Life story
| Time | Topics described |
| 00:00:00 | Life Story |
| 00:00:13 | Tape Introduction |
| 00:00:22 | Born in Burwell in 1935 |
| 00:00:34 | Dad worked at the Brickyards |
| 00:00:44 | Parent’s origin |
| 00:01:00 | Lived in a cottage near Judy’s Hole |
| 00:02:12 | Cottage |
| 00:02:51 | Drinking the river water |
| 00:03:10 | Moved to Powel’s Row |
| 00:03:32 | Start of the War |
| 00:04:05 | Moved to cottage near the Anchor 1940 |
| 00:04:12 | Description of the cottage |
| 00:04:40 | Village pumps |
| 00:05:44 | Moved to Toyse Lane in 1948 |
| 00:06:22 | Lived there until joining the Army in 1953 |
| 00:06:50 | Married after the war and moved to Newmarket Road |
| 00:07:03 | Paul’s jobs after leaving school |
| 00:07:30 | Brickyard closed in 1970 |
| 00:07:55 | 1993 started up the new Brickyards |
| 00:08:15 | Retired in 2000 |
| 00:08:37 | Burwell schools |
| 00:09:06 | Starting school |
| 00:10:13 | Toyse Lane youth club |
| 00:10:42 | No street lights |
| 00:13:27 | Secondary Modern school |
| 00:15:30 | School in war time |
| 00:17:01 | Lessons at Secondary Modern school |
| 00:17:40 | St Andrew’s school |
| 00:19:01 | Collecting for the soldiers |
| 00:20:17 | Soldiers stationed in Burwell |
| 00:21:50 | Home guard |
| 00:23:02 | Burwell searchlights |
| 00:23:20 | Burwell bombed |
| 00:24:30 | Bomber base |
| 00:24:56 | Pause in recording |
| 00:26:55 | recording continues |
| 00:27:01 | Army taking the iron bars in the village |
| 00:27:50 | Evacuees |
| 00:30:10 | Home life |
| 00:31:28 | Winter |
| 00:33:38 | Doctors and healthcare |
| 00:39:20 | Shops |
| 00:42:09 | Charlie Bridgeman milkman |
| 00:43:28 | Central Shoes stores |
| 00:43:40 | Co-op |
| 00:43:57 | Mrs Bridgeman’s |
| 00:44:10 | Butchers |
| 00:44:42 | Pubs |
| 00:45:45 | Ellie Brown |
| 00:46:17 | Paper boy paper round |
| 00:46:43 | Bike shops |
| 00:47:20 | Tinker shops |
| 00:48:12 | Clothing shops |
| 00:49:05 | Wool shop |
| 00:49:30 | Electrical shop |
| 00:51:18 | Paul’s childhood activities |
| 00:53:49 | Silver paper |
| 00:55:18 | Making rings out of Perspex |
| 00:55:58 | More childhood fun |
| 00:57:37 | King and Queen visiting Burwell |
| 00:59:08 | Bowling a hoop |
| 00:59:40 | Bow and arrow toy |
| 01:00:27 | Paul helping on the farm |
| 01:08:50 | End of recording |