Fighting Talk. Compilation of interview extracts on the boxing scene in Leicester between the wars. Recalling the sport of boxing in Leicester during the 1920s and 1930s. Describing boxing training, various matches and boxers of the day, such as Tug Wilson and Tishy Marsden. Reflections on boxing in general. Sound effects of a boxing match can be heard in the recording. Contributors to this compilation are: A. Squire, M. Biddles, J. Ewart, P. Butler, B. Newbold, E. Alderwick, G. Thorpe, G. Storey, Jim Knight.Please be aware that the language used in these recordings will reflect the standards, language and attitudes of the era they were recorded in
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George Wedd's Motion Picture Theatre, 'The Stadium', was a multi-use meeting and gathering place for...
This thesis was undertaken to establish when professional boxing declined in Toronto, and how and wh...
International audienceThe aim of this paper is to illustrate the conversation of gestures employed b...
Describes mother's outdoor beer licence in Wharf Street area of Leicester. Mentions childhood games....
Describes becoming a boxer at the Sanvey Gate 'mission school', Leicester, names some opponents such...
Brief outline of childhood in Rothley, Leicestershire. Describes becoming interested in boxing at co...
Describes introduction to boxing, training at various pubs, being signed by Ernest Biddles. Recalls ...
Recalls accident as a child and resulting hospitalisation at the Leicester Royal Infirmary. Talks ab...
Music Hall. Extracts of interview with W. E. Burton talking about the Music Hall in Leicester. Mus...
Boxing flourished at the Portland Expo from 1966-69, but died out in the early 1970s. Joey Gamache ...
Crime and Punishment. Compilation of interview extracts recalling crime and punishment in Leiceste...
Courting Days. Compilation of interview extracts recalling the courting practices of Leicester peop...
In the 1930s boxing emerged as a popular spectator sport in colonial north Sumatra. It was part of a...
Title devised from accompanying information where available.; Part of the: Fairfax archive of glass ...
Title: The development of Boxing in town Most from its beginnings to the present. Objectives: The ma...
George Wedd's Motion Picture Theatre, 'The Stadium', was a multi-use meeting and gathering place for...
This thesis was undertaken to establish when professional boxing declined in Toronto, and how and wh...
International audienceThe aim of this paper is to illustrate the conversation of gestures employed b...