John talks of playing and fishing in the river near New Barnes Mill and describes the area as it was in the 1940s and 1950s. He also recalls fishing out an ammunition belt while fishing for crayfish in the river by Holywell Hill.
Interview date: 13 January 2011. Interviewer: Sandy Norman.
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