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This is the first version of the database of recordings made by WFOHW since 1983, and including some other recordings made by Vestry House Museum since 1970.

The original recordings and interview records are not online, and at present can only be consulted at Vestry House, Walthamstow. Details included here are (updated November 2007):

  • recording number
  • records of interview
  • content
  • date of interview
  • date of birth.

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Index of Oral History Tapes - Waltham Forest Oral History Workshop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10-Jun-07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tapes in VHM set

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

no.            

floppy/summary/transcript type

Recording on CD ?

comments/notes

 

copyright

date interview

date of birth

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

transcribed

 

Low Hall farm pumping engine

 

 

08/10/1972

 

3

 

 

Low Hall farm pumping engine

 

 

 

 

4

transcribed

 

personal history, N Chingford Town's Women's Guild

 

 

 

21/03/1919

5

no transcription or summary

 

interviews on playing cards exhibition

 

 

13/05/1974

 

6

transcribed

 

personal history school home life family

 

 

07/11/1975

1921

7

full transcript (in Archives)

Yes

early\ life and work;

 

 

14/07/1976

1887

8

transcribed, all or part

 

cart builder, British Xylonite.

 

 

04/02/1977

 

9

transcribed, all or part

 

life story

 

 

25/02/1977

04/05/1903

10

transcribed, all or part

 

Walthamstow buses, early\ life

 

 

15/07/1977

07/04/1900

11

no transcription or summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

no transcription or summary

 

New boots and panties

 

 

 

 

13

no transcription or summary

 

Satr Radio and TV; Twinning of Chingford; Logie Baird

 

 

07/03/1978

 

14

transcribed, all or part

 

born 1901, AV Roe & flying circus, butchers Walthamstow

 

 

17/08/1978

1901

15

no transcription or summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

part transcribed

 

Chingford fairs

 

 

23/01/1978

 

17

transcribed, all or part

 

suffrage socialism politics

 

 

06/01/1975

1896

18

transcribed, all or part

 

pram business

 

 

22/10/1979

1894

19

no transcription or summary

 

social life, shops, street life, games

 

 

05/05/1979

1899

20

summary and part transcribed

 

Leyton fire brigade Coronation Gardens

 

 

20/06/1980

1906/7

21

no transcription or summary

 

radio interview

 

not to be publicly played or used

15/09/1981

 

22

transcribed, all or part

 

British Xylonite, Ensign camers and butchers - int David Mander

 

 

10/04/1980

 

23

summary only

 

Lea Bridge Gas Works, bricklayer,retort houses

 

 

21/11/1978

 

24

transcribed

 

Gas works manager 1903-52

 

 

 

 

25

summary & full transcipt in musuem

 

Lea Bridge gas works, 1913 onwards, WWI, the Buffs, East Kent regiment

 

 

23/11/1978

1882

26

summary & full transcipt in musuem

 

Lea Bridge gas works, 1928-67 showrooms

 

 

 

1907

27

summary & full transcipt in musuem

 

Lea Bridge gas works

 

 

 

 

28

no transcription or summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

summary & full transcipt in musuem

 

Lea Bridge gas works

 

 

19/03/1978

 

30

summary & full transcipt in musuem

 

Lea Bridge gas works, accounts in wartime, accounts 1929-67

 

 

 

 

31

summary & full transcipt in musuem

 

Lea Bridge gas works, 1927- , fitteer, wartime

 

 

07/11/1978

 

32

summary & full transcipt in musuem

 

Lea Bridge gas works, 1936 - , fitter

 

 

 

 

33

summary & full transcipt in musuem

 

Lea Bridge gas works, co-partnership secretary

 

 

05/03/1979

1901

34

no transcription or summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

35

no transcription or summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

36

no transcription or summary

 

Readings; AV Roe ; Songs

 

 

 

 

37

no transcription or summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39

no transcription or summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

40

transcribed, all or part

 

WWI, epilepsy; mental health; paying the rent; jobs

 

 

31/08/1983

11/02/1906

41

summary only

 

Hitchams Dairy, Marsh Street school, soup kitchens, shoe shop and marked boots, health, Christian endeavour

 

 

10/09/1983

x/02/1914

42

transcribed, all or part

 

scarlet vfever, Chingford Hospital, table top operation, evacuation, High Street

 

consent form

11/10/1983

19/12/1925

43

transcribed, all or part

 

born Red House, Hie Street E17, father worked for Dr Challis, diptheria, scarlet fever, Chingford Hospital, Chesnuts mental hospital Hoe St

 

consent form

08/12/1983

08/04/1904

44

summary only

 

nursing Whipps Cross, Stratford Clinic, scarlet fever

 

 

30/09/1983

1892

45

part transcribed

 

below stairs, family split up, Barnados, evacuation

 

 

28/09/1983

1913

46

summary & transcript

 

London eletric wire co, scarlet fever, Connaught Hospital, Mr Gorringe bdied 1984

 

consent form

10/10/1983

18/7/1904 (Mrs)

47

summary only

 

Walthamstow family life

 

 

 

 

48

no transcription or summary

 

?medical

 

reference only

 

 

49

transcribed, all or part

 

personal history Walthamstow, Durham, workhouse

 

 

21/11/1983

1911

50

part transcribed & summary

 

Dentists, Walthamstow life history, home remedies, welfare officer, pawnshops, attempt to emigrate

 

 

21/10/1983

 

51

summary only

 

Walthamstow health dentist Chingford Hospital

 

 

15/10/1983

c1903

52

summary and part transcribed

 

diphtheria accident Dr Antony health

 

 

29/10/1983

x/10/1921

53

summary only

 

life history Walthamstow Leyton

 

deceased

09/09/1985

1906

54

transcribed, all or part

 

health nursing Walthamstow , Thorpe Coombe, health insurance, mourning

 

 

14/11/1983

? & 23/9/1909

55

summary only

 

death mourning , St John's Ambulance

 

consent form

 

