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Interview with Ray Bellchambers (b.1919).

PMK/001/021

Ray Bellchambers has lived in the area all his life. His local knowledge, from working on Newport Pagnell farms during the war, proved useful in the development of Milton Keynes. As a long-serving Councillor on Newport Pagnell Rural District Council, he was selected as one of the first two Local Authority representatives on the Milton ...
Interview with Sir Ralph Verney.

PMK/001/022

Sir Ralph Verney was Chairman of the Finance Committee of Bucks County Council when the Ministry of Housing proposed to build a new town for London overspill in North Buckinghamshire (in about 1964). He describes their initial plans to extend ‘Metroland’, in the Chilterns area, and how the County Council was able to convince the ...
Interview with a husband and wife (b.1911 and 1913).

PMK/002/003
Interview with Margaret Durbridge.

PMK/002/004

Margaret Durbridge moved to Milton Keynes in 1936; at that time the region’s main occupation was farming, apart from that there was the Wolverton Works. In 1967 she was elected a county councillor and was heavily involved with school education in North Bucks. She refers to the Seebohm Report and the appointment of a Chief ...
Interview with Kenneth Page (b.1936).

PMK/003/010

Kenneth Page moved to Woughton on the Green in 1959. He was a builder, and was employed as a subcontractor on many of the new Milton Keynes estates; he recalls that a high quality of work was demanded. He was not enthusiastic about the new town at the beginning, but was in favour of ...
Interview with Roger and Jean Whalley (b.1944).

PMK/004/001

Interview with Roger and Jean Whalley, who arrived in Bletchley in 1960. They discuss their move to Bletchley and settling in there, life before the new city, new estates, changes to transport, education and leisure facilities, parks, City Centre and future changes.
Interview with Margaret Deveruex (b.1940).

PMK/004/004

Interview with Margaret Deveruex, original resident since 1963, who discusses initial reaction to Milton Keynes plans, living in Newport Pagnell before the new city, moving to new estate, effect of the development on New Bradwell, new amenities and leisure facilities, transport, overall changes to the area and Milton Keynes publicity
Interview with Terry and Ruth James (b.1939 and b.1938) and daughter.

PMK/004/009

Terry and Ruth James moved to the Haven Estate in Stony Stratford from London in 1964. They talk about adjusting to the new area. They recall hearing about the plans for Milton Keynes and remember seeing the new buildings going up. They moved in 1980 to Bradview Crescent.
Interview with Kathy Baker (b.1934).

PMK/005/016

Kathy Baker settled in the Milton Keynes area in 1974. She describes how she heard about the new ‘city’ and why she chose to move there. She talks about employment, local transport and amenities.
Interview with Margaret Jones (b.1934).

PMK/005/021

Margaret Jones moved to Bletchley in 1973 when her husband obtained a job at Bletchley Leisure Centre. She talks about living and working in the new city, and her hopes for the future.
Interview with David Turner (b.1945).

PMK/005/022

David Turner moved to Milton Keynes in 1971. He talks about his experiences as a pioneer and his hopes and dreams for the future. He discusses buildings in MK, shopping, local transport and the hospital.
Interview with Meena Sadera (b.1949).

PMK/005/026

Meena Sadera first moved to the area in 1971 when Milton Keynes did not really exist. She talks about her awareness of the new city developments, the changes this would make to the area and the changes she saw over time.
Interview with Roy Nevitt (b. 1939).

PMK/005/028

Roy Nevitt moved to Stony Stratford in 1967, initially to work as a lecturer in drama at Bletchley Teacher Training College. After two years there and three and a half years in the USA, he returned to Stony Stratford and was appointed Director of Drama at Stantonbury Campus. He talks of his heavy involvement ...
Interview with Podita Okutu (b.1958).

PMK/013/004

Podita Okutu was born In Derby to a Ghanaian father and Irish mother; they moved back to Ghana when she was five. She talks of growing up in Ghana, returning to the UK (London) aged 19 with her mother, and her impressions of the UK. Her job was relocated to Milton Keynes in 1986; she ...
Interview with Nana Yaw Asiamah (b.1966).

PMK/013/006

Nan Yaw Asiamah was born in Ghana, and brought up largely by his grandmother. He travelled a lot as a child, his father was a pilot. His family visited the UK every year; when their friends moved to Milton Keynes in 1985, he decided he’d like to live there and moved in 1987/88, initially renting, ...
Interview with Suzanne Nti.

PMK/013/007

Suzanne Nti was born in Hammersmith of a Ghanaian father and Dutch mother. Brought up and educated in Ghana, she moved to the UK to study law and then lived in the Netherlands from 1992 to 1995, moving to the UK for her husband to take an M.B.A. She talks of their decision to move ...
Interview with female member of the Ghanaian community (b.1967).

PMK/013/008
Interview with female resident of the Ghanaian community.

PMK/013/009
Interview with a male resident of the Ghanaian community(b.1965).

PMK/013/010
Interview with Chris Jones (b.1951).

PMK/014/003

Christine Jones lived in Woburn Sands as a teenager and recalls hearing about initial plans for Milton Keynes as a teenager; she recalls her parents’ worries about its arrival. In her opinion, the development has been done so well that the countryside has not been spoilt, but she recalls seeing some of the early ...
Interview with a male resident (b.1966).

PMK/014/014

Interview with a male resident who moved to Milton Keynes in 2001. The interviewee has requested that the content of this interview be used for educational purposes only. The content of this interview may be accessed at the discretion of Living Archive.
Interview with a female resident (b.1959).

PMK/014/015

This interview has copyright restrtictions, for more information please contact Living Archive.
Interview with a female resident (b.1956).

PMK/014/016

This interview has copyright restrictions, for further information please contact Living Archive.
Interview with a male resident of Asian descent (b.1982).

PMK/015/004

Interview with a male resident of Indian descent, who was born in Britain; he considers himself British. He now lives in Oldbrook. He discusses Indian culture but has little to do with it personally.