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Oral History: Terry Ambrose, 2017-04-21

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CCRF/141/44

Scope and Contents

Includes: work on setting out and manufacture of the teak windows and progression to foreman; Canon Duckworth and first christenings; Wolfson and Sheppard Flats; working conditions on site, Alf Bailey and Lofty Parnell; access road, piling, the mound and general ground conditions; making the concrete beams; copper flashing; style of building; students (and women); Tom Hitchens; Sid Brown; minor incident; asbestos

Dates

  • Creation: 2017-04-21

Biographical / Historical

Terry Ambrose worked for Rattee & Kett on the building of the College - initially off-site as a joiner and then as foreman on Stage VI - South Court, the Pavilion and groundsmen's compound - as well as the Chapel and the Wolfson Flats

Extent

1 collection : 1 file and digital objects paper and digital objects

Language of Materials

English

External Documents

Immediate Source of Acquisition

'Born digital'. Recorded by Paula Laycock using Zoom H5 Handheld Recorder.

Related Materials

There are additional items in this collection (CCRF/141) where the same originator also appears under the name Paula Halson.

Originator(s)

Paula Laycock

Finding aid date

2017-05-23 10:01:48+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

Contact:
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 336087