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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 1901 the population of Sharnford was 418. In 1908 the carrier to Leicester was Thomas Masters who ran on Saturdays.
The following extracts are from an interview with Mr Arthur Morton.
- Sharnford Village
A thumbnail sketch of Sharnford around 1900.
- Pubs
Pub life in Sharnford
- Games
Childhood games and village cricket
- Work
'Of course, there were farming in the village, that’s all, and the remainder had to go the quarries at Stoney Stanton and Sapcote'
- Griswold
The Griswold knitting machine made life easier for people
The full interview these clips are taken from is available to listen to at the Records Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland. Quote the reference number 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 Fri, 20 Jan, 2006.