Title:
Interview with Evena Morris, 8 December 2017
Level: Category
Sound Archive
Level: Fonds
EVEWRIGHT ARTS FOUNDATION
Level: Series
Caribbean Takeaway Takeover: Identities and Stories
Scope and Content:
Interview with Evena Morris about her life in England after moving there from Grenada in 1962. Her daughter is also present and occasionally speaks.

[00:00:] Her decision to move to England in March 1962 to improve her family's position; her origins in Grenada; leaving her six children with her mother to move to England; opportunities in England.
[02:25:] Her first job in England; different jobs worked in London, mostly in clothing manufacturing; plentiful employment opportunities at the time.
[04:50:] Bringing her children to England gradually through the 1960s; travelling back and forth by aeroplane and boat; her children's education; incidents at work.
[08:00:] Being encouraged to open her own clothing factory; encounter with her supervisor, story of supervisor's son being killed by lion at the zoo; being made redundant from Billy Gold's factory; finding a new job in the same area.
[10:30:] Her travel to England on the Ascania; arrival at Southampton; other passengers; experiences on the ship; her first lodgings and then move to her own flat on Pigot Street in Tower Hamlets, London.
[12:50:] Her flatmate who stole her money; reporting crime to the police; asking for flatmate to be pardoned by courts.
[15:45:] Being allocated new flat in Wapping by the GLC [Greater London Council] because her building was being demolished in 1967; use of meters in new flat; using Susu saving scheme to save money for her children's passage to England.
[20:20:] Rhyming games played in her childhood, including Moonlight Night and London Bridge; reflections on her childhood.
[26:00:] Her mother's move to live with her sisters in the United States of America; her mother's crochet work; teaching herself to crochet; final reflections on her life.
Dates of Creation:
8 December 2017
Extent:
30 minutes 2 seconds
Creator Name:
Ionie Richards and Everton Wright
Admin History:
Evena Morris was born in Grenada in 1927. She had six children. In 1962, she moved to England to improve her position for herself and her family. She worked mainly in clothing manufacturing factories in East London. She gradually brought her children over to join her in England.
Archivist Note:
SJM 19 January 2019
Custodial History:
Recording of oral history interview was edited into approximately 30 minutes before deposit.
Copyright:
Copyright Evewright Arts Foundation; ask permission before allowing publication or allowing profit-making organisations to use.
Physical Characteristics:
Digital MP3 file created from original WAV recording
Not Available:
Use digital copy available on Soundcloud

Key terms

TypeKey termsDescription
Subjects Music Interview with Evena Morris, 8 December 2017 Nursery rhymes from her childhood
Personal Names Evena
Morris 		Interview with Evena Morris, 8 December 2017
Place Names America, West Indies, Grenada Interview with Evena Morris, 8 December 2017 Former resident of Grenada
Place Names London Interview with Evena Morris, 8 December 2017 Living in London in the 1960s
Document Types Sound recording Interview with Evena Morris, 8 December 2017