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Recordiad sain / Audio recording: Gertrude Wellington
Wellington, Gertrude
(Interviewer)
Pallant, Tracy
(Interviewer)
Oral history interview with Gertrude Wellington (known as Mrs G), reflecting on her migration from Jamaica to Port Talbot in 1956. The interview was recorded as part of 'Just ah likkle piece of Jamaica inna Port Talbot' – a forty‑minute film produced in 2018 by Faith Walker (independent consultant) and Tracy Pallant (Valley & Vale Community Arts), with support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Arts Council of Wales.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F2021.60.4
Historical Associations
Association Type: Locality of the evidence
Date: 20th century (mid/late)
Place: Jamaica
Associated Person/Body: Wellington, Gertrude
Association Type: Locality of the evidence
Date: 20th century (mid/late)
Place: Port Talbot
Creation/Production
Born in Jamaica. Migrated to Port Talbot in 1956 at the age of 27 to join her husband, who was employed at the steelworks.
Role: Interviewee
Role: Interviewer
Place: Port Talbot
Period: 2018
Acquisition
Donation (joint), 21/9/2021
Measurements
running time:00:51:05
Techniques
Digidol | born digital
Location
In store
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