Mass-Observation Archive

Worktown Collection (1937-40)

Box 27: Armistice Day, Coronation Day, Wakes, Valentine's Day, Christmas

27/A Armistice Day

Observer accounts

Index cards (66), ms, references to Armistice Day, some illustrated

"Procession to Cenotaph", ts, 1p, 6.9[?], JWW

Untitled document, ms, 1p, 4.11.37, THH, Sheila Duckworth selling poppies

"Ceremony at Cenotaph", ts, 1p, 7.11.37, ZB

"Remembrance Day", ts, 2pp, 7.11.37, THH

"Bolton Parish Church", ts, 6pp, 7.11.[?], JW, Remembrance service

Untitled document", ts, 1p, 11.11.37, PB, overheard comments about Armistice Day

"Armistice Day at the Employment Exchange", ms, 2pp, 11.11.[37], EL

"Armistice Morning", ts, 3pp, 11.11.37, ZB

"Armistice Day 1937", ms, 4pp, 11.11.37, LT

"Armistice Day. Remarks in the Labour Exchange", ms, 3pp

"Armistice Day", ts, 8pp, 11.11.[37], JW

"Practical Atheism", ts, 4pp, 14.11.37, Rev. Dahl, Armistice Sunday

"Armistice Day", ts, 1p, 11.11.39, JC, brief conversations with two people

Letter from Annie Hewson to THH, ms, 1p, details of school activities on Armistice Day

"Service of Commemoration", service sheet for Armistice Day 1937, Victoria Square, Bolton

Misc, ms/ts, 3pp

Newspaper cuttings (2) Armistice Day

27/B Coronation procession and services

Observer accounts

"The Civic Procession to Parish Church from Town Hall", 2pp, THH

"Deane Parish Church", ts, 5pp, 9.5.[37], JW, service given by the Archbishop of Canterbury and York for Coronation day

"Deane Parish Church", ms, 15pp, 9.5.[37], [JW]

"Coronation Service Bolton Parish Church", ms, 10pp, 12.5.[37], [JW]

"Coronation Service, Bolton Parish Church", ts, 3pp, 12.5.[37], JW

27/C Westhoughton Wakes

Untitled document, ts, 2pp, 24.8.34, the Hawfen Keaw-yed legend

Untitled document, ts, 8pp, transcript of articles in the Manchester Guardian, business card attached, Herbert Watkinson, Bolton Evening News

Newspaper cutting, "Keaw Yed", 1p, Bolton Evening News, 26.8.38 (photocopy)

Untitled document, ms, 1p, 28.8.[?],the Sick Nursing Association using the Wakes celebrations to make some money, newspaper cutting attached about an exhibition of the Crown Jewels at Parochial School, Westhoughton

"Westhoughton Wakes, Keay Yead etc", ts, 3pp, 28.8.[?], THH, observations of the festivities

"A slight case of Totemism", ts, 14pp

Letter from H. Watkinson, Horwich & Westhoughton Journal, to CM, ms, 1p, 31.8.38, enclosing a newspaper cutting from the 1890s about the Wakes

Letter from Rupert to CM, ms, 12pp, 31.8.[?], enclosing notes about Wakes Clubs and other clubs

Letter from Arnold W. Boyd to "My Dear Anguish", ms, 2pp, 8.9.38, about the Keawyed ceremony

Postcard showing a farmer cutting a cow's head off - Keawyed Wakes legend

Photograph (b/w) of a poster advertising Westhoughton Annual Wakes

27/D Valentines and Marbles

Observer account

"Valentines & Marbles", ts, 7pp, 14.2.[?], WH

Index card (1), ms

27/E Christmas

"Chrismas is coming to Worktown", ts, 6pp

Observer accounts

"The Christmas Club", ms, 5pp

"The Spiders Web. Northern and Southern Store", ms, 2pp, reference to Father Xmas

"Visit to Father Christmas", ms, 5pp, Olive and Eric's visit

"Xmas 1937", ms, 7pp, 27.11.37, LT, shop window displays

"Church Road School", ms, 4pp, 1.12.37, LT, an exhibition at the school

"Father Christmas at Kersley Infants Elementary School", ms, 7pp, 21.12.37, WH

"Christmas Shops 1937", ms, 3pp, 22.12.37, LT

Untitled document, ms, 3pp, 24.12.37, BWW, concert at Aspin Hall

"Mistletoe", ms, 2pp, 24.12.[37], WH, people's reactions to mistletoe

"Xmas Eve", ms, 3pp, 24.12.[37], WH, U.D.C. cafe in Church Street

Untitled document, ts, 2pp, 24.12.37, BWW, overheards and observations at various venues, index card attached

