Sheila Smith

About this episode

Sheila Smith shares her experiences of moving to Ampthill from Glasgow and the challenges she faced in settling in.

Sheila was born in Glasgow and moved to Ampthill in 1959 when she was 13. They moved into a house on Woburn Street which went with the job her father had been offered with AER refrigeration engineering company. Sheila details how hard it was for her and her mother to settle into Ampthill initially and describes how things eventually improved. Ampthill Past Memories is a podcast series by Sandra Read and Mariella Cook. Long-standing residents of Ampthill and around, have recorded their memories of Ampthill Past giving a unique insight into their personal and working lives of several decades ago. The interviews conjure up a fabulous picture of how Ampthill used to be and highlights some of the interesting goings on and colourful characters that used to reside in the area. If you would like to be involved and help us continue to preserve Ampthill’s historic past, email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ampthillpastmemories@gmail.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Sandra Read, Mariella Cook

Guest: Sheila Smith

Topics covered

• personal history
• settling in
• community memories
• Ampthill history
• family life
• local characters

Keywords

• Sheila Smith
• Ampthill
• Glasgow
• AER refrigeration
• personal memories
• community history
• 1959
• settling in

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AER refrigeration engineering company, The Ampthill and District Preservation Society

Places: Glasgow, Ampthill

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