About This Item
Identifier
101-0005-001
Title
Interview with Hazel Daprato. Tape 1
Description
Hazel Daprato describes her life in Nazareth House in Newcastle upon Tyne and her life in Cardiff after moving there in 1936. She tells stories about her various jobs as a chambermaid and factory worker, her relationships, and the Tiger Bay community.
Type
Item
Format
2 Compact Audio Tape
Date
03 Nov 1990
Contributor
BHAC
Language
English
Rights
Copyright situation unknown/other, contact HCE
Publisher
Contact HCE if you would like to use or reproduce this item
Relation
101-0005-002, 101-0005-003
Subject
Life before Butetown; Nazareth House; arrival in Butetown; her impressions of Butetown; jobs; 'jitterbugging' at local clubs; Christmas; relationships with men; religion; love of dancing; Paul Robeson; her past life
Interviewee
Hazel Daprato
Interviewer
Glenn Jordan, Marcia Barry
Transcription
No
Summary
The tape begins with Hazel Daprato [HD] describing her childhood in the Nazareth House in Newcastle upon Tyne. HD describes the death of her sister, Leonora, who died of consumption at age 6 and whose death was kept secret until HD left the house at age 16. She describes her work as a chambermaid at the Strand Palace Hotel in London where she worked for a few months before leaving for Cardiff at age 17. [00:19:30] HD talks about first arriving in Cardiff and meeting Annie Webb. She describes the houses in the area, the layout of the streets, and the cosmopolitan community of Tiger Bay. [00:34:00] HD describes her relationship with Ossin Adin, a Somali man she fell in love with but did not marry because of Annie Webb’s interference. She then describes the tragic deaths of the Webb siblings, Dicky, Kitty, and Nelly.
On side two, Hazel Daprato [HD] describes the work she did at a factory called Geskes in Cardiff Docks during the end of World War II. [00:08:15] and again [00:29:30] she talks about dancing, especially the jitterbug, in pubs and clubs like The Annex and The Colonial Club. HD talks more about Ossin Adin. [00:33:10] Describes the crowd work she did for three London films, Elephant Boy, Sanders of the River, and East Meets West.
On side two, Hazel Daprato [HD] describes the work she did at a factory called Geskes in Cardiff Docks during the end of World War II. [00:08:15] and again [00:29:30] she talks about dancing, especially the jitterbug, in pubs and clubs like The Annex and The Colonial Club. HD talks more about Ossin Adin. [00:33:10] Describes the crowd work she did for three London films, Elephant Boy, Sanders of the River, and East Meets West.
Duration
Side One: 45 min. 11 sec.
Side Two: 45 min. 11 sec.
Side Two: 45 min. 11 sec.
Digital File
Yes
Storage Location
Glamorgan Archives and National Library of Wales
Conditions of Access
Open
British Library Ref
UNLW023/1
Relation: UNLW023/1-3
Relation: UNLW023/1-3
Citation
“Interview with Hazel Daprato. Tape 1,” The Heritage & Cultural Exchange Archive, accessed May 18, 2024, https://hcearchive.org.uk/items/show/6669.