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Interviews of Les Hilton,

EERC/EL/EL6/22

Working life Industry Mills Social Life and Customs Health and Safety Community Life Apprenticeship Programs

In this interview, Les Hilton (b. 1950, Musselburgh), talks about his working life and apprenticeship with Brunton's wire mill. Les went to Brunton's aged 15 and worked in the office until his 5 year...

Interviews of Mrs Fisher

EERC/DG/DG47/10

Housing Industry Community Life Social Life and Customs Weather Creetown Carsluith

In this interview, Mrs Fisher (b.c.1911) talks to David Hannay about her life in Carsluith. Mrs Fisher's father moved to Carsluith as a teacher in 1919 and remained there until 1930. By that time, ...

Interviews of Alex and Mrs MacLean

EERC/DG/DG47/11

Housing Industry Social Life and Customs Scottish Travellers (Nomadic people) Transport shops Quarries and Quarrying Community Life Health Recreation Kirkcudbright Carsluith Kirkmabreck Kirkdale, Dumfries and Galloway

In DG47/11/1/1 (track 1 of 4), Alex MacLean (b.c.1900) and Mrs MacLean talk to David Hannay about Kirkdale, Ravenshall and Creetown. Alex's father worked in the gardens at Kirkdale and his memories d...

Interviews of Fiona Beevers,

EERC/EL/EL37/3

Working life Industry Electronics Social Life and Customs Community Life Culture

In this interview Fiona Beevers (b. Haddington, c. 1955) talks about her working life with Mitsubishi in Haddington. Fiona joined Mitsubishi about 9 months after they opened and worked there for 17 ye...

Interviews of Arthur Stewart and Ruth Asher,

EERC/EL/EL37/5

Working life Industry Electronics Social Life and Customs Community Life Culture

In this interview, Arthur Stewart (b. Earlston, 68 years old) and Ruth Asher (b. Doune, 59 years old) share memories of their working lives and particularly with Tandberg and Mitsubishi, in Haddington...

Interviews of David Dixon,

EERC/EL/EL6/24

Working life Industry Engineering Social Life and Customs Community Life

In this interview, David Dixon recalls his life at Brunton's wire mill. David's father was Work's Director at the mill when David joined the workforce in 1971, after graduating with a degree in mecha...

Interviews of Albert and Christopher Shaw

EERC/EL/EL6/12

Working life Industry Mills Social Systems Community Life Social Life and Customs

In this interview, Albert (b. 1926) recalls his time working with Stuart's net mill in Musselburgh. Albert's son, Christopher, is also present and he and his father talk through photographs of the mi...

Interviews of Elizabeth Hogg,

EERC/ES/EL6/40

Working life Industry Wool industry Mills Industrial Relations Health and Safety Community Life Material Culture Social Life and Customs

In this interview, Elizabeth (Liz) Hogg (b. Edinburgh) recalls memories of the west mill in Haddington where her father (b. 1912, Denny) worked and was later manager. As the eldest of 4 children, her...

Interviews of Irene and Caroline Grant,

EERC/EL/EL35/10

Working life Industry Fishing Community Life Material Culture Social Life and Customs Religion Childhood Architecture Clothing

In this interview, Irene Grant (b. 1936, Fisherrow) and her daughter, Caroline (b. 1967, Fisherrow), talk about life in Fisherrow and how this has changed over time. Irene was born in New Street and ...

Interviews of Sheila Murray,

EERC/SB/SB1/1

Working life Education Teaching World War, 1939-1945 Community Life Social Life and Customs Industry Textile industry Foodways Peebles, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Sheila Murray (b. 1927, Scottish Borders) has lived in Peebles since she was 3 years old and was interviewed by the EERC primarily in connection with a recording made with her brother, Duncan Murray, ...

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