About This Item
Identifier
101-0005-013
Title
Interview with Ellen Greve
Description
Ellen Greve and her daughter discuss the Norwegian community in Tiger Bay in the 1930s and 1940s.
Type
Item
Format
1 Compact Audio Tape
Date
15 Mar 1995
Contributor
BHAC
Language
English
Rights
Copyright situation unknown/other, contact HCE
Publisher
Contact HCE if you would like to use or reproduce this item
Interviewee
Ellen Greve
Interviewer
Alan Milne
Transcription
No
Summary
Part 1 [Tape 1 Side 1] [00:45:10]: Ellen Greve [EG] was born in Cardiff and married her husband who was a Norwegian sailor in 1925, they settled in Cardiff and lived in both Grangetown and Whitchurch. [00:00:42] Shares the story of meeting her husband. [00:07:58] Explains how her husband began working for the Norwegian Seaman’s Union. [00:11:30] Discusses husband’s duties as a full time Union Organiser. [00:12:55] Recalls family holidays to Bergan in Norway before the war started. [00:14:35] Daughter Ellen Wayne [EW] describes the conditions on ships. [00:17:00] Discusses the Norwegian church and the congregation of both Cardiff residents and sailors. [00:18:55] Mentions the different functions the church was used for. [00:20:00] Recalls a large house in Hereford for the Norwegian community. [00:22:30] Remarks on the increase in church attendance during the war. [00:25:40] Discusses pastoral duties. [00:27:20] Comments on the high turnover of clergy after Pastor Rasmastan(?) left. [00:30:05] Describes the reading room in the church. [00:31:21] Recalls visiting the Prestergordon(?). [00:33:10] Remembers organising bazaars during the war. [00:40:53] Recalls visiting a ship before the war. [00:43:25] Describes the Norwegian restaurant and meeting Prince Olaf. [00:44:44] Mentions husband working as an interrupter in court for sailors.
Part 2 [Tape 1 Side 2] [00:27:27]: Ellen Greve [EG] different food served in the Norwegian restaurant. [00:02:43] Mentions the function room above the restaurant. [00:05:20] Recalls businesses near the restaurant along Bute Street. [00:07:40] Discusses the Norwegian community’s reaction to the German occupation of Norway. [00:11:43] Mentions socialising with the Norwegian community organising the bazaars. [00:12:34] Recalls an increase in church attendance during the war and Betty Wagner-Larsen playing the piano and singing. [00:14:05] Remembers a conversation with Prince Olaf. [00:16:40] Comments on the bombing on the Norwegian boarding house. [00:20:40] Recalls being informed of events in Norway during the war through Red Cross letters. [00:22:28] Describes 17th May celebrations during the war. [00:22:39] Discusses the decline of Norwegian ships and business in Cardiff after the war.
Part 2 [Tape 1 Side 2] [00:27:27]: Ellen Greve [EG] different food served in the Norwegian restaurant. [00:02:43] Mentions the function room above the restaurant. [00:05:20] Recalls businesses near the restaurant along Bute Street. [00:07:40] Discusses the Norwegian community’s reaction to the German occupation of Norway. [00:11:43] Mentions socialising with the Norwegian community organising the bazaars. [00:12:34] Recalls an increase in church attendance during the war and Betty Wagner-Larsen playing the piano and singing. [00:14:05] Remembers a conversation with Prince Olaf. [00:16:40] Comments on the bombing on the Norwegian boarding house. [00:20:40] Recalls being informed of events in Norway during the war through Red Cross letters. [00:22:28] Describes 17th May celebrations during the war. [00:22:39] Discusses the decline of Norwegian ships and business in Cardiff after the war.
Duration
72 min 37 sec
Digital File
Yes
Storage Location
Glamorgan Archives and National Library of Wales
Conditions of Access
Open
British Library Ref
UNLW023/12
Citation
“Interview with Ellen Greve,” The Heritage & Cultural Exchange Archive, accessed May 19, 2024, https://hcearchive.org.uk/items/show/6680.