Guy Oates (1905-1987): Life and Labour – Part Six [Guy] soon found [him]self a very busy person, and for the first time, due to staff calling [him] sir [he] realised, [he] …
Matthew Grimes (b. 1885) – Purpose and Audience Dingle man Matthew Grimes was interviewed by John Berger at Granada Television Studios on 19th July 1963, just months after the first …
Jack McQuoid (1910-1985): An Introduction “Our lives do not begin and end by opening and closing like a book. Life could be likened more to a surging …
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 …
Daisy Cowper (1890 – 1985): Home & Family ‘Almost every house had children, and we played as one big family’ Given that Daisy explicitly states that her memoir was written …
Agnes Cowper (1874-1963): Habits, Culture and Belief Agnes Cowper spent a large part of her childhood amongst the community of seafaring families like her own in Toxteth Park, Liverpool. …
Agnes Cowper (1874-1963): Home and Family The fundamental theme that runs throughout Agnes Cowper’s autobiography, A Backward Glance on Merseyside, is that of family. Her mother, father and …
Samuel Mountford (b. 1907) War and Memory (Continued) Following on from my last blog where I talked about Samuel Mountford’s experiences with the start of the war, including the announcement, …
Agnes Cowper (1874-1963): Life and Labour Agnes Cowper grew up in the City of Liverpool with her childhood spent amongst seafaring families like her own. A Backward Glance …
Daisy Cowper (1890 – 1985): Life & Labour “There’s no doubt at all about Miss Cowper’s mark” – (I wondered “what”), and then she added – “It’s A – there’s …
