Working at C&T Harris - Stories & Memories

Yesterday's Story CIC were grated funding by Historic England for the following project:

Revealing the stories of those who worked at the C&T Harris Bacon Factory, this project will work with former employees to create an archive of oral history exploring the work, life and friendships of these factory workers. Operating for over 200 years, the C&T Harris Bacon Factory opened in the 1770s and was demolished in the 1980s. The project will be led by Yesterday’s Story, supported by the volunteers of Calne Heritage Centre and archived at the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre. Volunteers will collect oral histories from the former workers and present them to the local community in an accessible way.

This audio is the output from that project. I have added some visuals to the audio for interest and they are loosely related to each section.

Produced by Yesterday’s Story CIC
Funded by Historic England
Sound editing by Jill Misson
Voiceover for recording by Ashley Ponting

Interviewers –
Emily Malcolm
Erin Willis
Elspeth Wales
Samantha Hicks
Maggie Jamieson

Individual Interviewees –
Anthony Freegard
Ashley Ponting
Jill Harding
Sheila Thornton
Doris Neale
Miriam Trotman
Janet Coombs
Janet St John
Su Osbourne

Group Interviews –

Irene Haig, Pat Rawlings & Carole Davis
Janet McGarry, Margaret Robinson, Phyllis Wood
Vi Roberts, Janet McGarry, Josephine Dunn, A Dunn