CLIFF CALEY
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Surname
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Caley
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Forename
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Cliff
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Date of recording
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Feb 2008
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Year of birth
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1924
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Place of Birth
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Butley
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Occupation
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Retired
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Fathers occupation
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Carpenter
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Present Address
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Orford
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Location Interview
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Orford
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Interviewer
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Doreen Bartlett
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Duration
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52 Mins
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This recording consists of 1 tracks.
Track 1. Introduction. 00 - 10 mins: Comments on childhood play and activities (birds eggs, blackberrying, harvest fields), toys. Comments on grandparents - horseman at Butley Mill, mill owner (Theberton Mill). Welsh minister at Boyton chapel. Comments about brother working as miller's boy - details of work. Memories of attending Butley Methodist Church and Sunday school. National Union Scripture Prize. Sunday school outing to Felixstowe shrimps for high tea! Good Friday services with local musicians. 10 - 16: Memories of schooling at Butley and Orford (Mr Overfield).Amusing story about taking it upon himself to change school "for a better education" - especially football. Recalls names of school "houses". Describes first job with Forestry Commission. Backtracks to describe learning to swim in river at Orford. Recalls childhood activities at Butley river - Sunday evening walks along river wall. 16 - 21 Description of parental home including heating, lighting arrangements, travelling salesmen from Woodbridge, coal and milk deliveries. Recalls cycling to Woodbridge to visit cinema and for fish and chips. Account of purchasing a Hercules bike at Tossachs in Woodbridge. Police activity re: cyclists without lights. 22 - 26 Work in the forest at Tangham including lunch arrangements, working hours and working conditions. Fascinating account of constructing acorn beds and raising sapling oak trees. Talks about dealing with fires as a school boy and earning 2/-. 26 - 34 Courtship and marriage. Interesting description of father in law's Forestry Commission house. Courtship activities including cycling tours to the pictures - and Felixstowe. Recalls wartime courtship and marriage (1945) at Butley Church (Rev. Snell). Early marriage living with (Caley) parents and eventually acquiring (rented) house next door following birth of first child... Amusing reference to song "Don't have any more Mrs Moore") Discusses issues of communication during military service. Telephone in Butley (only posh people had telephones!) - phone at local shop (Hazelwoods - relatives) - refers to remaining member of family still alive today (93) and living alone in shop building. 34 - 39 Recalls Butley football team. Re-established and trained by Mr Caley 1947. Dr Montague James Rendall - ex head Winchester College living at Butley Priory - he sponsored team. Refers to fact that team won league first year after new team established. Photos of team with cup (Leiston and District) taken in front of Priory owned by Mr Caley. Comments on lack of young people in Butley today. Refers to another Caley family. Describes location of football ground - memories of watching blacksmith at work. Comments on Greenwell family - local landowners. Sir Peter Greenwell gave field (football ground) to village - also tennis courts. 39 - 45 Comments on Sir Peter's role and character. Refers to Sir Peter's widow - Mrs Haigh (still alive). Comments on Sir Edward Greenwell (Gedgrave) and other members of the Greenwell family. Reflects on changes since childhood - describes childhood family activities on Sunday evenings - hymn singing with parents accompanying on violin and piano. Refers to achievements of his son (Stephen) as an organist and local preacher (Methodist). Description of son's musical education quoting local music teachers. Describes running successful football team for 10 years in Orford. References to local family names. |