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Leonora Nelson - Husband working at Burnage Station
Leonora describes meeting her husband, who was in charge of rebuilding stations on railway line, and the shrimp sandwiches her mother prepared for him.
Leonora Nelson - Father's Voluntary Work and Manchester City
Leonora describes her father’s additional voluntary work in the city’s League of Health- similar to CAB now. He had many friends who were JPs [Justices of the Peace], including her future in-laws, and he also visited prisoners.
In addition, he was…
In addition, he was…
Leonora Nelson - Brayside Road - Rollerskates
Leonora's incident playing out on her rollerskates, hitching a lift off the ice-cream man!
Leonora Nelson - Brayside Road - Gardens and Allotment
Leonora describes the large allotment and adjoining garden at their house at Brayside Road.
Leonora Nelson - Bikes Gooseberries and Sports Day
Leonora discusses trading her garden’s gooseberries for access to her friend’s bikes, and beating the boys at Belle Vue on a railway employee's sports day.
Leonora - Working Life: Job Description
Leonora talks about her job taking minutes at Council meetings, traveling all across north-west, with locations ranging from south Cheshire to Barrow in Furness. She would take 200 pages of shorthand each meeting recording all the sanitary…
Lend a Hand on the Land, Laleham Park - 1950
Image of the group of volunteers at the 'Lend a Hand on the Land' camp at Laleham Park, London, 1950. Dorothy Arnold is seated on the bottom row, second from right. On the rear is written, "Joan and I farming at laleham Park, London"
Lend a Hand on the Land - Travel and Work
Dorothy describes how she travelled during each of these working holidays, some of the work they had to perform, including picking potatoes near London and hoeing cabbages.
Lend a Hand on the Land - Rationing
Dorothy recounts food and clothing rationing, fearing things would never get back to normal. Pay was poor and one couldn't afford coupons. Found bananas in Lincoln on one occasion, a rare sight, and brought them back to her granddad.
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Burnage Garden Society - Annual General Meeting - 1942
The minutes from the Burnage Garden Society's Annual General Meeting, held in the clubroom of the Victoria Inn, Burnage Lane, 8th March 1942.
Describes the £50 War Loan taken out by the Society and includes an account of the address given by…
Describes the £50 War Loan taken out by the Society and includes an account of the address given by…