Harold White Tapes 1 & 2
Interviewed by Ray Freeman 1982/83 these tapes reflect Whites personal views on some aspects of
past events & are in some areas at odds with other records.
Track 1
(Tape 1) Prosperty of town linked to the river, housing requirements, Coal Bunkering trade
BRNC Staff. Ships Laid up & ancillary trade Bayards Cove & Silver Street slums
Building
of
of
Visit of King Edward VII to BRNC in 1904. Unemployment relief scheme 1820 -
1825
filling in of
ferry. Mount Boone & Ridge Hill built for ferry access? Ferry bought by Phillips
family. Totnes RDC & ferry access?
Seale family, Norton House, Mount Boone House, Seal family at Hill Head. Mrs
Sullivan (Widow of Sir Arthur) & Percy Blashford a master at BRNC. Involvement
in town matters
Holdsworth
as a MP, Castle Govenor. Castle
Dartmouth Charities, Lords enquiriey & amalgamation. Charity & Corporation land.
Sale of Corporation property, Charity accounts.
Track 2 Account of talk given by HW. School leaving age, building
of
(Tape 2) Rd. Mr Nance, wealth land owner & master at BRNC, built & equiped youth club in
Commission (no evidence of this with commission) Trustees self appointing.
Wartime
evacuees, Swedish students * Reg Green.
& was told not to interfere, he asserts that money has been misappropriated)
Note. Harold White’s account of events etc are rather suspect in several areas & should be
checked, he was probably into his 80s at the time of the interview.