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Barrow Upon Soar Oral History
The following links will take you to sound clips of people talking about life in Barrow from the 1900s onwards.
- Moving to Barrow
Moving to a local farm.
- Family
Places a family lived in Barrow.
- Hosiery (1)
Working at Drivers' hosiery factory.
- Hosiery (2)
An argument about money at a hosiery factory.
- Quarry
Watching men at work in a local lime quarry.
- Farm Work
Describing a variety of work on the farm.
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.
Last Updated Thu, 10 Mar, 2005.