Interviews of Stephanie Leith
EERC/EL/EL8/3
This recording is of a talk given by Stephanie Leith, Heritage Officer with East Lothian Council. The talk, for the U3A group, was called ‘Stories in Stone – Exploring Garvald and Graveyard’, a...
Interviews of Fiona Sheldon
EERC/EL/EL8/4
Working life
Law
Ecology
Community Life
Social Systems
Religion
Gender
Material Culture
Garvald
Haddington
Nunraw
Morham
Lennoxlove
Gifford
In this interview, Fiona Sheldon (b. 1949) talks about her life and connections with East Lothian, particularly Garvald and Morham. Fiona’s father was a lawyer based in Haddington and, after her ma...
Interviews of Dick Short
EERC/EL/EL8/5
Working life
Community Life
Rugby
Material Culture
Religion
Travel
Housing
Garvald
Haddington
Nunraw
In this interview, Dick Short (b.1940) speaks about his long connection with the Nunraw community. His family moved to Scotland when he was a child when his father, a stonemason, was employed to work...
Interviews of Raymond Jaconelli
EERC/EL/EL9/2
Childhood
Religion
Architecture
Farming
Community Life
Social Systems
World War, 1939-1945
Internment
Working life
Nunraw
Garvald
In this interview, Nunraw Abbot, Father Raymond Jaconelli (b. c.1934) talks about his childhood, life and his time at Nunraw. Fr Raymond was born in Airdrie to Italian parents who had a café in Glas...
Interviews of Philip Bell
EERC/EL/EL9/3
In this interview, Brother Phillip Bell (aged 94) talks about his life and the experiences of being at Nunraw. Brother Phillip begins by explaining that he was born in Lydgate, Consett and began his ...
Interviews of Charles Runcie and Margaret Runcie
EERC/EL/EL10/1
Childhood
Working life
Farming
Agriculture
Community Life
Transport
Housing
shops
Religion
World War, 1939-1945
Garvald
Haddington
Nunraw
Stoneypath Tower
Pressmennan Wood
In this interview, Margaret Runcie (aged 92) and her son, Charles Runcie (aged 60) talk about their lives in and around Garvald. Margaret and her husband moved to Garvald Grange after a spell in Rosl...
Interviews of Norma Thomson and Wilma Marwick
EERC/EL/EL28
Garvald
Nunraw
Leith
Childhood
Recreation
Housing
shops
Social Systems
Clothing and dress
Community Life
Dancing
Foodways
Law
In this interview, Norma Thomson (aged 78) and her cousin, Wilma (aged 75), talk about their memories of visiting their grandfather in Garvald and their lifelong connections with and love for the vill...