Millennium Memory Bank

Hackney, Greater London

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  • Type

    sound

  • Duration

    00:06:24

  • Cultures

    English

  • Shelf mark

    C900/05075

  • Recording date

    1999/01/27

  • Recording locations

    Hackney, London: OS Grid Reference(534500,184500)

  • Producers

    BBC

  • Recordist

    Linfoot, Matthew (male, interviewer)

  • Speakers

    Sherrif, Freddie (b.1951/06/22, male, street market trader)

  • Description

    Freddie talks about the origins of Ridley Road market and explains how it continues to flourish despite changes in shopping patterns. There is some background noise as the recording took place at Ridley Road Market. Harrods refers to London’s exclusive department store in Knightsbridge. Essex is the county immediately to the northeast of Hackney. Sir Oswald Mosley (1896-1980) was the leader of the British Union of Fascists. From 1935 onwards Mosley's overtly anti-semitic propaganda was targeted in working class areas and a number of marches and rallies were held especially in the East End of London.

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