Biographical interview with Richard Kinghorn (aged 69). Alex Inman (the fieldworker) and Richard were interviewed for the Study after a pop-up event in Dumfries in ****. In this interview, Richard talks about the impact participating in the Study has had on him. One consequence has been that he and his brother and sister have talked more about their shared childhood which Richard felt had brought them closer together. Richard also talks about his schooldays at St Michael's, St George's and then Traqueer, recalling that his sister, Linda, was the clever one. She was the first dux at Traqueer School and also the head girl.
Richard also talks about his working life. After school, he completed an apprenticeship and became a butcher. He then got a job at the Carnation factory where he worked for 30 years. At the age of 49, he got a job with the Burns Street Social Work department, working with people with learning difficulties. Alex was also working in the same unit and the two men, who'd known each other at school, became friends again. This friendship is evident in the interview as they help each other to recall details from their schooldays. Before concluding the interview, the men talk about their teenage years. They recall that the main aspiration then was to own a bicycle and reflect that most youngsters today would now want to have a car.