Quote Originally Posted by blueprinciple View Post
Tony Capstick is a well-known folk singer in the UK. This does point out the terrible conditions the grinders worked in - they did indeed breathe in 'dust and steel' (masks? unheard of) and that's why their life expectancy wasn't much more than forty. Think about that next time you pick up your straight.............!
Unfortunately Tony Capstick died about six or seven years ago. He is probably best remembered on this side of the "pond" as one of the malingering constables in "Last of the Summer Wine" which appeared on many PBS stations over the years.

Regards - Walt