| Description | Interview conducted by Graham Leech.
00:00-01:18: Introduction
01:18-02:07: Why Battersea? Anthony Barnes [AB] recalls his father studied at Battersea before him
02:07-03:46: Recollections of his father's time at Battersea; recalls elderly lecturer, Mr Edmunds
03:46-05:49: First impressions of Battersea: mentions age of main building; recalls older Polish students, possibly former air force; recalls lecturers: Mr Peck, Mr Davis, Senior Engineer, and Mr Simmons taught electricity and magnets
05:49-10:01: Impressions of campus and London: describes Battersea Main Building and Edwin Tate Library; recalls proximity to Battersea Park; mentions University Senior Training Corps for students; mentions bomb damage, protective mesh on train windows; smog; street lights in Purley Way
10:01-11:17: Accommodation: recalls commuting to Battersea; mentions War Office Selection Boards
11:17-13:08: Exams: mentions national service in Stoughton Barracks; describes excavator course, Ripon, Yorkshire
13:08-13:47: Student demographic: Polish Air Force; Hotel and Catering Course
13:47-14:31: Food: catering provided by Hotel and Catering Course students
14:31-18:28: Typical day: mathematics, Mr Peck; Hampton Grammar; work load; national service in Malaya
18:28-24:45: Leisure time: badminton (sports); talks in Institution of Civil [Engineers?], Oscar Faber and Mr Hiley; rivalry with Chelsea Polytechnic; Gilbert and Sullivan performances
24:45-26:50: Staff: Mr Mann, electronics lecturer; Mr Gleed, brake drums for Churchill tanks
26:50-27:38: Studying during war: focus on physics, doodlebugs
27:38-29:59: Graduation: Imperial institute; examinations held there too; Royal Albert Hall
29:59-30:35: Commuting; Audrey Stokes, engineer
30:35-35:39: After University: National Service; Stoughton Barracks, Guildford; sapper training; Hog's Back; excavator course, Ripon
35:39-36:45: Impressions of University of Surrey: more buildings; satellites; no more blackboards; computers.
36:45-41:23: Anything else to add? Mr Gleed, workshop; Barnes gave lecture to Institute of Civil Engineers on King George VI Reservoir, Staines
41:23-43:17: Benefits of Battersea education: toolbox of career
43:25: End. |