John Urie (b. 1820) Life and Labour
This entry focuses on will focus on John Urie’s professional career as a printer, publisher and photographer in the early years of …
Marion Owen (b. 1909): Habits, Culture and Belief
‘how glad I am now […] to have had this experience when young’ (Owen, p. 46) Independence was important to Marion and …
James H. McKenzie (1862-1952): Art and Reading
“It was with an element of pride, that I had been taught to read, write and paint” James H. McKenzie (228) There …
Stanley Rice (1905-1981): Education & Schooling
Education was unstable for Rice as a child. As he moved house a lot, this meant he changed schools often, having to …
Stanley Rice (1905-1981): Reading & Writing
In Stanley Rice’s autobiography, although he dedicates a section to memories of education and to his flair for Art, he never mentions …
John Castle (1819 – 1888): Habits, Culture & Belief
When discussing the habits and practices of any individual in the middle of the 19th century the question of class is always …
Edna Bold (B.1904): Life & Labour
Edna Bold was an example of many from her time that moved from working-class to lower middle-class. Her memoir entitled THE LONG …
Edna Bold (B.1904): Education and Schooling
Edna Bold was an intelligent member of the working class. Bold’s memoir begins with her life as a child in search for …
Edna Bold (B.1904): Habits, Culture & Belief
Edna Bold stands out from other members of the working class because she admits to being agnostic. Bold’s beliefs are transparent in …
Edna Bold (B.1904): Home & Family
“Edna Bold was born into a ‘respectable’ working-class family in Beswick, Manchester, in 1904, neither rich nor poor, but hard-working, somewhat narrow …