| Description | Recording of interviews for the 'Battle of St Ann's' project:
Tracks 1 - 10: The interviews are with Mrs Wilson and her daughter who are also featured on the previous recording MS 4000/6/1/66/6 & 7 and continues on 9; the interview is recorded in her home. Mrs Wilson 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 1: A discussion about first arriving/moving into the house and an infestation of bugs. 3.33 mins.
Track 2: A discussion about the sewers. Discussions about the 'coloured people' in the area. 3.01 mins.
Track 3: A discussion about being careful with money. Then a discussion about the strikes, continuing on the next track. 2.56 mins.
Track 4: A discussion continuing from the previous track of 'good old days' and 'hard work'. The discussion then moves on to her views about politics. 3.59 mins.
Track 5: A discussion about how she does not follow the news because of the 'hardness in the world' and how her husband was not interested in politics and the unions. The discussion moves on to the war years. 4.02 mins.
Track 6: A discussion of her birthplace and then a discussion about changes that have happened. The discussion moves on to her health. 3.25 mins.
Track 7: A discussion about her daughter, her family and shopping. 3.48 mins.
Track 8: A discussion about pubs and drink. Then the discussion moves on to benefits and low wages, continues on the following track. 3.19 mins.
Track 9: Continuing from the previous track discussing job versus dole and pension. Discussions then move on to remembering her own and her children's childhood. 3.09 mins.
Track 10: Continuing from the previous track a discussion of childhood songs, the discussion moves on to remembering the daughters childhood. 3.56 mins.
Total: 35.10 mins.
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF5760016780 |