Mrs Violet Kingsland

East Stanley school. Friday was "one o'clock day". Sandwiches for lunch. No alternative to the pits for lads. Father killed in pit disaster. Mother saved to buy a house, took in lodgers. Neighbour supplied coal. Travelling in the snow. Leaving party. Chapel congregation. Messiah sung. Infectious disease. Girl's death and visit by class to see dead body. Mixed school desks. "Simple" boy. School yard. Travelling to school. Clashes with roman catholic school. Sport. Co-op.

Location: East Stanley
County: Durham
AUD1988-5

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