| Archive centre | Whitehaven |
| Reference | SS/34 |
| Title | Norman Blakeney, oral history interview |
| Description | Project file, including compact disc of recording, full typescript transcript, typescript summary of interview, clearance note.
Interview covers family life, schools and education; apprenticeship with TS Bell in Whitehaven; joining armed forces; postings and duties during second world war; driving for Cumberland Motor Services and Blue Circle at Marchon; driving constructor buses at Sellafield moving construction staff around site; site clearance at Sellafield; driving a skip wagon, canteen van and instrument van on Sellafield; chauffeur driving on Sellafield; getting pilot’s licence; 1957 fire and driving workers off site; precautions in active areas; line management; housing shortage. |
| Date | 2010 |
| Access conditions | Researchers are required to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 when using personal data of individuals who are living or likely to be alive (assuming a lifespan of 100 years) contained within the file. Further information available in the relevant Privacy Note on the Cumbria County Council website. |
| Context | Born in Whitehaven. Worked for Cumberland Motor Services, then enlisted in Border Regiment and fought in WWII. Worked as a bus, van & wagon driver on and off Sellafield site. Held private pilot licence and flew light aircraft as hobby. |
| Catalogue level | File |
| Subject terms | Oral history |
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| NA148 | Sellafield Nuclear Reprocessing Plant/Seascale/Cumberland |