Leisure

Doris Hunt (1900) : Habits, Culture and Belief

‘I have a few early memories going back to about 1903’ (p1). This quote is from the first sentence of Doris’s autobiography, …

Lovekin did not go in to detail about any activities that he had taken part in as a child which may be …

In keeping with the work orientated themes, we come to the most revered day in the worker’s monthly calendar: pay day. And …

From the 1870s onwards, working-class society saw a rise in the production and availability of mass entertainment. Organised sports and clubs to …

Labour is a very important aspect of Samuel Mountford’s life and links directly with his pride. From a very early age we …

RM Downer spent much of her free time with her employers. She was friends with many of her clients and while completing …

“The Boer War was on during the early years and everyone was consumed with emotion because of the troops besieged in Ladysmith. …

Marriage is an important aspect of Mountford’s memoir, with his deep affection for his wife Dora taking a forefront in early chapters. …

‘we had a dreadful over looker she was really frightening, we were not allowed to talk to the girls who sat next …

‘Looking back we had more pleasures than the young have today. Now I know you won’t believe that, but our pleasures were …