Mentions working for Brown Brothers and the Bag Stores. Recalls service in the army during the First World War in France and Mesopotamia. Talks about the unemployed workers march of 1905 and leaders of the march. Recalls meetings of the Independent Labour Party in the market place and Oswald Mosley and the Blackshirts at the Junior Training Hall as well as other speakers. Speaks about a Braunstone rent collector and gives the prices of some rents. Mrs Walton talks about running a fishing tackle shop in Leicester and delivering milk
Joint interview with husband and wife. Mr Mitchelson recalls moving from Bourne in Lincolnshire to L...
Talks about mother's hosiery outwork from Leicester, asking Mr Glover for job at his factory in Sout...
Recalls childhood in Highfields area of Leicester; father a policeman, home remedies, food, father's...
Joint interview with wife. Mr Taylor describes in detail his work in the building trade, union membe...
Recalls the start and end of the First World War, food rationing and father going to war. Describes ...
Recalls the West End of Leicester prior to 1914. Describes serving in the Royal Flying Corps during ...
Describes schooldays at Medway Street, Leicester. Very brief mention of giving a poetry recital at O...
Recalls unemployment, poverty, in Grassmore, Derbyshire. Explains how found work in Leicester. Talks...
Joint interview with wife Mrs Bell. Recalls the Belgrave area of Leicester between the wars. Describ...
Details family background in Lansdowne Road area of Leicester. Describes working at Lychers [?] hosi...
Outlines working life in Leicester until joined Wolsey hosiery from Oram's dyers. Recalls first day ...
Details work in hosiery and engineering in Leicester from 1926, describing jobs at Wolsey, Corahs's....
Describes being at Green Lane School, Leicester. Recalls poverty of family, pawning possessions to g...
Outlines family background, upbringing, in Sileby, Leicestershire. Mentions periods of unemployment ...
Joint interview. Mr. Souter recalls the end of the Boer War celebrations, army service in the Hussar...
Joint interview with husband and wife. Mr Mitchelson recalls moving from Bourne in Lincolnshire to L...
Talks about mother's hosiery outwork from Leicester, asking Mr Glover for job at his factory in Sout...
Recalls childhood in Highfields area of Leicester; father a policeman, home remedies, food, father's...
Joint interview with wife. Mr Taylor describes in detail his work in the building trade, union membe...
Recalls the start and end of the First World War, food rationing and father going to war. Describes ...
Recalls the West End of Leicester prior to 1914. Describes serving in the Royal Flying Corps during ...
Describes schooldays at Medway Street, Leicester. Very brief mention of giving a poetry recital at O...
Recalls unemployment, poverty, in Grassmore, Derbyshire. Explains how found work in Leicester. Talks...
Joint interview with wife Mrs Bell. Recalls the Belgrave area of Leicester between the wars. Describ...
Details family background in Lansdowne Road area of Leicester. Describes working at Lychers [?] hosi...
Outlines working life in Leicester until joined Wolsey hosiery from Oram's dyers. Recalls first day ...
Details work in hosiery and engineering in Leicester from 1926, describing jobs at Wolsey, Corahs's....
Describes being at Green Lane School, Leicester. Recalls poverty of family, pawning possessions to g...
Outlines family background, upbringing, in Sileby, Leicestershire. Mentions periods of unemployment ...
Joint interview. Mr. Souter recalls the end of the Boer War celebrations, army service in the Hussar...
Joint interview with husband and wife. Mr Mitchelson recalls moving from Bourne in Lincolnshire to L...
Talks about mother's hosiery outwork from Leicester, asking Mr Glover for job at his factory in Sout...
Recalls childhood in Highfields area of Leicester; father a policeman, home remedies, food, father's...