A.W Todd: Working Class Pride “I was actually responsible for some arches on a church in Marsham Street, of which I was very proud.” When we talk …
Researching Writing Lives In reflecting on this process, I have just a few thoughts. I have had some experience blogging before from previous modules at …
A.W Todd: The Apprentice Humble beginnings now for Todd. Whilst some of the previous blogs have looked at stops along the way in Todd’s memoir, it …
A.W Todd: Audience and Purpose “In recording my memoirs of working as a mason, during these years in between the wars, I have endeavoured to relate the …
A.W. Todd: An Introduction “Look at a piece of masonry closely, and you will notice the lines separating the different stones which comprise the whole feature. …
A.W. Todd: Biographical Entry 2/1030 TODD, A.W., “The Masons of London”, TS, pp.101 + 39pp. illustrations (c.38,000 words).Modern Department, Museum of London. An extremely useful account …
A.W Todd: Work Pays. Leisure and Recreation In keeping with the work orientated themes, we come to the most revered day in the worker’s monthly calendar: pay day. And …
A.W Todd: Yard Culture Like any work place, Masonry had a culture of its own that existed within the confines of the working day and the …
A.W Todd: Autobiography and the literary. In this post I’ll be looking at the role of more literary and fiction orientated aspects of Todd’s memoir and what they …
A.W Todd on The General Strike “The general strike, despite its brevity, was to assume a major importance in British labour history” (Kiernan, 1986). Kiernan’s mention of the …
