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Oral History Heritage Project Interviews 1-10 Interviews 11-20 Interviews 21-30 Interviews 31-40 Interviews 41-50 Polio Memories A Memorial Tribute A Mothers Diary Nightmare

Audio Interviews 31-40 in the Oral History Project Jane Burton Jane contracted polio in 1950 in Singapore, where her mother died of the disease but Granny went on to be the driving force to be reckoned with JavaScript is disabled! To display this content, you need a JavaScript capable browser. Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115! 45:01 Madeline Spencer Madeline contracted polio in 1953 aged 2 yrs. Nothing has stopped this lady's thirst for travel across the globe. JavaScript is disabled! To display this content, you need a JavaScript capable browser. Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115! 40:45 Robin Burton Robin contracted polio in 1957 aged 21yrs.  when he was travelling back from Germany JavaScript is disabled! To display this content, you need a JavaScript capable browser. Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115! 27:51 Brian Everett Brien contracted polio in 1963 aged 29yrs whilst in Singapore JavaScript is disabled! To display this content, you need a JavaScript capable browser. Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115! 35:44 Tony Davy Tony contracted polio in 1945 aged 12yrs. He tells a story of triumph over adversity throughout his life JavaScript is disabled! To display this content, you need a JavaScript capable browser. Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115! 35:31 Charlie Mitchell Charlie contracted polio in 1932 aged 6 months. At 12 he was sent to Chailey Heritage school in Sussex.  At school he learnt how to be a wonderful Artist and still does pen drawings to this day. He left Chailey when he was 16 Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115! 45:13 Jeanette Dixon Jeanette contracted polio in 1958 aged 21/2 yrs whilst recovering from a hole in the heart operation. JavaScript is disabled! To display this content, you need a JavaScript capable browser. Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115! 39:51 Janet Dines Janet contracted polio in 1956 aged 19yrs, She used to drive her invacar from Manchester to Western Super Mare on a regular basis to visit her parents (400 mile round trip) JavaScript is disabled! To display this content, you need a JavaScript capable browser. Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115! 21:16 Marion Webb Marion contracted polio in 1937 aged 7yrs. In her interview she tells of her life story JavaScript is disabled! To display this content, you need a JavaScript capable browser. Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115! 23:32 Graham Bool Graham contracted polio in 1949 aged 18 months. He became and still is an international Sports Photographer. He was also a member of the British Wheelchair Basketball team JavaScript is disabled! To display this content, you need a JavaScript capable browser. Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115! 68:06