Z1205/065

Male. Worked at Arlesey brickyard. b. 05.05.1927 Side A (00 mins)Family of 6 born and brought up in Arlesey. Mother died when youngest was 12 month's old. Father had to both work to raise the children. Hard work as brick setter. (05 mins)An Aunty helped look after children. (10 mins)Childhood visits to brickworks. Workmen protected hands from hot bricks by home-made rubber mittens (15 mins)Teenage years during Second World War. Local bombing incidents. Arlesey white bricks were no longer produced. Drainage pipes. (20 mins)Air mechanic in Fleet Air Arm. 35 years with Letchworth fork lift truck production. (25 mins)"Night soil" collection of outdoor lavatory buckets. Closure of Arlesey brickyard. Landfill site. (30mins)End of Side A(No recording on Side B) End of Interview.Original interview 30 mins.

13 November 2001

From: 1920 To: 2001

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brick worker, World War Two, air raids over UK, waste disposal, landfill, ARLESEY, Letchworth