Newby, Mrs (Oral history)

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Object description

British civilian living in Bristol, 1939-1945

Content description

REEL 1: Recollections of war in Bristol from 1939: aspects of the difficulty in marriage during wartime; wedding ceremony and relatives; difficulty in finding a wedding cake; shortage of food. Recollections of the Blitz: no electricity; houses damaged; panic of railway horses; use of gas masks; fear of invasion. Recollections of husband Lionel of incendiary bomb; finding food. Attitudes to those who evacuated town during bombing.

Object details

Category: Sound
Related period: 1990 to the present day (production), Second World War (content)
Creator: Lawrence, Peter (Production company)
Lawrence, Peter (recorder)
Newby, Mrs (interviewee/speaker)
Production date: 1999-06-09
Dimensions: whole: Duration 10
Catalogue number: 18298

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