Art, photography & architecture
Martin, Frank. (13 of 14). National Life Story Collection: Artists' Lives
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Type
sound
Duration
00:31:44
Shelf mark
C466/58
Subjects
Art
Recording date
1997-08-11 to 1997-08-13
Recording locations
Interviewee's home, East Portlemouth, Devon, United Kingdom
Interviewees
Martin, Frank, 1914-2004 (speaker, male)
Interviewers
Roberts, Melanie (speaker, female)
Abstract
Part 13. Remarks on timing of Frank Martin's (FM) retirement. Discussion of importance of the sea in FM's life, especially his contribution to the development of rescue services around Chichester harbour, and of underwater rescue expertise, working with the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution), and FM's establishment of the Hayling Island Sea Rescue Research Organisation. Remarks on FM's writing on the history of St Martin's.
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Item notes: Transcript available
Related transcripts
Frank Martin interviewed by Melanie Roberts: full transcript of the interview
Metadata record:
Martin, Frank. (13 of 14). National Life Story Collection: Artists' Lives
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