Fiona Quinton

Fiona Quinton

Born

13th April 1960 Four Gables Maternity Home, Horsforth

Background

Grew up in Yeadon now lives in London

Date of Interview

6th May 2020

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Fiona Quinton”

Fiona Quinton is a Yeadon girl now living in London. Her parents owned the Handyman Stores in Kirk Lane which was a part of her childhood. Her career was in the world of journalism becoming a travel writer and travelling the world and becoming the travel editor of Teletext. Fiona is a vital piece of the ongoing Back Chat development too. Her interests are criminal courts, local history and graveyards.

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Carlo Harrison



Interviewer: Carlo Harrison
Cataloguer: Fiona Quinton

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Coronavirus, London. 1.07
John & Eileen Quinton 14.55
Handyman Stores, Kirk Lane, Yeadon 15.09
Family Life, Sister carol Lesley 19.51
Life in London 21.17
Westfield primary School & Aireborough Grammar School 25.01
60th Birthday Celebrations 26.55
Gap Year 28.19
Cardiff University 29.47
Working Life, Research, Journalism, Travel Writing 31.22
Teletext, Travel editor 41.45
Children, Finlay & Maud Quinton 46.45
Back Chat Database 48.33
Working life, School website London 52.06
Residents Association, Community Activities, London 55.37
Colney Hatch Asylum, Mental after care association, London 58.32
Interests, Criminal Courts and Graveyards 1.01.06
Brexit 1.05.55


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