Unemployment between 1921 and 1936

  Unemployment in the Witham area, 1921 to 1936 1921 Crittall’s A difficult year. Continued collapse of post-war boom. Miners’ strike in May so coal shortage. But still lots of windows sold. (ERO T/Z 67, page 112). UDC Finance Committee, 29 August 1921, page 113 Wages of Council’s workmen to be reduced 4s 6d in … Continue reading “Unemployment between 1921 and 1936”

Tape 153. Mr Jim White, sides 7 and 8

Tape 153 Mr Jim White was born in 1915. He was interviewed on 13 December 1991, when he lived at 22 Cross Road. He also appears on tapes 62, 63, 149 and 154. For more information about him, see White, Jim, in the People category. The original recording of this interview is held at the … Continue reading “Tape 153. Mr Jim White, sides 7 and 8”

Tape 208. Talk by John Gyford about the history of the Witham Labour Party

Tape 208 This talk was given at the annual Essex Labour History Conference on 27 October 2007 John Gyford’s talk was about the history of the Witham Labour Party. The original recording of this talk is held at the Essex Sound and Video Archive. To listen to the recording, please contact them at ero.enquiry@essex.gov.uk or … Continue reading “Tape 208. Talk by John Gyford about the history of the Witham Labour Party”

Tape 206. Talk by John Gyford about the late Tom Driberg, MP

  This talk by John Gyford was given to the Witham History Group on 6 March 2006. It was about the late Tom Driberg, Labour MP for the Maldon Constituency in Essex. The original recording of this talk is held at the Essex Sound and Video Archive. To listen to the recording, please contact them … Continue reading “Tape 206. Talk by John Gyford about the late Tom Driberg, MP”

Tape 200. Talk by John Gyford about the Essex County Labour Party

Tape 200 John Gyford’s talk was about the history of the Essex County Labour Party. This talk was given at the annual Essex Labour History Conference on 6 November 2004. The original recording of the talk is held at the Essex Sound and Video Archive. To listen to the recording, please contact them at ero.enquiry@essex.gov.uk … Continue reading “Tape 200. Talk by John Gyford about the Essex County Labour Party”

Tape 001. Mrs Dorothy Ireland (nee Goss), sides 1 and 2

Tape 1 Mrs Ireland was born in 1894, and was interviewed on 25 November 1976. when she lived at 12 Chalks Road, Witham. She also appears on tapes 2, 3, 7, 33, 86, 90 and 97. For more information about her, see the the notes in the people category headed Ireland, Mrs Dorothy (Dolly), nee … Continue reading “Tape 001. Mrs Dorothy Ireland (nee Goss), sides 1 and 2”