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Working Lives: Oral History Project

Chapel at the Newtown Road Cemetery, Newtown Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 7BT

  • 12 Sep 2026
  • | In person
  • | Pre-booking not required
  • | Exhibition

An opportunity to talk with Project members who have conducted interviews with retired employees of the Newbury based engineering companies, Plenty and Elliott.

The Oral History Project has interviewed retired employees of two prominent engineering firms in Newbury, Plenty and Elliotts and also the Kennet and Avon canal. The interviews are being transcribed.

1200 - Dave Clow will give a talk on the Chapel's 1875 stained glass window 'The Resurrection' by Heaton, Butler and Bayne.

1400 - Ros Clow will lead a tour of the graves who worked of nurses, midwives, dentists, vets and doctors - 'Medical Matters'.

1500 - David Clow will demonstrate the Turboscribe software being used to transcribe interviews of the Oral History Project.

There will be displays supplied by interviewees!

Timings

Saturday 12 September:
1030-1600. Demonstration of the software equipment, Turboscribe, used to transcribe the oral interviews: 1500

Location & directions

Chapel at the Newtown Road Cemetery, Newtown Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 7BT

Contact on day:
Fiona Walker
Telephone number:
+447765955460

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:
Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

There is limited access at this site due to the grass paths.

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