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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 of 1916, in 1911 the population of the parish of Glen Parva and South Wigston was 4,273, which included 175 military and 70 other inmates in barracks.
The following links will take you to sound clips from interviews held by the East Midlands Oral History Archive.
- Church and Chapel
There are many different places of worship in South Wigston
- Slaughterhouse
Starting work at a slaughterhouse on Dunton Street
- Policeman
The local policeman, stopping at the slaughterhouse for a beer, got covered in blood
- Glover's Hosiery
Starting work at Glover's, one of several hosiery factories in South Wigston
- Tuberculosis
A disease of the lungs which can be spread by coughing. 'I lived in a time when TB was in nearly every family'
- Singing
'Why don't people sing anymore?'
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 Fri, 20 Jan, 2006.