1979: Kirkintilloch’s Men of Iron | A Diary of Britain

1979: Kirkintilloch’s Men of Iron | A Diary of Britain

A Diary of Britain follows a week in the life of workers at the Lion Foundry in Kirkintilloch, on the outskirts of Glasgow, during December 1978. Working in the foundry is hot, dirty and dangerous work, and though mechanisation has somewhat reduced the physical toll on the workers, it remains a gruelling undertaking. Why do the men do it? Would they want their children to follow in their footsteps? Credit to : BBC Archive The post 1979: Kirkinti…