You are here: Home>Archive>All Change>Oral history audio recording of Bill Rowledge (c.1904-1995). Oral history audio recording of Bill Rowledge (c.1904-1995). Creator Rowledge, Bill Date of coverage 1904-1976 Extent 1 audio tape cassette Reference number ALC/015 Records in this Group Interview about family, McCorquodales 'envelope' room, automation, and characters. ALC/015/001 Bill Rowlegde talks about McCorquodales print works, ‘built first of all to provide jobs for the daughters of the railway men’ and therefore, Wolverton’s largest employer of girls and young women. The girls, who would start when they left school, if they didn’t marry, would often stay until they were sixty. There was no canteen ... No Comments Start the ball rolling by posting a comment on this page! Add a comment about this page Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Your comment:Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I consent to my name and e-mail address being stored along with this comment, and to the website editors communicating with me by e-mail about the comment if necessary. My name may be published alongside the comment on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window). * Δ In this collection Our archive Collection: All Change Group: Oral history audio recording of Bill Rowledge (c.1904-1995). Item: Interview about family, McCorquodales 'envelope' room, automation, and characters. Search the archive Text search Date search
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