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Oral History
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- Guide to recording memories
This is a guide to recording oral history interviews developed by the East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA)
According to Kelly's Directory, in 1921 Barwell was a ‘large village, township and parish’, and the parish had a population of 3,098. By then there were three carriers running daily to Leicester, and a frequent motor omnibus service which ran from Leicester to Hinckley stopped at Barwell.
The following extracts are from interviews conducted by David Wood.
- Barwell Village (1)
Remembering Barwell before the First World War
- World War One
Being told that father had 'taken the King's shilling'.
- Barwell Village (2)
Memories of transport and entertainment in the village
- Theatre and Cinema
'There was a murder guaranteed every night'
- World War Two
Dealing with an unexploded bomb in the Second World War
- Nostalgia Weekend
This page contains recorded memories and photographs taken at the Nostalgia Weekend in Barwell in October 2005.
The full interviews these clips are 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 Mon, 8 May, 2006.