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Leonora Nelson - Travel
Leonora describes her family making use of their father’s free railway passes, with frequent Saturday trips to Southport; holidays on the south coast and in Scotland; frequent trips to London for shopping; and journeys to exhibitions and festivals…
Leonora Neson - Schooling, Typing and Shorthand
Leonora passed her 11+ for Levenshulme High, but wanted to write shorthand so instead attended Ardwick Central School. Her father taught her the shorthand alphabet, which she enjoyed, but she did not enjoy typing.
She ends by describing the…
She ends by describing the…
Leonora Nelson - Working Life: First Jobs, Working in the War and VE Day
Leonora tells us how she eventually joined the civil service, but worked in a solicitor’s office after leaving school, taking shorthand notes. She moved down the road to John Dalton Street, working for the ‘Fine Cotton Spinners and Dobblers…
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…
Leonora Nelson - Parrs Wood Congregational Church
Images from Leonora Nelson relating to Parrs Wood Congregational Church.
Leonora Nelson - Life at Brayside Road
Photographs of Leonora Nelson (nee Hey) and her parents at Brayside Road, Burnage. They were the first occupants of the property.
Leonora Nelson - Rose Queen at Parrs Wood Congregational Church
Photographs showing Leonora Nelson (nee Hey) being crowned as Rose Queen at Parrs Wood Congregation Church.
Ted Morgan - Walking
We hear about people's attitude to transport, and a long walk to the colliery for a bag of coke.
In the second clip, Ted describes walking to school and the area around Burnage Library.
In the second clip, Ted describes walking to school and the area around Burnage Library.
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Burnage Garden Village - Video of the 50th Anniversary Celebration - 1956
A video showing the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Burnage Garden Village in 1956.