| Description | Recording of interviews for the 'Battle of St Ann's' project:
Tracks 1 - 10: the interviews are recorded in the home of with Mr and Mrs Sandford; they continue on MS 4000/6/1/66/14 the interview is recorded in their home. Mr Sandford is a long term resident and Mrs Sandford is a relatively recent resident of the St Ann’s area and they are both involved in the church and with the Boys Brigade. A study about the St Ann’s area by local social commentators has categorised the houses as 'slum dwellings' and where many residents are living in 'poverty', for more information see Sub Series level. The tracks frequently run into each other.
Track 1: A discussion regarding the incident of a young boy at the Boys Brigade who had an abscess, this flows into a discussion about the Boys Brigade. This moves onto her opinions about the poverty in St Ann’s and her opinion about how people from outside view the poverty in St Ann’s. 3.02 mins.
Track 2: A discussion about the recent changes in the area, this then leads onto the topic of the new houses and rents: in her opinion they will bring in new people to the area as current residents will not be able to afford the new rents and where the current residents will be displaced to. A new discussion about her husband being a post man. A new discussing about St Ann’s people who have already been displaced from the area and how many people want to move back/stay in St Ann’s. 3.32 mins.
Track 3: The discussion continues on from the previous track regarding church goers, community and fellowship. A new discussion about when she moved into the house, how she felt/feels about the area and about how she wants to move from the area to somewhere with more facilities and the discussion then moves onto the topic of the new development. 4.08 mins.
Track 4: Mr Sandford enters. A discussion of his opinions of the area and his opinion of how the area is portrayed, the discussion continues about the condition of houses and the deterioration of the area particularly in the last 4 or 5 years since the clearance was announced. The discussion then moves to his opinion that there are only jobs with poor wages in Nottingham: he outlines that the local firms are Boots, Rally and Players; in terms of employment this favours women; his opinion is that as women are paid less this brings the wage level down. 3.10 mins.
Track 5: The discussions carry on from the previous track. Discussions regarding Mr Sandford's employment history (first employment was with Boots and he now works for the Post Office), covering wages and working conditions. A new discussion continuing on the following track covering Mr Sandford's personal history/experience of St Ann’s. 2.35 mins.
Track 6: The discussion carries on from the previous track. A new discussion about their church which is to be knocked down as part of the clearance. 3.07 mins.
Track 7: A discussion regarding Mr Sandford's childhood in St Ann’s and how it has changed. A discussion about the reputation of the St Ann’s area and residents. The discussion moves onto some riots in the area. The discussion returns to the boys brigade continues on the next track. 4.24 mins.
Track 8: A continuation of the discussion on the previous track about the boys brigade. A new discussion about how the area used to be 'Select'/a good area: that has changed since the war and then about poor areas past/present. A new discussion about schooling and childhood that continues on the next track. 3.14 mins.
Track 9: The discussion carries on from the previous track and moves on to parks and facilities for families. A new discussion about the housing conditions and the rent. A new discussion about moving out of the area, continues on the next track. 3.27 mins.
Track 10: The discussion continues from the previous track and covers their motivations for moving out of the area. 2.22 mins.
Total: 33.03 mins.
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF5760010380
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