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Postcards: Born in Lewisham Hospital

1998: My son was born in Lewisham Hospital.   (111) If for any reason you wish to withdraw your name or memory, contact us at engage@gold.ac.uk

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Postcards: Lewisham Hospital

I’ve always been so grateful to have had my children at Lewisham Hospital. Incredibly, three of them were born in the same room – not that I recognised it! But my partner did. Lewisham hospital let and encouraged me to give birth to twins naturally, and through the expertise and care of the midwives and […]

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Postcards: Campaigning to save Lewisham Hospital

I remember the first meeting of the campaign in the Waldron Health Centre where everyone was arguing with each other. I thought, ‘this will never work’! But everyone in Lewisham came together, we marched, pestered people in railway stations, held hands around the hospital and we saved it!   (I1) If for any reason you […]

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Oral History: Gillian Lewis & Colin Humphries

An oral history interview with Gillian Lewis and Colin Humphries conducted by Anila Ladwa for the In/Visible Labour project, part of the In Living Memory programme. In/Visible Labour responds to the radical and resilient experiences of collective family making through a programme of artworks and oral histories works by a diverse range of Lewisham communities […]

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Oral Histories: Brian Fisher

An interview with local GP, Brian Fisher conducted by Anila Ladwa for the In/Visible Labour project, part of the In Living Memory programme. In/Visible Labour responds to the radical and resilient experiences of collective family making through a programme of artworks and oral histories works by a diverse range of Lewisham communities and their support […]

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Oral Histories: Iain Wilson

An oral history interview with Iain Wilson conducted by Anila Ladwa for the In/Visible Labour project, part of the In Living Memory programme. In/Visible Labour responds to the radical and resilient experiences of collective family making through a programme of artworks and oral histories works by a diverse range of Lewisham communities and their support […]

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Oral Histories: Sheila Wharton

An oral history interview with Sheila Wharton conducted by Anila Ladwa for the project In/Visible Labour, part of the In Living Memory programme. In/Visible Labour responds to the radical and resilient experiences of collective family making through a programme of artworks and oral histories works by a diverse range of Lewisham communities and their support […]

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Oral Histories: Fay Smith, Kathy Johnson, Catherine Ngozi Ezeigwe

An oral history interview with three retired midwives conducted by Anila Ladwa for the In/Visible Labour project, part of the In Living Memory programme. In/Visible Labour responds to the radical and resilient experiences of collective family making through a programme of artworks and oral histories works by a diverse range of Lewisham communities and their […]

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Oral Histories: Barbara Veale

An oral history interview with Barbara Veale conducted by Anila Ladwa for the In/Visible Labour project, part of the In Living Memory programme. In/Visible Labour responds to the radical and resilient experiences of collective family making through a programme of artworks and oral histories works by a diverse range of Lewisham communities and their support […]

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Oral Histories: Sylvia Prime-Holder

An oral history collected by Joy Prime as part of her In Living Memory project, A Caribbean Couturier in Lewisham. In the interview, Sylvia discusses how she first learned to sew, her journey from Trinidad to the UK, and her experiences producing made-to-measure garments in Lewisham. Transcript Interviewer (Joy Prime): So Mum, thank you so […]