| Description | Reel to reel recording of Joe Whitty in conversation with Sue Shrapnel. Location not known. In this recorded interview Joe talks about his life in Kirkby pre and post WWI and WWII. Subjects covered: his family's businesses, Kirkby village before it became a new town, various people he knew in Kirkby, redevelopment of Kirkby, what Kirkby people did for entertainment before it became a town, the old delph, the compulsory purchase orders of the farms for the building of Kirkby Industrial Estate, the village shops, and cockfighting. Recording made on 1/2 track tape and recorded at 19m/s. Total running time 00:17:04. Digital copy in WAV and MP3 format. Transcript also available. |