Biographical Entry: Harold Heslop, 1898-1983.
Born 1 Oct 1898 in Rough Lea, Co. Durham. Died 10 Nov 1983. Father a pit deputy. 4 brothers. 3 sisters (one …
Purpose and Audience: Harold Heslop, 1898-1983.
Harold Heslop’s autobiography offers a detailed account of his life as the child of a miner, his own experience of working in …
Home & Family: Harold Heslop, 1898-1983.
Given the impressive length of Harold Heslop’s memoir, and the clarity and detail in which he writes about ‘life beneath the fields,’ …
Education and Schooling: Harold Heslop, 1898-1983.
By the time, Harold Heslop was born into the small mining village of New Hunwick, his father had acquired both of his …
Politics and Protest: Harold Heslop, 1898-1983.
From an early age, Harold Heslop demonstrated a keen interest in politics. In his memoir From Tyne to Tone: A Journey. Heslop …
Researching Writing Lives: Harold Heslop, 1898-1983.
My experience of researching working-class autobiography for the team at Writing Lives has been everything I had hoped and more. The focus …
Reading and Writing: Harold Heslop, 1898-1983.
Harold Heslop’s desire to continue his education was realised when, at the age of twenty-six, he was granted a scholarship from the …
Life and Labour Continued: Harold Heslop, 1898-1983.
When the Heslop’s left South Shields to begin a new life in London, things were difficult. They had to squeeze themselves into …
Life and Labour: Harold Heslop, 1898-1983.
Harold Heslop, again hung his head against his arm, as he held on to the cage that descended ‘on and on’ to …
Habits and Beliefs: Harold Heslop, 1898-1983.
It would appear, through Harold Heslop’s memoir ‘From Tyne to Tone a Journey’ that as an adult Heslop took his fun very …