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Oral history interview recordings made and collected by Wells Local History Group
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Oral history interview recordings made and collected by Wells Local History Group

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  • not before 1953, not after 2004

Recorded oral history interviews relating to the history of Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, including childhood memories of the town in the 1920s and 1930s, descriptions of war work, the 1953 and 1978 North Sea flood, and local businesses. Recordings made and collected by Wells Local History Group between 1976 and 2004.

Wells Local History Group; 1996-; Wells next the Sea, Norfolk

Jean Stone interview

Jean Stone interview

Content: Oral history interview with Jean Stone about her life in Wells-next-the-Sea, including childhood memories of the circus, the church, and the Girls Friendly Society. She recalls the cottage hospital, the drought of 1921 when the town well ran dry, and the 1953 North Sea flood.
Recording location: Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, England, UK
Performer(s)/contributor(s): Jean Stone (speaker, female; interviewee); Alison Christmas (speaker, female; interviewer)
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Celebration of centenary of Sam Peel's birth

Content: The life and work of Sam Peel, a former Wells-next-the-Sea resident, is discussed at the Friends Meeting House in Wells-next-the-Sea by various speakers, including his daughter. Sam Peel was instrumental in housing, education and social improvements and reform in Wells-next-the-Sea and throughout Norfolk after WW1.
Recording location: Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, England, UK
Performer(s)/contributor(s): unidentified (speaker, male); Hilda Read (speaker, female); Jo Jackson (speaker, female); Jim Calvey (speaker, male); Mr Jacobs (speaker, male); Mr Harper (speaker, male); Frank Shawbridge (speaker, male); Dorris Eddington (speaker, female)
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Miss Baker interview

Miss Baker interview

Content: Oral history interview with Miss Baker about Well-next-the-Sea and its residents, topics include the Girls Friendly Society, knitting to support the WWII effort, the cinema and local entertainment, and local people and businesses.
Recording location: Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, England, UK
Performer(s)/contributor(s): Miss Baker (speaker, female; interviewee); Margaret Scott (speaker, female; interviewer); Alison Christmas (speaker, female; interviewer)
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David Case interview

David Case interview

Content: Oral history interview with David Case, topics include his lifeboat service from the mid-1950s, changes to the lifeboats, and his auctioneering business.
Recording location: Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, England, UK
Performer(s)/contributor(s): David Case (speaker, male; interviewee); Alison Christmas (speaker, female; interviewer)
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Evelyn Rowley

Evelyn Rowley

Content: Oral history interview with Evelyn Rowley about her role as matron of the Cottage Hospital in Wells-next-the-Sea from 1954. She talks about the history of the hospital and its various departments, and discusses the help given by the Friends of the Cottage Hospital.
Recording location: Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, England, UK
Performer(s)/contributor(s): Rowley Evelyn (speaker, female; interviewee); Alison Christmas (speaker, female; interviewer)
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Brian Barker interview

Content: Oral history interview with Brian Barker about his family haulage business Barker & Sons from the 1920s until an 11-week strike in 1970, and his subsequent purchase of a filling station.
Recording location: Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, England, UK
Performer(s)/contributor(s): Brian Barker, 1930- (speaker, male; interviewee); Alison Christmas (speaker, female; interviewer)
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