13/07/1913

56

transcribed, all or part

 

workhouse; churchyard birth; poverty

 

consent form

 

02/06/1908

57

a & part trans

 

health; illnesses; Lloyd Park clinic; dentist

 

no restrictions

20/11/1983

16/08/1926

58

summary only

 

Lloyd Park, High Street, cottage homes, trips to the contry, workhouse

 

yes

20/11/1983

 

59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60

no transcription or summary

 

 

 

 

06/01/1983

 

61

transcribed, all or part

 

butchers, Jones Wood Street, street traders

 

yes

19/08/1984

 

62

summary and part transcribed

 

butchers; fish; bakers, Wood Street, Armistice Day, home life

 

 

06/05/1984

 

63

transcribed, all or part

 

sweetshops; family history, High Streeet shops

 

 

08/04/1984

1913

64

transcribed, all or part

 

domestic service; Thorpe Coombe

 

 

16/02/1984

 

65

transcribed, all or part

 

vegetarianism

 

yes

01/01/1985

 

66

transcribed, all or part

 

gas board; tonsils, shops, door to door salesmen, Highams park

 

full

16/06/1984

1908

67

summary only

 

Leytonstone House Hospital

 

 

May-84

1934

68

part transcribed

 

domestic life;chickens rabbits, Wood Street, Walthamstow Palace

 

consent form

10/04/1984

10/10/1900

69

transcribed, all or part

 

see 64

 

 

16/02/1984

 

70

transcribed, all or part

 

WVS; Leyton Mayor and Councillor; childhood illness; fever hospital

 

consent form

16/08/1983

19/12/1893

71

summary only

 

smallpox; film studios Wood Street; open air swimming pool Whipps Cross

 

consent form

Oct-83

c1900

72

summary & part transcribed

 

isolation hospital Leyton; diptheria & scarlet fever; Langthorne and Whipps Cross Hospitals

 

 

 

1895

73

summary only

 

various health and local sites, soup kitchen, workhouse, boot & shoe club, parish relief

 

 

 

 

74

part transcribed & summary

 

scarlet fever; Chingford Hospital; Marsh Street school; film studios Wood Street

 

consent form

19/12/1983

08/09/1903

75

summary only

 

health, Lloyd Park, isolation hospital, Brookfiled Hospital, open air school, treatment for arthritis, education

 

consent form

16/12/1983

1922 (Joyce)

76

part transcribed & summary

 

sweets,\ dentistry, diet and health, evacuation

 

 

13/01/1984

 

77

summary only

 

mission to London, recording of church service

 

 

26/09/1983

 

78

summary only

 

health, epilepsy, isolation, doctor fees, Commaught Hospital, family life, Chingford Hospital

 

 

20/10/1983

1920

79a

transcribed, all or part

 

Walthamstow & District tape recoridng society, Tottenham Outrage

 

 

c1959

 

79b

transcribed, all or part

 

 

 

 

c1959

 

80

summary only

 

High Street market and Tottenham Outrage (Russian anarchists), notes and story by Ray Dudley

 

 

c1959

 

81

summary only

 

callers door to door, Salvationists, health, household routines, polio,

 

 

08/04/1984

1903

82

summary only

 

foodstuffs, door to door deliveries, shops, WW1 expereince, health, home baking & working

 

consent

08/04/1984

c1903

83

part transcribed & summary

 

Warners flats, market, husband engineer, High Street, domestic routine, evacuation, entertainment

 

 

08/04/1984

1904

84

summary and part transcribed

 

Pet shop, Wood Street, shops, entertainmenty, eating habits

 

consent

08/05/1984

 18/1/1911died 1989

85

transcribed, all or part

 

butchery trade, workhouse, home deliveries, Wood Street market, meals, shopping, orphanage

 

consent

10/04/1984

1904

86

summary only

 

bakers; confectionary, apprentice in rag trade, houisehold routine

 

consent

12/06/1984

c1890 & 1899

87

summary and part transcribed

 

general family recollections, one of 12 children, allotments, keeping chickens

 

 

 

 

88

no transcription or summary

 

florist and allotments in Walthamstow

 

full

20/05/1985

Jan-01

89

summary and part transcribed

 

WW1; Walthamstow; family, furnitire trade, greengrocer, Lebus, pubs, drinking, war, relationship with father

 

anonymous

01/04/1985

1903

90

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

91

transcribed and summary

 

Wood Street, pubs, drunkenness, foods, home life, chckens, sweets

?

 

28/05/1984

x/10/1899

92

summary only

 

catsmeat man; Walthamstow; trades, Wood Street, Jones butcher, WWI

 

 

12/06/1984

1890 & 1899

93

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

94

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

95

no transcription or summary

 

dairying activities, Leyton

 

 

19/05/1985

 

96

part transcribed & summary

 

confectionery trade, home life, nannies, Jewish life

 

full

17/07/1984

26/05/1903

97

transcribed, all or part

 

sweet shop Leyton, war work

trasn missing

 

04/08/1984

31/05/1920

98

annotation full trans

 

Pubs; Tower; Chestnut Tree, Chequers, husband bookmaker

 

full

 

1902 & 1896

99

part transcribed & summary

 

bakers; shop work, florists,\ pawnbrokers, war work, restuarant

 

 

Oct-84

1920

100

part transcribed & summary

 

shop work; catsmeat; Walthamstow; dancing bear, Wood Street, german butchers, slaughtering, Hollow Ponds

 

full

13/06/1984

19/02/1904

101

summary and part transcribed

 

Walthamstow; work in tailors shops, advertising, clothing work, pubs

 

full

Jul-84

01/07/1904

102

transcribed, all or part

 

milliners, Lidstones, wartime

 

 

21/06/1984

1902

103

summary and part transcribed

 

working conditions, father wounded Wwi, women's domestic work, husband butcher

 

full

06/10/1984

1909

104

trans, see 98

 

breweries; Tower; Chestnut Tree; pub trade; Walthamstow; family life

 

full

 

