| Description | Tracks 1 -2 do not relate to the 'Battle of St Ann's', the project they are part of is not identified. Annotations on the box 'Fircroft Battle' may be in relation to this. The interviewee is Martin Kalimi and others; the location is not clear; the interview is a discussion and performance of army songs.
Track 1: Discussion of army songs, 1.24 mins.
Track 2: Song title unknown, followed by a discussion about the song; 2.29 mins.
Tracks 3 - 8 are interviews for the 'Battle of St Ann's' project: the interviews are with Mrs Worthington; the interview is recorded in her home. Mrs Worthington is a long term resident of the St Ann's area; a study by local social commentators has categorised the houses as 'slum dwellings' and where many residents are living in 'poverty'. The tracks frequently run into each other.
Track 3: The discussion starts with outlining the problem of returning to the house following a period in hospital due to illness, the discussion then moves onto the local doctors, then to the difficulty of coping with the steps in the area due to her arthritis. The discussion then covers how long she has lived in the house and that she wants to leave the house/area. 3.33 mins
Track 4: A discussion of difficulties when working because of her illness and then moves onto the poor conditions in the house. 4.38 mins.
Track 5: A discussion of the poor condition of the area, then moves on to the difficulty of physically getting around due to her arthritis and that she is in fear of leaving the house particularly after dark. Then the discussion moves to the fact she would like to stay in the area because of her friends. 3.14 mins.
Track 6: A discussion regarding getting around the area on sticks due to her illness/arthritis. 0.58 mins.
Track 7: A discussion about the conditions in the houses for example the smell and the damp. 3.00 mins.
Track 8: A discussion regarding how the landlord will not carry-out all repairs because the houses are due to be cleared, also a discussion of recent rent increases and the cost of heating. 3.05 mins.
Tracks 9 - 12 are interviews for the 'Battle of St Ann's' project. Continuing on MS 4000/6/1/66/2, MS 4000/6/1/66/3, MS 4000/6/1/66/4, MS 4000/6/1/66/5 & MS 4000/6/1/66/6. The interviews are with Bil Sel? and in later interviews with Ken Coates, the interview location is not identified, the interviews are regarding the study/survey undertaken by the social study group into 'slum dwellings' and 'poverty' in the St Ann's area: for more information see Sub Series level. The tracks frequently run into each other.
Track 9: A discussion of the social study class, then regarding the period at the start of the study project 4 or 5 years ago and that he already knew Ken (Coates). Then a discussion regarding the class studying the social structure of Britain; reading Able, Smith & Townsend's book 'The Poor and the Poorest'. Then moving onto discussing how the group decided to make a study in Nottingham based on the same model as in the book and that St Ann’s was selected due to its proximity to their work base. Discussion of how his role in the project was to arrange the method of the study. Interviewee Bil Sel? 3.07 mins.
Track 10: A discussion about how the study group collected data on mobility, turnover and the demographics of the area, collected census type information and looked into the businesses. They conducted in depth questionnaires with 1 in 6 households. Then the discussion moves on to the first report showing that 36% of the population of St Ann’s were living in poverty. Interviewee Bil Sel? 2.57 mins.
Track 11: A discussion about the percentage of people and different groups of people who were likely to live in poverty, interviewee Bil Sel? 2.46 mins.
Track 12: A discussion regarding specific groups of 'poor' within the community and the concentration of different groups of people who were/are likely to live in 'poverty'; performed by Bil Sel? 1.29 mins.
Total: 32.42 mins.
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF5760016380 |