02186/S, EM/121 EMOHA Project Collection

Interviewee: Name withheld b. 1921 Newton Burgoland, Leicestershire

Occupation: Shop assistant, catering

Interview Dates: 26/07/2001, 06/09/2001, 11/10/2001

SUMMARY

NOTE: Interviewee and husband’s names have been edited out of the interview

CD 1 Track 1
Infants’ class	1:00	Recalls Infants’ class. Slates and pencils that squeaked. Grandma was caretaker. Before school holidays, Miss Oakey, the teacher, bought box of sweets to share around infants’ class. Age 7: moved into ‘middle’ class.
Cleaning School	2:00	Describes school cleaning. One piano for three classes. No central heating. Coal fire and guard. Later, a stove. Big boiler at side of school. Grandfather stoked boiler. Grandma cleaned school Friday night. Recalls helping to clean brass taps on washbasins; grandma gave her 6d for helping.
School toilets	3:06	Describes toilets in schoolyard—one locked for staff. Men emptied the pans (metal pans/wooden seats) once a week. Horrible to use. Had same at home—but lovely white seat—father buried contents in fields. Was “a bit finicky”.