1902 & 1896

105

summary only

 

Wood Street schooling, glass blowing in Shernhall Street, Walthamstow Palace, music hall, fighting

 

 

12/11/1984

3/1892

106

transcribed, all or part

 

work detail

 

 

 

 

107

summary and part transcript

 

school, working life, traders, journalist, local life

 

 

06/11/1984

c1914

108

transcribed

 

butcher, entertainment, education

 

 

 

 

109

summary only

 

religion, domestic routine

 

 

 

1882

110

transcribed

 

WWII, ARP warden, Higham Hill

 

 

12/11/1985

12/05/1908

111

part transcribed & summary

 

catsmeat traders,\ use of ice boxes, kids employed, horseflesh market, Bethnal Green market stalls, butchers, children working illegally

 

consent

 

1921 & 13/2/1929

112

no transcription or summary

 

war, fireman

 

 

10/05/1985

12/05/1908

113

no transcription or summary

 

 

 

 

06/10/1984

14/01/1909

114

summary only

 

see 117

 

consent

 

 

115

transcribed, all or part

 

child health, sweetmaking, Billet Raod and Boundary Road, Brookfield Hospital, Joseph Barrett cripples school

 

 

19/10/1985

Mr 12/6/1915 Mrs c1921

116

no transcription or summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

117

summary only

 

market trader High Street, Hoe Street studios, shops in E17

 

 

May-85

1903

118

transcribed, all or part

 

shops, WWII, WVS, ex-alderman

book

 

23/05/1985

d Jun 1988

119

transcribed, all or part

 

 

 

 

 

 

120

part transcribed & summary

 

ice cream making, confectionary, rag trade

 

 

05/08/1985

1920

121

transcribed, all or part

 

evacuation from Dagenham

book

yes, see records for 347

16/01/1986

 

122

no transcription or summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

123

transcribed, all or part

 

evacuation

 

 

07/06/1985

 

124

part transcribed & summary

 

Leytonstone from 1937, Bethnal Green

 

 

08/06/1985

14/11/1892

125

transcribed, all or part

 

buthers delivery boy, Hoe Street in 1930's,

 

 

May-85

1920, d Jul 1985

126

transcribed, all or part

 

High Street market

 

 

26/10/1985

c1910

127

transcribed, all or part

 

 

 

 

26/11/1986

 

128

summary only

 

milk delivery WWI

 

anon

01/11/1984

1900

129

transcribed, all or part

 

bakery trade

 

 

25/04/1986

14/12/1931

130

summary only

 

 

 

 

10/06/1985

 

131

transcribed, all or part

 

pwnbroking, Lamb Brothers

 

 

03/04/1986

04/01/1910

132

no transcription or summary

 

Mays bakers

 

 

 

 

133

no transcription or summary

 

bakers, bakery trade

 

 

 

c1905

134

summary only

 

evacuation, Norfolk

 

 

22/02/1986

 

135

summary only

 

evacuation, Norfolk

 

 

22/02/1986

 

136

no transcription or summary

 

evacuation, Norfolk

 

 

22/02/1986

 

137

summary only

 

evacuation, Norfolk

 

 

22/02/1986

 

138

summary only

 

evacuation, Norfolk

 

 

22/02/1986

 

139

no transcription or summary

 

evacuation, Norfolk

 

 

22/02/1986

 

140

summary only

 

evacuation, Norfolk

 

yes, see records for 347

22/02/1986

 

141

summary only

 

evacuation, Norfolk

 

 

22/02/1986

 

142

summary only

 

evacuation, Norfolk

 

 

22/02/1986

 

143

summary only

 

evacuation, Norfolk

 

 

22/02/1986

 

144

summary only

 

evacuation, Norfolk

 

 

22/02/1986

 

145

summary only

 

evacuation, Norfolk

 

 

 

 

146

fully transcribed

 

circus life,ENSA, Walthamstow Palais,war

 

 

 

11/02/1917

147

fully transcribed

 

Walthamstow Palais manager

 

 

 

11/02/1917

148

summary only

 

general Leyton memories,Walklings bakers, Leyton, elections

book

 

31/05/1986

c1894

149

no transcription or summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

150

fully transcribed

 

Factory inspector, bakers shops

 

 

20/11/1985

 

151

transcription only, tape returned to interviewee in 1985.

 

sweetshops, Walthamstow

 

 

1985

12/02/1929

152

no transcription or summary

 

 

 

 

31/05/1905

 

153

 

 

 

 

 

1989

 

154

compilation

 

Brandon Road, Stocksfield Road, Walthamstow

 

 

 

 

155

fully transcribed

 

photos and other documentation from the film

 

 

01/07/1986

 

156

fully transcribed

 

Baking and family bakery business

 

transcribed, all or part

01/07/86

 

157

summary only

 

Ancient House; work and family history Walthamstow

 

yes

06/07/87

Mr 1907

158

summary only

 

Stocksfield Rd, family and work history Walthamstow, Wood Street, worked at Halex

 

yes

05/03/87

1905

159

transcribed

 

Work and family history, confectioners, sweets, Lesney

 

yes

23/07/87

1910

160

side A part tr and side B part tr

 

children's memories of area, Wood Street, Stocksfield Road

 

no

12/02/1987

 

161

summary and transcript

 

wood street stocksfield road memories, father coal merchant

 

 

 

Mar-14

162

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

163

summary and transcript

 

Wood Street, Stocksfield Road, Walthamstow

 

yes

01/09/85

1912

164

transcribed, all or part

 

bakery

 

yes

 

June 1900

165

transcribed, all or part

 

Stocksfield Road, Wood Street, Walthamstow

 

y

16/03/87

 

166

t partial

 

sweet making 1987 interview and photo

 

y

Sept 1987

1915

167

 

 

No details

 

 

 

 

168

transcribed, all or part

 

sweet making, Clarnico, Hackney Wick

 

y but wishes to be anonymous (consnt says first name only)

04/08/87

30/12/16

169

transcribed, all or part

 

Walthamstow palace, cinema, entertainment

 

yes

14/10/88

1912

170

 

 

1959 recording by Mr M R Dudley,sounds and interviews featuring salesmen on stalls. Recording and commentary; photo from 1976 of Harry Brown? ?longest established stall holder on High Street

 

 

 

 

171

transcribed, all or part

 

Sweetmaking, High Street, market, Walthamstow. Three generations of sweetmaking (sugar boiling) and selling, 1930s – 1980s.

