Interview with George Dennis Ramshaw

Originally recorded using a dictaphone. Includes the following topics: (00:00) Birth in Morton Lane, Beverley (01:10) Father’s work at the shipyard: unemployment in the great depression (02:10) Education: St. Mary’s Boy’s school during wartime (02:55) Agriculture in Beverley: The cattle market (05:10) Retail in Beverley before supermarkets (06:20) Cinemas in Beverley (07:10) Retail in Beverley before supermarkets (07:30) Pre NHS Healthcare in Beverley (08:30) Retail and trades in Beverley (08:30) World War II: Rationing, RAF raids, Home Guard, Italian and German POWs: Evacuees, straffing of Beverley (16:25) Railway sidings rare Cherry Tree Crossing (17:06) Leaving School in 1944: aspirations of being a gamekeeper, working for East Riding Council and Humberside Council since 1945 (18:40) Nature and organisation of the East Riding Council 1945-1973 (19:30) Post 1945 development of Beverley (20:45) Post 1945 influx of people into Beverley - employment in industry (22:00) Decline if industry in Beverley (22:40) Father’s work with East Riding Council (23:30) Motor and Rail transport in Beverley: trips to the coast (25:15) Childhood leisure: swimming in river (26:00) School Sport: Cricket and football (26:20) National Service 1950s: Middle East, organising the station entertainment: cinema evenings