Interviews of Kenneth Brown aged 72

Biographical interview with Ken Brown (b. 1942) who was brought up in Collin and has lived in the Dumfries and Lochmaben area all his life. Ken's father was from Lochmaben and his mother from Collin. This interview is about Ken's working life. He began as a message boy and shop worker with the Maypole Dairy company where he stayed for 6 years. This was a time when shops were counter-service and he talks about the lard, sugar and lentils etc, which arrived in bulk and had to be packaged up in the basement for sale in the grocer. From there he went to the ICI plant for 10 years, and then the Prudential, as an insurance agent, for a further 26 years. He also had a number of jobs in retirement. Ken talks in detail about work, especially his time at the Prudential. Towards the end of the interview, he talks about the changes he has seen in the Dumfries and Lochmaben over time, different communities within the region and describes the social activities at work and his own hobbies and interests, including golf.