The Untold Stories and Memories of The West Marsh a 12 month Heritage Lottery funded project by the West Marsh Development Trust developed an area-based History Group to work with the local community gathering and publishing on a website and Social Media oral history interviews & videos, photographs, and memories of the area.
The project helped celebrate the rich tapestry of life within the West Marsh seen through the eyes of the people who lived there. We discovered stories from the past that have not been recorded in other publications other authors have written about the area. We found out about the place, its residents and its buildings both the history of existing buildings in the area as well as those that have been demolished over the years.
But its people that make an area and we discovered so many wonderful stories about the lives of the characters that made the West Marsh the place it was and remains. Therefore, enabling us to piece together a rich heritage story of there lives and the area. The project set the foundations for Heritage based projects in the area that continue to this day.
Anita Barber the Chair of West Marsh development Trust explains: “This project helped us to celebrate the rich tapestry of life in the West Marsh, remembered by the people that have lived and worked there. We were keen to make sure our history was not forgotten but remembered as it should be. And we are confident that the project achieved that,