"Re, The brick kiln,  Relatives of mine were Gypsys and some worked in the potteries as brickmakers, some as young as 8 years old   others were General dealers and Master greengocers,  that meant they were lucky enough to…"

"Rats coming out of the toilet when I was kid,  we lived in Sirdar Road, no hot water, gas lights in the kitchen and bedroom and ice on the inside of the bedroom windows,    but we were poor but happy, playing foootball at the top…"