Arthur Gill (b.1887): Life and Labour
At 13 years old Arthur left school to work as a gold beater for Mr Wallace Barnes. Arthur obtained this job through …
George Gregory (b.1888): Politics and Protest
George grew up in a way that limited his world-view. He was born in the late 19th Century into a working class family …
Percy Vere (H.V.Smith) (b.1913): Habits, Belief and Culture
‘Reading a gardening article one day about 1977, I saw an article on the art of growing miniature trees. Ah, I thought, …
Henrietta Burkin (born 1904): Education and Schooling
“I always got on well with my teachers, although I was so dumb” (1.21) The 20th century introduced a variety …
Percy Vere (H.V.Smith) (b.1913): Home and Family
He wanted me to stay in the army. Had I not been happily married with a son, I think I might have …
Arthur Gill (b.1887): Home and Family
“My Parents hadn’t much of this worlds’ wealth, but they provided as much entertainment for us as they could afford- and because …
Arthur Gill (b.1887) Habit, Culture and Belief
“I had some very happy times in that office, (along with some hectic ones, such as when the preacher couldn’t turn up …
George Gregory (b. 1888): Reading and Writing
I went into some detail about George’s reading habits in my previous post (Education and Schooling) but there is more to tell …
Winifred Relph (B.1912): An Introduction
‘As a grubby kitchen maid I must NEVER go through the front of the house, always use the back stairs and remember …
Arthur Gill (b.1887): Researching Writing Lives
I have learned a great deal from the writing lives project and from my positive warm Author himself. Reading and researching about …