Archive Title

Session Two: Mrs Christine Irvine

Ref No:A/AAO/22/1/2
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Recorded: 7.5.2004 Venue: 12 Viewforth Court, Kinghorn, FifeAttendees: Mrs Christine Irvine, Maj Alistair Hood, Valda Hood-ChinKey Words / Topics: Mrs Christine Irvine talking about her work before and during the war years as a tracer of flying boats / tracing on linen / description of a piece of cloth, washed and ready for other uses. During the war used as material for babies nappies / blueprints points / fine lines and a steady hand / Age Concern project / drawing techniques / procedures / 1st Rolls Royce engine design at RAE Farnborough / Princess Flying Boat / tracing instruments / calligraphy / Vibrometer / Dowley at Tewkesbury / social life / description of photo from 1936 / story of daughter Judy’s father / ex husband / building the Tiger Moth / photo of Christine aged 17 (1937) / building model planes / ex husband, court marshalled in Cyprus / lived beyond his means / ‘unofficer’ like behaviour / Christine left to bring a baby up alone / saw advertisement, applied for a job on the Isles of Scilly / Trusco Abbey – and got it / heavy seas / adventure / collected by pony and trap / duties / good employers / marvellous place to bring up a baby/ the Abbey self sufficient / lobsters / ‘Seven Seas meet’ / Comments: To be further Indexed

Start Date2004-01-01
End Date2004-01-01
Extent2 Tapes
LevelFile
Original Date Data2004
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