PHS035 Dicker Nicholas MP3
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Audio details
| Collection Title | Pompey Champions of England |
|---|---|
| Date of Recording | 18th October 2021 |
| Name of Interviewer | Mick Comben |
| Location of Interview | Telephone |
| Participant Name | Nicholas Dicker |
| Participant Date of Birth | 1st January 1943 |
| Participant Sex | Male |
| Participant Occupation | Civil Servant |
| Participant Background | Not recorded |
| Type of Recorder | iPad |
| Track No | 1 |
| Track Duration | [00:36:11] |
| Recording Format | MP3 |
| Transcript Summary |
[00:01:00] Memories of early life in Portchester, school at Portchester Senior School, leaving school at 16, playing football, dad during the war the first job in Fareham at Fraser and White Coal Merchants, office work, mum dying when he was 17, living with godparents in Portchester, going to away games, taking the Civil Service exam then Ministry of Public Buildings and Works, marriage 1966, working for John Laing for 35 years in London on various projects, working in the Dockyard before that for 5 1/2 days, playing football at Eastney Barracks, travelling to Spain on a scooter and in a minibus, [00:14:00] Memories of after the war and his mum during the war [00:16:40] First game in 1948 [00:18:00] Crowds of 50000 [00:19:20] Collecting programmes as a boy, games and being in a photo in the paper [00:25:00] Memories of Peter Harris and Jimmy Dickinson [00:31:05] Listening to the radio after the games [00:33:00] Collecting autographs [00:36:11] Ends |
| Copyright Clearance | Full |
| Copyright Holder | Pompey History Society / Portsmouth FC |
