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Inverclyde's War

Project organiser: Inverclyde Libraries.

Primary Schools across Inverclyde investigated what it was like to live during World War II and how the war affectyed their area. The schools produced video, text and digital images about their work that is presented here. Following their projects a World War II party was held for all the children.

Young Patriots
St Ninians Primary School

 Photograph of scene from film showing teacher blowing a whistle

Family Life
Oakfield Primary School
Photograph of VE day celebrations in Greenock

Free French in Inverclyde
Overton Primary School

  • Cross of Lorraine [text & image]
  • Memories of the Free French in Inverclyde [text]
Photograph of the Cross of Lorraine

Clyde Shipbuilding
Slaemuir Primary School

  • Clyde shipbuilding - the background [text & image]
  • Clyde shipbuilding - wartime output [text]
  • Clyde shipbuilding - the postwar years [text & image]
  • Clyde shipbuilding - then and now [text]
  • Clyde shipbuilding - interviews [text]
Derelict remains of Lithgows shipyard

School Days
St Ninians Primary School

  • School days, Sheila McLeod [text & image]
  • School days, Mary McNellis [text]
  • School days, Winnie Bleasdale [text]
  • School days, Felix Burns [text & image]
  • School days, Angela Gillen [text]
  • School days, Maurice Taggart [text]
 Photograph of Felix Burns as a child with Free French sailors on a boat

Pupil Interviews

Pupils from schools in Inverclyde carried out interviews with local residents who experienced the war in Inverclyde. They used these interviews to produce the resources included here:

  • What food did you miss? [audio]
  • Did you like wearing gas masks? [audio]
  • What do you remember about rationing? [audio]
  • What was it like during the blackout? [audio]
  • What did you do to keep yourself occupied in the shelter? [audio]
  • Baffle walls [audio]
  • Sinking of the Maille Breze 1[audio]
  • Sinking of the Maille Breze 2 [audio]
  • The Free French in Inverclyde [audio]
  • What were the conditions like in the shipyards [audio]
  • Uniforms for the shipyard [audio]
  • Shipyard conditions during war [audio]
  • Air raid drills at school [audio]
  • Queuing up to get into school [audio]
  • What did you get told about the war? [audio]
  • School dinners [audio]
  • What was your teacher like? [audio]
  • School life during the war [audio]
 Photograph of Felix Burns

End of Project Party

War Detective primary schools came together with their story contributors for an afternoon of music and dancing in Greenock’s Town Hall.
Photograph of pupils waving flags to the sound of the band
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Date created:17 Jan 2006 Last updated: 08-Oct-2007