SearchCurrently displaying: 5 resultsYou've searched for:catalogue_collection: "Voices Collection" xcoverage_decade: "1970s" xsubject: "Turvey People" x Search term Filter by Coverage Decade 1920s (1)1930s (2)1940s (4)Filter by Format Booklet (1)Document (4) Sort by: RelevanceTitleOldestNewest THS/VCS/001Malcolm Church Transcript of Interviews Malcolm was born in Turvey in 1953 into a locally established (since the 1890s) farm working family. His grandfather, Horace Church, was gamekeeper for the Higgins family estate. Malcolm’s father was a champion sheep shearer, winning several competitions held at the Granada cinema in Bedford during the 1950s and 1960s. Malcolm recounts childhood memories of ... THS/VCS/004Lena Sugars Transcript of Interview Born in 1927, Lena moved from her family home in Yardley Hastings to Turvey upon her marriage to Alf Sugars, at the Congregational Chapel in Yardley Hastings in 1957. Lena remembers her family, grandparents and friend. Lena recalls her schooldays, leaving school at 14 years old to work in the offices of a boot and ... THS/VCS/006Nancy Waters Transcript of Interview Nancy Waters was born at Mill Green, Turvey in 1931. Her hard working parents ensured that Nancy, her brother and two sisters enjoyed a healthy upbringing. Nancy recalls her childhood in Turvey, helping her mother and father, her schooldays and her Saturday jobs for local shops. After leaving school Nancy went to work in Bedford, ... THS/VCS/002Nigel Hartwell Transcript of Interview Nigel Hartwell was born in 1943 at Bedford Hospital. The family lived at Picts Hill, Turvey in a tied cottage, as Nigel’s father worked there as a gardener. Nigel recalls his childhood whilst living at Picts Hill and his enjoyment of countryside pursuits. After leaving school, when he was 15, Nigel worked as part of ... THS/VCS/003Ralph Leaper Transcript of Interviews Ralph moved from Guildford to Newton Blossomville with his family when he was two years old in 1941. When his father was released from the Army after WWII, he became a professional gardener. Both of Ralph’s grandfathers were agricultural workers. Ralph recounts that the women had to earn money where they could, keeping chickens, pigs ...
