I am very pleased to say that the West Yorkshire Archive service have accepted the Back-Chat Collection interviews into their permanent archives thus ensuring their accessibility to the public for many generations to come.

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Christine Robinson

Born

December 1938 in Hawkhill Avenue, Guiseley

Background

Grew up Guiseley & Yeadon and now lives in Flasby (Yorkshire Dales)

Date of Interview

1st December 2020

“I give you my permission to publish the interview & photos.”

Christine Robinson (13th March 2021).

Christine Robinson said to me: “I have lived a simple and happy life, with simple pleasures.”

She grew up in Yeadon & Guiseley and now lives in a lodge house on the Flasby Estate in the Yorkshire Dales. Christine’s life may have been simple, but interesting nonetheless, from working in the fashion industry straight from school making hand stitched gowns for debutants to living on a busy working farm. Just listening to Christine’s description of childhood Christmas dinners at the farm makes you hungry.

She has personal experience of long Covid within the family and has some interesting observations on Brexit and the things that our children will miss that we took for granted.

A delightful woman to interview.

Interviewer: Carlo Harrison

Cataloguer: Fiona Quinton


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You can listen to the entire recording by clicking the start arrow or, you can move the slider to one of times shown for the headings opposite, they are a guide to the many things we chatted about.
Coronavirus
01.40
Boris Johnson
03.55
Parents – Gladys (Peates Mill) & Alan (Scott & Rhodes)
07.25 
Upcroft Farm
09.20
Angela (Sister)
13.25
Early Life
14.05
Flasby Estate (Dales)
15.15
St Oswald’s & Guiseley Secondary School
17.15
Dressmaking & Fashion
19.40
Childhood Christmases
21.40
Childhood Holidays – Blackpool – Bridlington
24.25
Married Life & Honeymoon In Blackpool
27.10
Children – Andrew (Illustrator) – Caroline (Nurse)
29.10
Long Covid
35.00
Working Life – Dressmaker – Peates Mill Shop
36.00
Advice To Younger Self
44.05
Husband – Armed Forces
45.20
Reading, Dancing, Sewing, Caravanning, Cooking and Gardening
46.15
Brexit
53.45
Donald Trump
56.10

 

Please take into consideration when listening to these interviews that the meaning of language changes over time and that interviewees have not intended to cause offence by anything said which now may be thought to be unacceptable.

Recording this social history, chatting to different people about a whole host of subjects has been a real pleasure, such an interesting and I think worthwhile project for people to listen to both now and in years to come.

Thank you for visiting this website.

Carlo Harrison