 

partial at Essex, yes for WFOHW

05/08/87

1936

172

transcribed, all or part

 

Sweetmaking; three generations of sweet-making and selling, Strutt family

 

y at Essex

1911

25/09/87

173

S

 

Walthamstow Palace, cinema, entertainment

 

y

17/11/88

 

174

t part and annotation

 

Baking, bread, Walthamstow

 

y

 

 

175

Part t and annotation

 

Family kept coffee Shop in Church Road, Leyton and Baking

 

n

22/01/86

 

176

as above

 

Family kept coffee Shop in Church Road, Leyton and Baking

 

n

 

 

177

no transcription or summary

 

Cromer Tape

 

 

Feb 1986

 

178

annotation and small part t

 

Baking, farming, cricket and football. Formerly of Sewardstone, Essex; also owned fields in Chingford.

 

n note saying he could not from son

05/11/85

1910

179

annotation and part t

 

Cricket, Stocksfield Road. Former pro cricketer at Essex County Ground, Leyton 1920s; groundsman to various schools..

 

y

19/11/1985

1900 deceased

180

annotation and part t

 

Stocksfield Road, Wood Street, Walthamstow

 

No evidence

 

 

181

annotation and part t

 

Stockfield Road, Wood Street, Walthamstow

 

No evidence

 

 

182

annotation

 

Stocksfield Rd, Wood Street, Walthamstow

 

y

1985

 

183

annotation

 

Stocksfield Rd; group interview in Wood Street Drop In

 

 

 

 

184

annotation

 

Stocksfield Rd

 

y

 

 

185

summary only

 

 

 

 

 

 

186

no transcription or summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

187

annotation

 

Stocksfield Rd

 

y at Essex

 

 

188

annotation

 

Stocksfield Rd

 

y at Essex and may only be used in consultation with him

 

 

189

t/s

 

 

 

 

 

 

190

part t and annotation

 

Stocksfield Rd

 

y at Essex

 

 

191

annotation and part t

 

Stocksfield

 

y at Esses

 

 

192

no transcription or summary

 

Mayors Visit to Pakistan

 

 

08/02/1985

 

193

annotation

 

Memory of 90 year old woman, Church Hill E17 area

 

deceased

1987

 

194

transcribed, all or part

 

Stocksfield Rd

 

y at Essex

 

 

195

no transcription or summary

 

recall project

 

 

07/01/1985

1901, now deceased

196

no transcription or summary

 

recall project

 

 

 

 

197

no transcription or summary

 

recall project

 

 

 

 

198

no transcription or summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

199

no transcription or summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

transcribed, all or part

 

Memories of 1930's

 

anonymous

22/05/1985

 

201

no transcription or summary

 

Women's Festival

 

 

03/10/1987

 

202

no transcription or summary

 

Women's Festival

 

 

 

 

203

no transcription or summary

 

Women's Festival

 

 

 

 

204

no transcription or summary

 

cabinet making (self recorded tape)

 

yes

 

deceased

205

no transcription or summary

 

for 'Come on you O's' exhibition

 

 

12/12/1987

 

206

no transcription or summary

 

final version of 205

 

 

12/12/1987

 

207

transcribed, all or part

 

for 'Come on you O's' exhibition

 

 

12/12/1987

 

208

no transcription or summary

 

report on museum and Walthamstow village

 

 

18/11/1987

 

209

 

 

Dairying exhibition at the museum

 

 

01/12/1987

 

210

annotation

 

Conscientious Objecting and Furniture Making

 

y (note 213)

Feb-88

22/11/1908

211a

annotation

 

Recall Tape Clayburn Hsp

 

 

1987

 

211b

annotation

 

memories of area, Cuffley zeppelin

 

 

05/02/1987

1897

212

annotation and t

 

Bakers

 

yes at Essex

20/05/1986

16/12/1904

213

nothing

 

Furniture making at Austins, West Indian staff, piano trade

 

yes at Essex

 

22/11/1908

214

transcribed

 

Palace Musical Theatre Walthamstow

 

 

27/09/1988

died

215

no transcription or summary

 

evacuation

 

yes

26/04/1989

 

216

transcript

 

Polio

book

book published

01/11/1988

07/11/1921

217

no transcription or summary

 

Recall Tape

 

y on other tapes

Oct-86

 

218

no transcription or summary

 

Tandem riding in Epping Forest

 

no

24/07/1986

died 1988

219

no transcription or summary

 

 

 

no

08/06/1905

 

220

no transcription or summary

 

Mr born in Vestry Rd

 

no

 

Mrs died 1989

221

no transcription or summary

 

recall tape query evacuation

book

yes see records with 347, book published, maybe on other tapes

 

 

222

no transcription or summary

 

recall tape

 

 

 

 

223

no transcription or summary

 

recall tape

 

 

 

 

224

transcript

 

 

book

 

01/11/1988

 

225

summary only

 

Reliance motors Hall Rd E4, motor trade

 

y

09/01/1989

 

226

transcribed

 

Disability

book

 

 

 

227

no transcription or summary

 

 

 

y

19/08/1988; Mrs F 14-9-1988

 

228

part transcribed & summary

 

life and work, London Rubber Co, & housing

 

 

04/09/1988

 

229

summary only

 

World War 2 evacuation and life

 

 

14/01/1984

 

230

summary only

 

Friday Hill

 

 

 

 

231

summary only

 

life and work

 

 

 

 

232

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

233

summary only

 

Friday Hill

 

yes

 

 

