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02186/S,  EM/121, EMOHA Project Collection

• Interviewee: Name withheld, b. 1921 Newton Burgoland, Leicestershire
• Occupation: Shop assistant, catering
• Interview Dates:  26/07/2001, 06/09/2001, 11/10/2001

Summary

Note: Interviewee and husband’s names have been edited out of the interview.

CD 1 Track 1

Infants’ class

1:00

Recalls Infants’ class. Slates and pencils that squeaked. Grandma was caretaker. Before school holidays, Miss Oakey, the teacher, bought box of sweets to share around infants’ class. Age 7: moved into ‘middle’ class.

Cleaning School

2:00

Describes school cleaning. One piano for three classes. No central heating. Coal fire and guard. Later, a stove. Big boiler at side of school. Grandfather stoked boiler. Grandma cleaned school Friday night. Recalls helping to clean brass taps on washbasins; grandma gave her 6d for helping.

School toilets

3:06

Describes toilets in schoolyard—one locked for staff. Men emptied the pans (metal pans/wooden seats) once a week. Horrible to use. Had same at home—but lovely white seat—father buried contents in fields. Was “a bit finicky”.