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A conversation with Doris Clague about her childhood in Douglas before WW2 and her work in knitting factories around Douglas.
Born in 1927 on Castle Mona Avenue, Douglas, Doris Clague's early years were spent at Springvalley Lodge, where her father was the garnder at Springvalley House, before they moved to Broadway, from where she married in 1947.
This conversation covers such topics as: Murray's Road School, performing in the Guild, Broadway in the 1940s, Douglas entertainment and dance halls of the 1940s (including Howsdrake, Derby Castle and the Palais de Danse), deliveries, shopping, and her first time off the Isle of Man.
She also discusses her career as a machinist in knitting factories around Douglas. She started at the age of 14 in Central Knitting on Athol Street where she made pullovers for the military. She then moved to work at the glove factory in Victory House, before she worked at home when she had young children, doing work for Doughty's.
This conversation with Doris Clague was conducted by Elizabeth Ardern-Corris on 21 October 2011.
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Doris Clague interviewed by Elizabeth Ardrn-Corris (21 October 2011)
