Miss Lidstone     Interviewed 1982 / 83 by Ray Freeman

 

         Track 1             Lidstones boat house Southtown, built by her Great Grandfather Samual her

          (Tape 1)          Grandfather Philip (Previously Charity property) Indiir water supply otherwise feoffees conduit.

                                

                                 Boatbuilding, Cod fishing, other boat yards, Apprentices Timber & shortages during WWI. Rationing at the end of WWI.

                                

                                 Building of a bi-plane in 1911 by Peter Carlton? at Ravensbury.

 

                                 Coastguard cottages, Coalumpers (Coal humpers)

 

                                 Flavel meeting house off Foss Street & the story of Flavel & Methodist Church early days.

            Track 2          Visit by a German warship pre WWI, Royal visits, Buildinhg of BRNC & departure

            (Tape 2)        of the old Britannia

 

                                 Swimming lessons, Broadmayne sinking, Early cars & a registration number, Charbancs & peoples names.

 

                                 School, education of student teachers & school at the end of Foss Street.

 

                                 Limekilns