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Morgan, Barry (Part 6 of 13) Speaking for ourselves: an oral history of people with cerebral palsy
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Type
sound
Duration
00:29:38
Shelf mark
C1134/07/01-08
Subjects
Cerebral Palsy
Recording date
2005-02-07
Interviewees
Morgan, Barry, 1945- (speaker, male)
Interviewers
Austin, Anne (speaker, female)
Abstract
Part 6 (Tape 4 Side A): School taught shoe repairs and carpentry. On Fridays, girls from Greyfriars School, nearby all-girls school, were invited to Barry's school Chad's School, (all boys) to take part in country dancing. Barry danced with Judith Crutchley - first experience of girls. RE teacher and headmaster most influential in changing attitudes. Rev Salter, vicar. Barry's difficulties making friends in school, left in corner of playground. 'People thought I was a nutter.' Youth club. Cinema with Judith: 'How the West was won'. Michael Clark, Kurt Jenson (Danish), Christopher Harryman friends in same who rode home from school. Barry's parents chose Church school as preparation for theological college. Father had idea of having paper shop when Barry left school. Labour Exchange. Disablement Resettlement Officer arranged job interview the same day. Quota system at the end of 1950s. First experience of work: warehouse job found with Hauleys, which made tents for Africa. 10/6 per week, starting on Monday after getting overalls from Foster Brothers. Brian Davies, Foreman. Lots of women at company. Canteen. 2/6 for dinner at work, sitting with Brian. Barry ribbed as youngster, friendly teasing. Enjoyed work. Went out more. Next job at Reginald Tilsley's car company, Walsall, bodyshop apprentice, Đ4.10 per week. Barry showed David Hodinot he could work on a 1953 Ford Prefect. Rubbed bodywork down. Taught by foreman. Trucks needed chassis hand-painting. College of Art Walsall, spraying, assembly, dent removal. Job came up at Walsall College of technology, Laboratory technician in the Electrical and mechanical engineering dept, 1969. John Wilson, Dept head. Medical. Big chance came when Ivor Brown, course tutor, mentioned day release in electronics. ONC Electrical and mechanical engineering - radio and TV - up to City and Guilds level, paid for by college. Reaction of parents. 1982 Barry had nervous breakdown and had to retire on grounds of ill health, after being attacked. (Side B: blank)
Description
Interviewed for the project 'Speaking for ourselves: an oral history of people with cerebral palsy'; a project conducted by Scope in partnership with the British Library, financed by the Heritage Lottery Fund
Related transcripts
Barry Morgan interviewed by Anne Austin: full transcript of the interview (PDF)
Related links
'Speaking For Ourselves' project website, including resources, information for schools and news
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Morgan, Barry (Part 6 of 13) Speaking for ourselves: an oral history of people with cerebral palsy
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