Hilda Gibbs remembers the Hulme Hippodrome by Archives+ published on 2021-06-22T11:20:06Z Alec Greenhalgh interviews Hilda Gibbs (born 1908) who remembers going to the panto and other shows at the Hulme Hippodrome. This extract is from an interview in which Hilda remembers her childhood in Hulme, Manchester (1911-1926). She talks about family life and the deaths of her parents. Housing and furnishings, along with hygiene are mentioned. She recalls WWI and the flu epidemic. Leisure time and entertainment also feature. This interview is part of a collection of interviews conducted in 1988-1989 by Alec Greenhalgh, journalist and broadcaster, with people across Greater Manchester on childhood, school and early life. Reference number: MANOH/16_s1 Date of interview: 1989 Copyright: North West Sound Archive Digitised in 2019 by Unlocking Our Sound Heritage (UOSH), funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Full interview available at Manchester Central Library. Genre Oral History
