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Bagworth Oral History
The following links will take you to sound clips of people talking about life in Bagworth from the 1900s to the 1970s.
- Work
What people did for work in the village.
- Farms
Naming the local farms.
- People
Remembering local shops and salesmen.
- Subsidence
Subsidence due to mining affected the village for many years.
- Precision Rubbers
Remembering setting up a factory which was a source of employment for many women in the village.
- Playing Space
An excerpt from a recording made at the village school in 1970.
The full interviews these clips were taken from are available to listen to at the Records Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland. Quote the reference numbers under the sound clips.
You can find all the audio clips on the Leicestershire Villages website by clicking in the drop down box in the 'Search' section at the top right of this page. Choose 'Multimedia' and press Search. This takes you to the Multimedia Browser where you should search 'All Villages' for 'Audio'
Last Updated Tue, 15 Aug, 2006.