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Title A name given to the resource The Post War History of Leicester 1945-1962 Subject The topic of the resource The Post War History of Leicester 1945-1962 Description An account of the resource Items relating to the Post War History of Leicester 1945-1962 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Colin Hyde Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived East Midlands Oral History Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Colin Hyde Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 23/05/2018 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Colin Hyde Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Multimedia Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Multimedia Still Image A static visual representation. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Leicester City Council Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The City of Leicester Official Handbook Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available ED. J . Burrow & Co. Ltd. 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Title A name given to the resource The Post War History of Leicester 1945-1962 Subject The topic of the resource The Post War History of Leicester 1945-1962 Description An account of the resource Items relating to the Post War History of Leicester 1945-1962 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Colin Hyde Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived East Midlands Oral History Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Colin Hyde Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 23/05/2018 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Colin Hyde Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Multimedia Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Multimedia Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview. Sharon North Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed. Margaret Rud Location The location of the interview. Interviewees home Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data .wav Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 2'22'' Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 128kbps Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound. What sort of work? Well, we all worked in a factory, you know. Was that in Lutterworth? In a wool – no, in Leicester, in a wool factory called Fielding and Johnson. When did you start working in the factory then? When I was about 14. And were you still living in Lutterworth when you were working in Leicester at the factory? No, I was living in Dunton Basset. You were living in Dunton Basset. So how did you get into work every day? By train, cost one and six a day (7.5p). And in the end, they gave us the money for the train fare. And what was the work like? What work were you doing? Well, the machine, and it was as long as this room, and you had bobbins of wool. and you had to pull them down, wrap them round a big bobbin and let them go round ‘till they fill up. Then you get your knee and you stop it and you take it off, you know, and then it has to be made into hanks. Hanks? Hanks. Oh, right. And was that hard work? Well, it was very hard work. And how long were the days? Eight till six. How much did you earn, do you remember? A pound. A pound a week. Yeah, a pound a week when we first started. And what did you do with that money? Did you see them at work? I'd just seen them at work. And how long did you work at the factory? Well, not long because then I went into the hosiery factory and I did lock stitch and I put zips in, you know, and pockets. Things like that. Was that better work than the wool factory? Yes. Do you remember which factory it was that you worked at? Bents, Spalding Street. Did you get more pay for that work? Was it better paid? And what did you like? Was it just more variety of work or was it more skilled? It was more skilled. And what was the company like to work for? Was it a big company or small company? It was only a small company. Were the people there friendly? Very friendly. And in them days I used to sing a lot, you know, I used to sing all day long at my machine. Did you hear the songs on the radio? On the radio, yeah. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Margaret Rud talks about working in a wool factory, the hosiery industry and knitting work in Leicestershire in 1952. Subject The topic of the resource Work Description An account of the resource Margaret Rud talked about the work she performed in the Fielding & Johnston wool factory. Commuted by train everyday to Leicester, as well as discussing working hours and wages, Later worked in hosiery factory and explains work culture as well as enjoying music on radio while working on machinery. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource East Midlands Oral History Archive Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived East Midlands Oral History Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available EMOHA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource You may use this item in accordance with the licence <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/" target="_blank" title="Link to Creative Commons" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .mp3 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Audio Hosiery Knitting Leicester Wool