234

summary only

 

Friday Hill and evacuation

 

 

 

 

235

summary only

 

Friday Hill

 

 

04/03/1987

 

236

summary only

 

Friday Hill

 

 

06/03/1987

 

237

summary , PART TRANSCRIPT

 

Friday Hill

 

 

07/03/1987

 

238

summary only

 

Friday Hill

 

 

 

 

239

summary only

 

Friday Hill

 

 

 

 

240

summary, mostly transcribed

 

evacuation, Norfolk

 

y

21/02/1989

1926

241

transcribed

 

Ensign Cameras

 

 

23/02/1989

1912

242

summary

 

Ensign Cameras, map of factory

 

yes

13/03/1989

1905

243

no summary

 

Ensign Cameras

 

yes

13/03/1989

1905

244

part transcribed & summary

 

Ensign Cameras

 

yes

05/04/1989

 

245

summary

 

Ensign Cameras

 

yes

06/04/1989

1928

246

summary, transcript

 

disability, family life, Joseph Barrett school

book

sent to Ethel

20/02/1989

deceased

247

?

 

? No tape

book

sent to Ethel

08/03/1989

deceased

248

summary only

 

Stanmore Cripples Training College, Wells toymakers

book

sent to Ethel

30/03/1989

deceased

249

summary only

 

Winns Avenue School Walthamstow

 

no

06/04/1989

 

250

summary, partial transcript

 

Winns Avenue School Walthamstow

 

yes

04/05/1989

08/03/1927

251

summary only

 

Winns Avenue School Walthamstow

 

sent

04/02/1989

1932

252

no transcription or summary

 

Winns Avenue School Walthamstow

 

yes, see 250

 

 

253

no transcription or summary

 

Winns Avenue School Walthamstow

 

sent

 

 

254

no transcription or summary

 

Winns Avenue School Walthamstow

 

above

 

 

255

no transcription or summary

 

Winns Avenue School Walthamstow

 

yes see record with 347

 

 

256

no transcription or summary

 

Winns Avenue School Walthamstow, SW Essex Tech day school student

 

yes

20/09/1989

 

257

no transcription or summary

 

Winns Avenue School Walthamstow

 

sent

Nov-89

1907

258

no transcription or summary

 

Winns Avenue School Walthamstow

 

above

02/11/1989

1907

259

no transcription or summary

 

Recall

 

de facto

 

deceased

260

 

 

Hop picking

 

none

 

deceased?

261

no transcription or summary

 

Winns Avenue School Walthamstow

 

none

 

 

262

 

 

above

 

above

 

 

263

no transcription or summary

 

Winns Avenue School Walthamstow

 

sent

 

 

264

no transcription or summary

 

Winns Avenue School Walthamstow

 

group

 

 

265

no transcription or summary

 

district nurse

 

none

 

 

266

no transcription or summary

 

Winns Avenue School Walthamstow

 

none

 

 

267

no transcription or summary

 

Warner's est

 

yes

 

 

268

no transcription or summary

 

Winns Avenue School Walthamstow

 

group

 

 

269

no transcription or summary

 

Winns Avenue School Walthamstow

 

group

 

 

270

no transcription or summary

 

MP

 

yes

 

 

271

 

 

reminiscence worker, Claybury

 

precopy

 

 

272

no transcription or summary

 

anti fascism 30's

 

sent

 

 

273

no transcription or summary

 

above

 

above

 

 

274

part

 

Labour Party

 

yes

 

 

275

no transcription or summary

 

disability

 

above

 

 

276

part

 

Jenny Hammond's daughter

 

sent

 

 

277

transcribed, all or part

Y

pubs Ringwood castle

 

yes

 

 

278

summary only

 

pubs

 

none

 

 

279

part

 

friend of Jenny Hammond

 

none

 

 

280

no transcription or summary

 

about husband and personal

 

yes

 

 

281

no transcription or summary

 

above

 

above

 

 

282

no transcription or summary

 

Winns Avenue School Walthamstow

 

tape 251

 

 

283

no transcription or summary

 

disability, silk screen and adult ed

 

sent

 

 

284

no transcription or summary

 

pubs Ringwood castle

 

tape 277

 

 

285

no transcription or summary

 

hop picking Kent

 

tape 260

 

 

286

no transcription or summary

 

disability, silk screen, Leyton Art Club and adult ed

 

tape 283

 

 

287

no transcription or summary

 

disability, silk screen and adult ed

 

above

 

 

288

no transcription or summary

 

Claybury Hospital

 

not for public

 

 

289

no transcription or summary

 

Claybury Hospital

 

not for public

 

 

290

no transcription or summary

 

blind

 

de facto

 

 

291

no transcription or summary

 

Claybury Hospital

 

not for public

 

 

292

no transcription or summary

 

Claybury Hospital

 

not for public

 

 

293

no transcription or summary

 

singing?

 

group

 

 

294

no transcription or summary

 

recall

 

group

 

 

295

no transcription or summary

 

 

 

sent

 

 

296

summary only

 

building trade

 

 

 

 

297

summary only

 

building trade

 

 

 

 

298

summary only

 

institutional care life history

 

sent

 

1918

299

transcribed

 

pubs, coal merchant

 

 

 

 

300

transcribed

 

pubs, coal merchant

 

 

 

 

301

no transcription or summary

 

Carib

 

none

 

 

302

no transcription or summary

 

Carib  2 tapes

 

none

 

 

303

no transcription or summary

 

Carib

 

none

 

 

304

no transcription or summary

 

Carib

 

none

 

 

305

no transcription or summary

 

Carib

 

none

 

 

306

no transcription or summary

 

Carib  2 tapes

 

none

 

 

307

no transcription or summary

 

Carib

 

none

 

 

308

no transcription or summary

 

Carib  3 tapes

 

yes

 

 

309

no transcription or summary

 

Carib

 

yes

 

 

310

no transcription or summary

 

Carib  2 tapes

 

none

 

 

311

no transcription or summary

 

