George Gregory (b.1888): An Introduction ‘It cannot be said that I was privileged in any special way in the home in which I first saw the light …
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 …
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 …
Arthur gill (b.1887): War and Memory “Whether it was a sense of patriotism or not, I wouldn’t like to say but I do know we lads bought as …
Percy Vere (H.V.Smith) (b.1913): Life and Labour The firm I was working for closed down, therefore I was out of work for the first 12 weeks of married life. …
George Gregory (b. 1888): Education and Schooling. Despite being born to illiterate parents in a village which existed almost solely to house coal miners, George had an insatiable appetite …
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, …
Percy Vere (H.V.Smith) (b.1913): Biographical Entry 783 VERE, Percy [pseud. of H.V. SMITH], ‘The Autobiography of a Working Man’, TS, pp.10 (c.6,500 words). Brunel University Library. Born …
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 …
Arthur Gill (b.1887): Reading and Writing Throughout Arthur’s memoir he alludes to the bible, comparing his life and works to that of biblical stories. It is very clear …
