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Interviews of Desmond Bathgate

EERC/EL/EL5/2

Childhood Education Working life Agriculture Engineering Law Material Culture Foodways World War, 1939-1945 Housing Transport North Berwick Longniddry Gosford House Aberlady Bay Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland Kingston, East Lothian Seton Gardens

In this interview, Des Bathgate (born 1935) talks about his life in East Lothian. He was born at Seton Gardens where his father had a market garden on 10 acres of land leased from Lord Wemyss. His f...

Interviews of Malcolm Macaulay,

EERC/ES/ES7/9

Childhood World War, 1939-1945 National Service Working life Industry Weaving Transport Material Culture Textiles Community Life Language Housing Eishken (Eisgean), Isle of Lewis (Eilean Leòdhais), Scotland Carloway (Càrlabhagh), Isle of Lewis (Eilean Leòdhais), Scotland Bragar (Bràgair), Isle of Lewis (Eilean Leòdhais), Scotland Stornoway (Steornabhagh), Western Isles, Scotland Lewis, Isle of (Eilean Leòdhais), Scotland

In this interview, Malcolm Macaulay (b. 1936) talks about his life and connections to the Harris Tweed industry. Malcolm was born in Carloway and recalls life in the village during World War 2, remem...