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Interview
1341, CH/172/HS
Community History Collection

Speaker: Goddard, Stan, 1917 - 0, Interviewee, Male,
Speaker: Mills, J, Interviewer, Female

Summary of interview item: Brief outline of family home in Causeway Lane, Leicester, and parents occupations. Mentions 'window tapping' game played in Vine Street, describes local area, anecdote of camels from Great Karmo's circus passing home en route to Fish and Quart pub. Mentions theatres, pubs, on and around High Street, traffic around clocktower, lists further places on High Street, various anecdotes. Part of a series of interviews about the High Street.
Place of birth: Leicester
Education: All Saints School, Community Road School
Marital Status: , Children:
Father's Occupation: Shoe worker
Mother's Occupation: Spinner
Location: County: Leicestershire
Location: Town/Place: Leicester
Periods Covered: 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s
Language: English

Recording Date: 2/7/1997
Playing time: 1 hr 45 mins
Access Restrictions: Full clearance Item Copyright: CHCL
Summary: Yes
Transcription: Yes
Copies: Yes
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