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Working Lives
Real Stories From Real People - listen as local people share their memories of life and work
Bowler hats, fezzes, Concorde's nose, sheepskin coats, banners, ribbons, chimney pots, drainage pipes, shoes, bricks for the Empire State Building, car parts, needles, knickers … all made in Nuneaton and Bedworth throughout the 20th century. The memories of people involved have been recorded and made available for all.
Listen to over 50 interviews and view over 300 photographs, concentrated on the brick and tile, engineering, quarrying and textile industries over the last century.
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“It was all mostly pick and shovel, and a good pair of hands."
Roy Jennings (brick and tile making)
Whatever it come, rain or shine I used to cycle. And if I got caught out coming home I used to wrap some brown paper round my legs to keep them dry…”
Eileen Jacobs (textiles)
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