With the oldest resident at 91 years of age and a combined age of the group approaching 700 years, this meeting at my art studio was a pleasure to record. We started off viewing some old photos of North Kensington, followed by a few short film extracts. Over a cup of tea, we shared memories of housing from the 1930's-70s. Here are a few extracts:
I will be presenting audio extracts at my studio open day on 11th and 12th October as part of a film programme about post war housing. Many thanks to Maggie Tyler for organising the Gloucester Court Reminiscence Group session. More details of Maggie's work is at North Kensington Histories blog.
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David Thorpe
11/8/2017 12:48:17
Eddie Adams produced a book Westbourne Grove in wealth, work and welfare in 2000
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11/8/2017 13:05:35
Hello David,
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