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Interview
1247, CH/163/B
Community History Collection

Speaker: Spencer, Phyllis, - 0, Interviewee, Female,
Speaker: , Interviewer,

Summary of interview item: Interview with husband. Discuss career of father who was fireman in Leicester at Rutland Street depot. Anecdotes of day trips to Skegness, of meeting husband at tennis courts on Victoria Park, marrying in 1933. Talk about leisure, mentioning Opera House, dances at fire station. Recall various stalls at Leicester Market. Mention of school at St George's Church, husband joining army in 1939 and seeing action in Europe.
Place of birth:
Education:
Marital Status: Married, Children:
Father's Occupation:
Mother's Occupation:
Location: County: Leicestershire
Location: Town/Place: Leicester
Periods Covered: 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s
Language: English

Recording Date: 15/4/1993
Playing time: 1 hr 30 mins
Access Restrictions: Full clearance Item Copyright: CHCL
Summary: Yes
Transcription: No
Copies: Yes
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