About This Item
Identifier
101-0012-010
Title
Interview with Nancy Bell and interview with Mrs Primus
Description
Assume that Mrs Primus interview is copy of World War 2 The Home Front interview on minidisc
Type
Item
Format
1 Compact Audio Tape
Contributor
BHAC
Language
English
Rights
Copyright situation unknown/other, contact HCE
Publisher
Contact HCE if you would like to use or reproduce this item
Relation
105-0012-012, 105-0012-020
Subject
Nancy Bell: Worked in bomb factory and machine factory during World War II; remembers running to shelters in the night at air raids; memory of bombing in Bute Road; worked at Spanish restaurant; queues for rations; barrage balloons on the esplanade; American Gis; job as dancing girl; mentions bad marriage, husband lost his leg in the Navy, cruel man; describes Bute Road; brother killed as prisoner of war; do and mend - make knickers and clothes out of parachutes and other bits; pawn shops; being very cold in bed; taking the bus for a penny going to the cinema; bookies during the war; different nationalities running restaurants; remembering VE day
Interviewee
Nancy Bell, Mrs Primus
Duration
Side A Nancy Bell 40 min
Digital File
No
Storage Location
Glamorgan Archives and National Library of Wales
Conditions of Access
Open
British Library Ref
UNLW023/295
Citation
“Interview with Nancy Bell and interview with Mrs Primus,” The Heritage & Cultural Exchange Archive, accessed May 18, 2024, https://www.hcearchive.org.uk/items/show/6839.