Carib

 

none

 

 

312

no transcription or summary

 

Carib

 

none

 

 

313

no transcription or summary

 

Carib

 

sent

 

 

314

no transcription or summary

 

Carib

 

none

 

 

315

no transcription or summary

 

Carib

 

sent

 

 

316

no transcription or summary

 

Carib

 

sent

 

 

317

no transcription or summary

 

Carib

 

sent

 

 

318

no transcription or summary

 

Carib

 

sent

 

 

319

no transcription or summary

 

Carib

 

sent

 

 

320

no transcription or summary

 

Carib

 

de facto

 

 

321

no transcription or summary

 

 

 

none

 

 

322

transcription full

 

pubs - Kings Oak E4 & building trade

 

yes

12/09/1996 and 9-10-1996

27/06/1914

323

 

 

pubs - Kings Oak E4 & building trade

 

above

 

 

324

 

 

pubs & building trade

 

above

 

 

325

 

 

pubs - Tower Hotel E17 & building trade

 

none

 

 

326

 

 

building trade

 

yes

 

 

327

 

 

pubs Ringwood Castle E17

 

tape 277

 

 

328

 

 

Belle Vue House

 

copy with no copyright

 

 

329

 

 

Mental Health Tape

 

not in public domain

 

 

330

 

 

Belle Vue House

 

copy with no copyright

 

 

331

 

 

Belle Vue House

 

copy with no copyright

 

 

332

 

 

Belle Vue House see also 340

 

copy with no copyright

 

 

333

 

 

Belle Vue House see also 339

 

copy with no copyright

 

 

334

 

 

washday

 

write to Stella Beard

 

 

335

 

 

disability see also

 

yes

 

 

336

 

 

Communist Party in north London see also 279/280

 

sent

 

 

337

 

 

Stratford Railway

 

tape missing

 

 

338

 

 

pubs - Woodhouse Tavern

 

tape missing

 

 

339

transcribed, all or part

Transcript

Coronation Gardens

 

 

 

 

340

 

Transcript

Coronation Gardens

 

 

 

 

341

 

 

Coronation Gardens

 

 

 

 

342

 

 

Coronation Gardens

 

 

07/09/1997

 

343

 

Transcript

Coronation Gardens

 

 

 

 

344

 

Transcript

Coronation Gardens

 

 

 

 

345

 

Transcript

Coronation Gardens

 

 

 

 

346

transcribed, all or part

 

Coronation Gardens

 

 

 

 

347

 

 

Coronation Gardens Leyton Silver Band

 

yes

 

 

348

 

 

Coronation Gardens events

 

 

 

 

349

transcribed, all or part

 

Coronation Gardens

 

 

 

 

350

full transcript

 

pubs - Gardeners Arms E17

tape with ?Wendy

sent

 

 

351

annotated

 

Stevens flower shop

 

yes

 

 

352

 

 

Stevens flower shop

 

yes

 

 

353

 

 

Stevens flower shop

tapes missing

yes

 

 

354

 

 

Britains toys

 

sent

 

 

355

transcribed, all or part

 

Coronation Gardens

 

sent

17/04/1997

 

356

 

 

pubs - Woodhouse Tavern

 

tapes missing

 

 

357

 

 

off licence - Beulah Rd

 

refused tape missing

 

 

358

 

 

off licence - Beulah Rd

 

refused

16/03/1998

 

359

 

 

off licence - Beulah Rd

 

refused

25/03/1998

 

360

 

 

off licence - Beulah Rd

 

refused

25/03/1998

 

361

 

 

Coronation Gardens

 

no

 

 

362

 

 

wash day

 

sent

 

 

363

transcribed, all or part

 

Leytonstone life

 

yes

 

 

364

 

 

Walthamstow school and work (chemical industry)

 

yes

 

 

365

 

 

Shoemaking

 

yes

 

 

366

 

 

Shoemaking

 

yes

 

 

367

 

 

CG, fire brigade, pubs, July 1997

 

yes

 

 

368

 

 

CG, shoemaking, social, July 1997

 

no

04/07/1997

 

369

 

 

CG, shoemaking, social, July 1997

 

no

10/07/1997

 

370

transcribed, all or part

 

CG, silver band, November 1997

 

yes

24/11/1997

 

371

 

 

Coronation Gardens, June 1997

 

no

 

deceased

372

transcribed, all or part

 

Coronation Gardens, 1997

 

yes

 

 

373

transcribed, all or part

 

Coronation Gardens, April 1997

 

yes

 

 

374

transcribed, all or part

 

Coronation Gardens

 

sent

 

 

375

 

 

Carnival, October 1997

 

yes

 

 

376

 

 

Low Hall, Methodist Church, May 1998

 

sent

 

 

377

transcribed, all or part

 

Leyton Gateway area, October 1997. Personal history and social history of the area; shops, pubs, conscientious objector WW2

 

yes

25/11/97

22/03/13

378

no summary or transcription in envelope

 

Gateway, October 1997

 

yes

13/01/98

 

379

no summary or transcription in envelope

 

Gateway, November 1997

 

yes

13/01/98

 

380

full transcript

 

Leyton Gateway area, life story, childhood, poverty, WW2 war work, illness, malrutrition, diptheria, Leyton

 

yes

09/01/98

23/12/22

381

full transcript

 

Leyton Gateway area, personal history, childhood, evacuation, shops, Leyton

 

yes

13/01/98

30/08/30

382

full transcript

 

Leyton Gateway, more comprehensive account, wire works, WW2, Smiths factory

 

yes 30years, no paperwork

 

 

383

full transcript

 

Leyton Gateway, more comprehensive account, wire works, WW2, Smiths factory

 

yes 30years, no paperwork

 

 

384

full transcript

 

Leyton Gateway, more comprehensive account, wire works, WW2, Smiths factory

 

yes 30years, no paperwork

 

 

385

transcribed, all or part

 

Leyton Gateway area, immigrant from Guyana 1961, worked garment trade, family, life in Guyana

 

no

 

18/03/28

386

Partial transcript

 

Leyton Gateway area; life history; social history; Leyton;

 

yes

07/01/98

 

387

Partial transcript

 

Leyton Gateway area

 

yes

07/01/98

 

388

Partial transcript

 

Leyton Gateway area

 

yes

07/01/98

 

389

transcribed, all or part

 

Mostly Coronation Gardens

 

Apparently with 390

08/01/98

 

390

transcribed, all or part

 

Leyton Gateway area, life history, shops, baker, quite detailed

 

yes

 

 

391

full transcript

 

Leyton Gateway area; life history; social history; Leyton

 

yes

1999?

