Guy Oates (1905-1987): Life and Labour – Part Seven Flashes were coming from a wide are denoting that it was a heavy raid with bombs dropping all over the city [of …
Joe Loftus (1914-1998): Purpose & Audience “History should be telling about the lives of tidy, ordinary folk pegging away as they always have done; folk like you and …
Joe Loftus (1914-1998): An Introduction Joe Loftus, known officially as Micheal Joseph Loftus, was the youngest out of five brothers and two sisters, and was born in …
Joe Loftus (1914-1998): Home & Family “As the youngest born it was not surprising that I owed a lot to my five brothers and two sisters. Wittingly or …
Joe Loftus (1914-1998): Education & Schooling “Schooling could and should have been such a thrilling adventure, vividly understandable no matter what the subject. In history-rich Lancashire with the …
Mary Hollinrake (b. 1912): Habits, Culture & Belief (part 1) “What a splendid thing it was to participate in local activities and support them and get your pleasure from them instead of …
Mary Hollinrake (b. 1912): Habits, Culture & Belief (part 2) In part one, I discussed Mary’s involvement with the community and also how she spent some of her teenage years. For my …
Mary Hollinrake (b. 1912): Education & Schooling “I enjoyed the school and felt rather superior, as only 5 children from my area had gained entry to grammar school” (54). …
Mary Hollinrake (b. 1912): Researching Writing Lives Overall, my experience on the Writing Lives module has been thoroughly educational and insightful. Considering I had no previous experience in any …
Joe Loftus (1914-1998): Researching Writing Lives I have thoroughly enjoyed researching and writing about my author Joe Loftus on this module. He was a brilliant author to write …
