TOM KELLY THE BLOOD PIT, JARROW 1930s I’ve got this photograph blu-tacked on my wall, five men staring at the camera, knowing precisely who they are. It’s late in the 1930s; they are at the Blood Pit, two or three of them are boxers they’ve got that look: hit me, I’ll smash you back. There’s one in the middle that smiles, he must be a manager of sorts, he has his arms round the others. There is no sign of blood. Back to TUT Samples Back to The Ugly Tree The Library