| Description | An interview with Roma SKIFFINGTON, a widow woman with no children, who is a Retired Teacher, born in London and now living in Birmingham. Roma SKIFFINGTON’s father was a Film distributor, born in Netherlands and her mother a Actress/housewife born in England. In the interview, she talks about …
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I’m Roma Skiffington and I was born in 1920 in a suburb of London. Father was Dutch. Lived in Paris as a young child. Didn’t speak French.
1.21 Returned to London when 4 years old. Describes childhood and school days.
2.35 Loved drama and thought she might become an actress.
3.40 Father was in film business. Story about watching a film being made.
4.28 Story about interview with headmistress about career aims.
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Went to college in London at Sacred Hearts. Threat of war.
55” Taught young children during holidays.
1.36 War broke out. Evacuated to Berkshire. Describes the environment.
4.13 Got a teaching job in Essex in 1940.
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Stories about air raids.
3.05 After 2 years at this school….the Canon of the church where I went said, I want you in our school, which was the Catholic school….Describes the school.
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Did a correspondence course in Latin. Got LRAM at Royal Academy.
1.26 First relationship during war.
Story about evacuating the children to North Wales.
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Continues story.
1.11 Became deputy headmistress.
1.34 Father became ill with progressive paralysis.
4.01 Started a drama group.
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Describes the drama group.
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Further details about teaching.
3.14 Visited Holland. Loved travelling. Describes holiday in Spain.
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Continues account.
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meeting her husband.
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moving to Birmingham.
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Mother had a stroke. Details caring for her mother.
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Continues to describe working at the school.
1.03 Opportunity to take early retirement.
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Performing at the Crescent Theatre.
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