| Description | Tracks 1 - 10: the interviews are with Mrs Hayle the recording continues on MS 4000/6/1/66/18, the location of the interview is in her home. Mrs Hayle is 70, has a a large family in the area and moved to St Ann's in 1920. 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'. The tracks frequently run into each other.
Track 1: A discussion of her personal history: she came to the area as 'help' to the Henderson family in 1920, she was employed with them for about 18 months, then she met her husband and started a family. At the time the area was well looked after and she had good neighbours. The discussion moves to her family: 4 boys and 4 girls, 36 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and another 3 'on the way'. The discussion moves to the different houses that she has occupied in the area. The discussion moves to increases in the cost of living. 3.58 mins.
Track 2: The discussion returns to houses she has occupied: her first house was small. The discussion then moves back to her family and how she coped after her husband died. A discussion about her husband in the War. 3.46 mins.
Track 3: Discussions regarding her husbands poor health and army life, then her sons time in the army during the War. The discussion moves onto more general family history, stories and their relationships. 4.04 mins.
Track 4: A discussion regarding the photographs in the room. A discussion about changes in the street and area: buildings, shops and businesses; this flows into her views that the new houses are not very well built. 3.23 mins.
Track 5: A discussion about her current living conditions: she does not use the upstairs for health reasons and her family help her look after the house, discussion continues on next track. 0.52 mins.
Track 6: The discussion continues from the previous track regarding her family helping her. The discussion turns to relocating after living in St Ann's for 32 years; she is finding it difficult to move and will miss the 'neighbourliness'; 0.16 mins.
Track 7: The discussion returns to her current way of life: her daughter does her washing, her neighbours and that due to poor health she has to shop near-by. 3.18 mins.
Track 8: The discussion returns to her family: their visiting, their employment, their helping her and caring for her when she is ill. The discussion moves onto how she doesn't want to live with her children because she wants her 'own hearth', she doesn't want a flat because she wants an old house, she doesn't like central heating she would rather have a coal fire. The discussion continues that she is to be rehoused next year, that she wants to stay where she is, this continues on the next track. 3.48 mins.
Track 9: The discussion continues from previous track regarding the planned rehousing. A discussion of a house fire next door. The discussion moves onto the condition of her house: there is no bathroom, no hot water and only coal fires. 3.10 mins.
Track 10: A new discussion about food and shopping. 2.23 mins.
Total: 32.12
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF5760011480 |