"Bus Service to Blackpool", ms, 3pp, 24.12.[37], WH

"Workhouse", ms, 2pp, 24.12.[37], WH, visit to the workhouse

"Market", ms, 1p, 24.12.[37],WH, visit to the market

Untitled document, ms, 2pp, 24.12.37, pub observations on Christmas Eve

Untitled document, ms, 1p, 24.12.[37], THH, copy of shop notice "Christmas comes but one a year", reflection that this is only said of Christmas

"Conversation", ms, 2pp, 24.12.[37], LT, overheard comments

"Xmas Eve", ms, 2pp, 24.12.[37], WH, visit to Jackson House

"Xmas Morning", ms, 1p, 25.12.[37], WH, Clarence Street, Knowsley Street and Marsden Road

"Heath Cemetry (sic) (Xmas)", ms, 2pp, 25.12.[37], THH

"Victoria Hall", ms, 2pp, 26.12.[37], JW, counts

"Bethel Evangelical Xmas Sunday", ms, 14pp, 26.12.[37], THH, Carol Service programme attached

"Bolton Parish Church", ms, 1p, 25.12.[37], JW

"St. Marys R.C.", ms, 3pp, 26.12.[37], JW

"Holy Trinity", ms, 26.12.[37], church attendances

"St. Patrick R.C. Xmas Decoration", ms, 1p, 27.12.[37], JW

"Great Lever St. Michaels", ms, 1p, 28.12.[37], JW, church attendances

"St. Philips C of E", ms, 1p, 28.12.[37], JW, attendances

"St. Simon and Judes", ms, 1p, 28.12.[37], JW

"St. Marks", ms, 5pp, 29.12.[37], JW, services at various churches

"Xmas on Saturday", ms, 2pp, 5.1.38, LT

"Christmas 1937", ms, 4pp, 6.1.38, LT, what people think about Christmas on a Saturday

"Xmas 1937", ms, 1p, 7.1.38, LT

"Xmas Greenery", ms, 1p, 1938, JS

"Christmas Carols", ts, 1p, 28.5.38,WRL, observer at 85 Davenport Street humming a carol

"Exhibition of Dolls for Sick Children", ms, 2pp, 9.12.38

"Personal Impressions", ts, 4pp, 30.12.39, JC

"Impressions of Lido Christmas Panto", ts, 2pp, JC

Letter from Alec to THH, ts, 1p, 4.1.40, enclosing "Bolton - Xmas and New Year", ts, 4pp, 4.1.40, AH/JC, synopsis of material

Letter, from Bill to THH, ts, 1p, about Easter and the date of Christ's birth

Index cards (66), ms/ts, references to Christmas

Envelope "My Gift to the Christmas Tree"

"St. Georges Church", Christmas Carol song sheet

"In season, out of season", B.C.M.S. news-sheet, Winter 1937-38

Misc 1p, ts, quotations

Magazine cutting, "What is the Star of Bethlehem?", The Listener, 12.1.39

27/F New Year's Eve and New Year

Observer accounts

"The Lido Cinema's New Year's Eve Stage Show", ms 8pp, 31.12.37, WLW

"Astoria Palais de Dance New Year's Eve Carnival Ball", ms, 22pp, 31.12.37, WLW

Untitled document, ms, 22pp, 31.12.[37], BWW, visit to various pubs

"Observer in street, centre of Bolton Dec 31", ms, 3pp [WAL]

"Bolton Parish Church Watch Night Service Dec 31", ms, 4pp, WAL

"Social and Watchnight Service held at Astley Bridge Baptist Church", ms, 3pp, 31.12.37, JD

"Smithills Chapel", ms, 8pp, 1.1.[39], a convention

"Bolton Parish Church", ms, 8pp, 2.1.[39], JW, service

"The Fair at Bolton", ms, 27pp, 5.1.38, HH

"Conversations on Fair Ground", ms, 5pp, 6.1.[39], LT

"Bolton New Year Fair 1939", ms, 3pp

"Bolton 31 Dec 39 - 1st Jan 40", ts, 3pp, JC

"Bolton 1st Jan 40", ts, 6pp, JC, New Year Fair

Misc, ms, 1p