside.
White as a sheet, when I saw him about an hour after it happened
Dominic MacCuhan (spelling) is his name, from Pentrabaine (spelling)
Family was from Newtown originally
Wasn't it on Southgate house building on Wood Street?
Thought it was 2 window cleaners on a trestle and it fell from the top not long after it was built?
Yeah I remember that in the news at the time.
Yeah I remember that being in the news at the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by uncle bob
I know someone who lost a brother during this tragedy. Somehow and very luckily I do believe one or maybe two guys walked away unhurt.
principal insurance building?
Must be my memory. I could have sworn it was a hoist taking the guys up and down the outside of the building as it was getting built?Quote:
Originally Posted by uncle bob
It was Southgate House on Wood St, mid 70s, I’d say. Weren’t they workers from JonWindows (John Williams) who were inspecting the external installation of the windows?
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Originally Posted by uncle bob
Bit of both, it was in the process of having work done on it, as Dominic, was working inside.Quote:
Originally Posted by William Treseder
It was a platform on the outside of the building that fell, whether they were cleaning or doing building work, I’m not 100%
Just got confirmation, it was 5 men from John Windows, checking for faults, manager type workers, not actually doing maintenance work.
Four died, one survived
It was Southgate house
On a Monday morning if memory serves
A cradle came loose and sent the people on it over the side
All were employed by John Williams WIndows of Curran Road
Included in the dead was the Managing Director of JW windows
Terrible tragedy that shouldn’t have happened
I worked at Jonnies at the time. Still comes back to my thoughts from time to time
whats the point in asking a load of old fecks that have clearly lost their memories :P
I think it was a Friday afternoon?Quote:
Originally Posted by light up the darkness
Those "workmen" included directots of John Windows - my sister was their secretary at the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by BLUETIT
Total ITK nailed itQuote:
Originally Posted by William Treseder
Not really. We are talking about a tragedy that happened over 40 yrs ago. If I asked you the date and the day of the week that that poor young girl was found in a shallow grave in a garden in Riverside, would you know, without googling it?Quote:
Originally Posted by light up the darkness
I had a good rummage around on the interweb but can’t find anything
I’ll send a message to Tony Barry who was a manager at Jonnies at the time and see if I can jog his memory
I seem to recall a feature called, "A look back at the news on this day " in the South Wales echo a few years ago and it had a small write up on it then.
Trying to find this feature but no joy
I texted Tony Barry but he never replied. The trail went cold then.
I remember the guy who survived saying something like that he jumped off the falling cradle just before it hit the ground. Had forgotten about the fatalities.Quote:
Originally Posted by Malckent