Add to ORKGOutlines family background as hosiery workers. Describes premises, products at Yate's hosiery, Leicester. Names directors, other factories in county, machines used. Describes conditions, takeover by Poole Lorrimers, various machines such as the Barrow Pearl. Talks about work as mechanic, men and women's jobs, overhead shafts and pulleys. Mentions products made during Second World War. Reflects sadly on move from Millstone Lane premises, demise of Yates, destruction of machines
Recalls work in industry during the Second World War. Talks about move from hosiery industry into St...
Details family background in Lansdowne Road area of Leicester. Describes working at Lychers [?] hosi...
Joint interview with wife. Mr Taylor describes in detail his work in the building trade, union membe...
Brief family background in Lancashire, outline of academic career to Cambridge University where stud...
Details work in hosiery and engineering in Leicester from 1926, describing jobs at Wolsey, Corahs's....
Describes family house in Wootton, Northamptonshire, father's job as lorry driver for Mex Motor Spir...
Outlines how parents married in Canada, returned to England to live in Queniborough, Leicestershire....
Talks about mother's hosiery outwork from Leicester, asking Mr Glover for job at his factory in Sout...
90 minutes and 39 seconds interview with Kenneth West. Kenneth West was born in Leicester in 1922. H...
Outlines family background. Talks about working for Wolsey hosiery, Leicester, wages, work. Mentions...
Recalls childhood in Thurmaston, Leicestershire. Describes feeling left out when joined Corah's hosi...
Describes grandfather's & father's hosiery careers in Leicester, setting up Kempton's, first deal wi...
Recalls work in the hosiery trade prior to the Second World War. Describes working at Chilprufe and ...
Outlines family background, upbringing, in Sileby, Leicestershire. Mentions periods of unemployment ...
Outlines working life in Leicester until joined Wolsey hosiery from Oram's dyers. Recalls first day ...
Recalls work in industry during the Second World War. Talks about move from hosiery industry into St...
Details family background in Lansdowne Road area of Leicester. Describes working at Lychers [?] hosi...
Joint interview with wife. Mr Taylor describes in detail his work in the building trade, union membe...
Brief family background in Lancashire, outline of academic career to Cambridge University where stud...
Details work in hosiery and engineering in Leicester from 1926, describing jobs at Wolsey, Corahs's....
Describes family house in Wootton, Northamptonshire, father's job as lorry driver for Mex Motor Spir...
Outlines how parents married in Canada, returned to England to live in Queniborough, Leicestershire....
Talks about mother's hosiery outwork from Leicester, asking Mr Glover for job at his factory in Sout...
90 minutes and 39 seconds interview with Kenneth West. Kenneth West was born in Leicester in 1922. H...
Outlines family background. Talks about working for Wolsey hosiery, Leicester, wages, work. Mentions...
Recalls childhood in Thurmaston, Leicestershire. Describes feeling left out when joined Corah's hosi...
Describes grandfather's & father's hosiery careers in Leicester, setting up Kempton's, first deal wi...
Recalls work in the hosiery trade prior to the Second World War. Describes working at Chilprufe and ...
Outlines family background, upbringing, in Sileby, Leicestershire. Mentions periods of unemployment ...
Outlines working life in Leicester until joined Wolsey hosiery from Oram's dyers. Recalls first day ...
Recalls work in industry during the Second World War. Talks about move from hosiery industry into St...
Details family background in Lansdowne Road area of Leicester. Describes working at Lychers [?] hosi...
Joint interview with wife. Mr Taylor describes in detail his work in the building trade, union membe...