Guy Oates (1905 – 1987): Life and Labour – Part Eight
On the 7th July 1948, Poor Law ceased, having been revoked by parliament. Out went public assistance institutions and hospitals, these now …
Guy Oates (1905-1987): Life and Labour – Part Seven
Flashes were coming from a wide are denoting that it was a heavy raid with bombs dropping all over the city [of …
Nora Isabel Adnams: Home and Family
‘The first thing I thought when we went into our OWN door was how small and how crowded, when we were all …
Nora Isabel Adnams: Class, Politics and Protest
‘Strip them of their wealth, and how would they stand. Many would make a pathetic a sight!’ (17) Nora Isabel Adnams’ autobiography …