Mrs Lidstone Interviewed 1982 / 83
Born at Rose Bank Cottage near
Track 1 Family life, father helped BRNC & worked at the Brewery as a Maltster.
Food, Life at Bugford, Soup Kitchen, dinners taken to the Bakers to be cooked for 2p
School life
Domestic Service as a Parlor Maid, Lady’s Maid, pay hours duties etc
Track 2 Mother did washing for Hospital, Copper’s, Dolly tub, Blue Starch, Goper Irons
Medical treatment, father injured while blasting at Kingswear, help from “Poor Law”, Babys hot salt water treatment.
Track 3 Joined by two other ladies!
Childberth, monthly nurse in attendance, Doctors, Large family’s
Teacher training, classes of 60, no school meals.
Slum children from
Undercliff (
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