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George Polley's life story (chapter one)

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Polley family

Item

George Polley's life story (chapter one)

Object type
Oral history recording
Date

1918-2015

Description

George Polley’s life history, read by George Polley. Chapter one (4135A)
Highlights in this oral history recording include:

15 secs of Happy Birthday
Date of Birth and name
2.00 Move to Ellesmere. Family details
4.15 Sale of Bridge Farm bought by Jo Porter
5.35 Details of Ellesmere purchase
6.35 Teacher Miss Ethel Moore
8.10 Description of Ellesmere plot and cost
11.10 Description of properties on North side London Road
16.03 School memories, Renee Fitch, Mary Collier leg broken by car
18.38 At 4 painnful removal of thorns from bottom
21.40 1926 father asked by police to remove lorry from pond by Dobbies Lane
26.30 Purchase of crystal radio set in 1926
28.00 Garrett steam wagon used to transport builders materials, bricks and sewerage.
Coke inside Borough as smoke not allowed

Credit

© Marks Tey Archive

Usage

CC-4.0, view usage statement

Provenance

Polley family

Archive code

MTHP.7.20.1.1

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