Title:
Working for the Essex River Board from 1934: Interview with Bill Goldsmith, 20 October 1974
Level: Category
Sound Archive
Level: Fonds
BURNHAM LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
Scope and Content:
Interview with Bill Goldsmith, born 1907; joined Essex River Board in 1934 as stone-layer, repairing sea walls - later worked on construction of sluices; detailed account of working practices and techniques; during war, as local defence volunteer, patrolled sea walls; air raids; in 1953 floods, repaired breaches in sea wall at Middlewich.

Speakers: Bill Goldsmith; John Booth
Dates of Creation:
20 October 1974
Extent:
46 minutes
Copyright:
Copyright Burnham and District Local History Society and Bill Goldsmith
Publication Notes:
"That Time o' Day": A self-portrait of Burnham-on-Crouch and thereabouts in the early twentieth century, from tape recordings made for the Burnham and District Local History and Amenity Society, compiled by John Booth (Ian Henry Publications, 1986) ISBN: 0-86025-404-6

Key terms

TypeKey termsDescription
Subjects Floods Working for the Essex River Board from 1934, 1974
Subjects Second World War Working for the Essex River Board from 1934, 1974
Document Types Sound recording Working for the Essex River Board from 1934, 1974