1925

392

full transcript

 

leyton Gateway area; life history, Leyton; ?deserter WW2; detailed account

 

yes

25/11/97

21/01/13

393

full transcript

 

leyton Gateway area; life history, Leyton; ?deserter WW2; detailed account

 

yes

25/11/97

21/01/13

394

full transcript

 

Leyton Gateway area; life history; social history; Leyton

 

yes

27/01/98

07/06/13

395

transcribed, all or part

 

Leyton Gateway area; life history; social history; Leyton

 

yes

20/10/97

Joyce: 28.7.1930.

396

transcribed, all or part

 

Gateway, May 1998; schools and war; work in Boots; coal merchants; Lammas lands; 'high field' March Lane; last vestige of agricultural land; closure of gas works; bomb at Perth Rd

 

yes

 

 

397

transcribed, all or part

 

Gateway, October 1997; life story; Belvedere Rd; moving in to the area; WWII

 

yes

 

 

398

transcribed, all or part

 

Gateway, October 1997

 

yes

 

 

399

transcribed, all or part

 

Gateway, October 1997; Wwi; parents; training as typist; Lebus work; women doctors; holidays; food; school; courting; coach escort at Jewish school; husband, scales maker

 

sent

 

 

400

transcribed, all or part

 

Gateway, May 1998; working life in Leyton; accident at work; social life and trips; Fingals; wire works and other places.

 

yes

 

 

401

transcribed, all or part

 

Gateway, October 1997; Wells Street Hackney; market; rheumatic fever; house bombeed in WWII; moving into Warner in the war; pregancy; post war at Warners; shopping

 

yes

 

 

402

transcribed, all or part

 

Gateway, October 1997

 

yes

 

 

403

transcribed, all or part

 

Gateway, November 1998; brushmaking at home; Bakers Arms shops; working at Shepherds; milkman Hitchens; hosre and milk van bolted down Kings Head Hill

 

sent

 

 

404

transcribed, all or part

 

Gateway, March 1998; childhood domesteic life, work; war

 

letter from son

 

 

405

transcribed, all or part

 

Gateway, March 1998. Methodism. Work. Leisure.

 

sent

 

 

406

annotated

 

pubs, Hare & Hounds, Leyton football club, Leyton Wingate, Glass factory Billet Rd

 

sent

 

 

407

transcribed, all or part

 

Coronation Gardens, March 1997; allotments; street party WWII

 

sent

 

 

408

 

 

gas works, gateway, little on Jewish, Leyton wire works; Home Guard

 

yes

 

 

409

 

 

first and second world wars, June 1999; shoe reparirer; ARP; newspaper article

 

yes

 

 

410

 

 

Stanmore Tape

 

no

 

 

411

transcribed

 

Pubs, Kings Head Hackney; Ferry Boat Inn; Essex Arms E17; Buxton Club E17

 

no

05/11/1997

 

412

part

 

Jenny Hammond's daughter

 

yes, see 276

 

 

413

no

 

Cricket , November 1993; Essex county ground 1930s; amateurs v professionals

 

yes

 

 

414

transcribed, all or part

 

Cricket, November 1999; Leyton County Ground, Mallinsons, cinema

 

yes

 

 

415

transcribed, all or part

 

Cricket, May 1999, Leyton District Boys team, Eton Manor Team, drummer in band, War time POW

 

yes

 

 

416

transcribed, all or part

 

Cricket and War, November 1999

 

yes

 

 

417

transcribed, all or part

 

Cricket 1999

 

consent

07/07/1999

 

418

transcribed, all or part

 

Cricket, February 1999; football, played for Charlton Atheltic & Leyton Orient, cricket amateaur team, Essex professional cricketer, Bredon's

 

sent

1999?

30/03/14

419 & 420

transcribed, all or part

 

Cricket, April 1999; hotel work in Clacton, gas fitter, father a policeman

 

oral

 

31/08/1911

?tape missing

transcribed, all or part

 

Cricket, April 1999, cricket ground in 1940's, Stockbridge

 

sent

 

1917

421

transcribed, all or part

 

Cricket, 1999

 

yes

 

 

422

transcribed, all or part

 

Cricket, 1999

 

yes

 

 

423 & 424 & 425

transcribed, all or part

 

Cricket, 1999

 

sent

 

 

426

transcribed, all or part

 

Cricket, 1999

 

yes

 

 

427

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

428

transcript (on floppy)

 

 

 

 

 

 

429

transcribed, all or part (on floppy)

 

Cricket, April 1999

 

sent

 

 

430

transcript (on floppy)

 

 

 

 

 

 

431

transcript (on floppy)

 

 

 

 

 

 

432

transcript (on floppy)

 

 

 

 

 

 

433

transcribed, all or part

 

Cricket, April 1999

 

yes

 

 

434

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

435

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

436

transcribed, all or part

 

Cricket, April 1999

 

oral maybe

 

 

437

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

438

 

 

Pubs Leyton

 

 

 

 

439

summary only

 

Birkbeck Tavern

 

 

 

 

440

 

 

Actress, 1991

 

 

 

 

441

 

 

1992

 

 

 

 

442

 

 

Organist, 1991

 

 

 

 

443

no

 

Jewish project, 2002

 

 

 

 

444

no

 

Jewish project, 2002

 

 

 

 

445

no

 

