Author Archives: martin jenkinson

Sheffield Cutlery & Silver Industry

Posted on March 17, 2011 by martin jenkinson

I came to live in Sheffield at the end of the 1970s so witnessed the large scale closures in the city’s traditional industries. I did however manage to photograph in a few of the cutlery & silversmiths including Frank Cobb … Continue reading →

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Social History part one

Posted on January 30, 2011 by martin jenkinson

As part of a project to put my photographs from the past online I have just finished scanning photographs from the Peoples March for Jobs 1981. 30 years ago unemployed from the North West & Yorkshire marched to London. Young … Continue reading →

Posted in 1981, Demonstration, Photographs, Protest, Unemployment | 1 Comment