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Interview
45, MA200/046/046
Mantle Oral History Project

Speaker: Burton, Elijah (Eric), 1920 - , Interviewee, Male, Brickyard worker; Market gardener; Royal Marine.
Speaker: Carswell, J., Interviewer, Female

Summary of interview item: Recalls early years in Ravenstone as a child, describing Sunday school, games played and home life, including the food eaten and household jobs each child had to do. Recalls life at school and corporal punishment given at school. Describes father's work as a miner, then in a brickyard, and memories of the 1926 miners strike. Describes in detail work with a market gardener before and after leaving school. Continues with description of move to work in a brickyard and what the job entailed. Describes the entertainment available in the area including Shepshed wakes. ( See also written life history by Mr Burton)
Place of birth: Ravenstone, Leicestershire
Education:
Marital Status: Married, Children: Sons: 1
Father's Occupation:
Mother's Occupation:
Location: County: Leicestershire
Location: Town/Place: Ravenstone; Shepshed.
Periods Covered: 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s
Language: English

Recording Date: 11/12/1988
Playing time:
Access Restrictions: Full clearance Item Copyright: EMOHA
Summary: Yes
Transcription: No
Copies: yes
Cross Reference:

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