Jewish project, 2002

 

 

 

 

446

summary only

 

Jewish project, 2002

 

 

 

 

447

 

 

Jewish project, 2002

 

 

 

 

448

 

 

Jewish project, 2002

 

 

 

 

449

 

 

Jewish project, 2002

 

 

 

 

450

 

 

Jewish project, 2002

 

 

 

 

451

 

 

Gateway

 

 

 

 

452

 

 

Gateway

 

 

 

 

453

 

 

Gateway

 

 

 

 

454

 

 

Gateway

 

 

 

 

455

 

 

Gateway

 

 

 

 

456

 

 

Gateway

 

 

 

 

457

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

458

 

 

Bremer Car, restoration etc

 

yes

int 13/11/2001

 

459

 

 

Bremer Car, restoration etc

 

yes

int 28/11/2001

 

460

 

 

Jewish Project 2002

 

on tape

 

 

461

summary

 

Jewish Project 2002

 

on tape

 

 

462

 

 

?Jewish

 

 

 

 

463

 

 

?Jewish

 

 

 

 

464

summary and part trans

 

pubs, White Swan

 

yes

10/01/2004

 

465

summary and part trans

 

pubs, White Swan

 

yes

10/01/2004

 

466

 

 

Jewish

 

on tape

14/01/2003

 

467

 

 

 

 

 

03/04/2003

 

468

summary and part trans

 

pubs, Ferryboat Died August 2006

 

 

09/11/2004

1907

469

 

 

?Jewish

 

 

 

 

470

 

 

?Jewish

 

 

 

 

471

summary and part trans

 

pubs, Ferryboat

 

 

03/11/2005

1907

472

summary and part trans

 

pubs, Ferryboat, taught Oswald Mosely's children

 

 

06/10/2005

1907

473

summary and part trans

 

pubs, Ferryboat, music teacher

 

 

24/11/2005

1907

474

summary

Yes

Walthamstow High Street market trader

 

Yes

2006

 

475

summary

Yes, 2 CDs

Walthamstow High Street market trader

 

 

28/06/1905

1944

476

transcript

Yes

Deputy Lieutenant of Waltham Forest

 

Yes

29/1/2007

29/2/1932

477

 

Yes

Wood Street Market trader

 

Yes

27/1/2007

03/01/1979

478

 

Yes

Colvins, Wood Street traders

 

Yes

27/1/2007

2/6/1948 (Susan)

479

 

 

Colvins, Wood Street traders

 

Yes

27/1/2007

2/6/1948 (Susan)

480

 

Yes

Wood Street Market trader

 

Yes

27/1/2007

07/12/1958

481

 

 

Wood Street café manager

 

Yes

27/1/2007

20/1/1973

482

 

 

 

 

 

27/1/2007

 

483

 

 

Roy's Drugstore, Wood St

 

Yes

27/1/2007

 

484

 

 

Shoe repairer

 

Yes

02/10/2007

20/12/1939

485

 

 

Fish and chips shop worker

 

Yes

02/10/2007

07/08/1958

486

 

 

Wood St hairdresser

 

yes

10/02/2007

12/02/1964

487

 

 

Wood St gents hairdresser

 

yes

10/02/2007

10/03/1942

488

 

Yes

Wood Street picture framing

 

yes

10/02/2007

13/01/1975

489

 

 

Wood Street pet shop and general

 

yes

10/02/2007

16/06/2029

490

 

 

Wood Street cake making

 

yes

10/02/2007

20/06/1960

491

 

 

Wood Street second hand books

 

yes

10/02/2007

02/02/1942

492

 

Yes

Wood Street, Coral bookmakers manager

 

yes

10/02/2007

13/09/1974

493

 

 

Wood Street hairdresser

 

yes

10/02/2007

28/12/1948

494

 

Yes

Wood Street, wholefood shop

 

 

 

 

495

 

 

Wood Street appliance shop

 

 

 

 

496

 

Yes

freeman of borough

 

 

 

 

497

 

Yes

freeman of borough

 

 

 

 

498

cd, no transcript

Yes

Granada cinema

 

yes

15/08/2001

 

499

cd, no transcript

Yes

Granada cinema

 

yes

15/08/2001

 

500

cd, no transcript

Yes

Olympics 1948

 

yes

17/05/2007

 

501

cd, no transcript

Yes

Olympics 1948

 

yes

15/05/2007

 

502

cd, no transcript

Yes

Olympics 1948. School Chingford. School sports. Nhs Official.

 

yes

01/06/2007

 

503

cd, no transcript

Yes

Olympics 1948. School Chingford. School sports. NHS official. Labour party.

 

yes

01/06/2007

 

504

cd

yes

Jewish, trade unions,

 

no

 

 

505

cd

yes

Jewish, trade unions,

 

no

 

 

506

cd,\ transcript full

yes

Olympics

 

yes

13/06/2007

 

507

cd, no transcript

Yes

Olympics 1948. School Chingford. School sports. NHS official. Labour party.

 

yes

29/06/2007

 

508

cd, full transcript

yes

political life, Conservative party, freeman of the Borough

 

yes

 

 

509

 

yes

Joseph Clarke School,

 

yes

Aug-07

 

510

full transcript

yes

Walthamstow High Street, Swimming

 

yes

27/07/2007

 

511

full transcript

yes

War service, 1948 Olympics,

 

Yes

15/08/2007

 

512

 

yes

1948 Olympics, solcitors firm

 

Yes

15/08/2007

 

513

 

y

Photographer at Hawker Siddeley

 

Yes

 

 

514

 

y

Hawker Siddeley

 

Yes

 

 

515

 

y

Higham Hill childhood

 

Yes

 

 

516

 

y

Youth Centres,

 

Yes

 

 

517

 

y

Tea Brokers

 

Yes

 

 

518

 

y

 

 

Yes

 

 

519

 

 

Higham Hill childhood

 

Yes

/2/208

 

520

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

521

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

522

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

523

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

524

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

525

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

526

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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