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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

Displays, talking to volunteers who have conducted interviews.

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

Timings

Saturday 12 September:
1030-1600

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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