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Interview
1250, AT/02
Arqueotex Project Collection

Speaker: Trigg, Hilda, 1914 - 0, Interviewee, Female, Hosiery worker
Speaker: Murray, R, Interviewer, Female

Summary of interview item: Talks about starting work at Norton's hosiery, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, 1928. Mentions mother making clothes from rummage sale suits, fashions, wages, training. Talks about work at Davis's, Hinckley, Leicestershire. Mentions staying out late at dances, places in Hinckley to dance. Mention of marriage during Second World War, work in munitions, holidays in Blackpool, outings.
Place of birth:
Education:
Marital Status: , Children: None
Father's Occupation: Railway worker
Mother's Occupation:
Location: County: Leicestershire, Warwickshire
Location: Town/Place: Hinckley, Nuneaton
Periods Covered: 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
Language: English

Recording Date: 12/10/1998
Playing time: 1hr 40 mins
Access Restrictions: Full clearance Item Copyright: ERDF Cult Herit Proj & N.Warwick & Hink College
Summary: Yes
Transcription: No
Copies: Yes
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