Mindy was one of the founding members of the Lesbian Commune at 148 Boulevard [1982 – 1987]. Her, Lel and Alphie bought the property for 10K before renovating it fully themselves. Bringing in two female electricians from Manchester to rewire the house. They lived there for 5 years. “When it all ended if I could […]
Transcripts
Margaret and Bill Green – Audio Transcript
So this is Kate Jennifer recording Margaret at her house on Neville’s close for the scene but not her project. It’s March the 5th. Um yeah okay so Margaret tell I’m just gonna leave that running and it’ll pick us up I think. Margaret start from the beginning. Where were you born? Well it’s a […]
Margaret and Bill Green
Margaret Green was the full time barmaid at Dee St Club from 1981 for 25 years. She grew up on Harrow St surrounded by her family. Her mother worked in a crab house and her father was a ‘Bobber’ on the docks before becoming a watch mender. She loved to make people laugh, and entertain […]
Lel Meleyal – Audio Transcript
Lel Meleyal From notes made during initial conversation over phone. Born on Hessle Road, Lel came from a working class family. On boulevard there was a butch/femm lesbian, uneducated and comfortable with the Drag scene. There were also the Feminist females who had come from Polar Bear and the Aves – educated women – it […]
Lel Meleyal
Born on Hessle Road to a working-class family, Lel navigated the diverse intersection of Hull’s working-class lesbian drag culture and the politically driven feminist movement, which eventually inspired her to pursue higher education. Alongside friends Melinda and Alison, Lel legally adopted the surname “Meleyal”—a matriarchal amalgam of their first names—to reject patriarchal naming conventions, a […]
Ken Shakesby – Audio Transcript
LE: Okay it’s Layla Ewen and I am here today at Hull Heritage Fisheries Centre talking with KS Shakespeare. It’s March the 6th 2025 and this conversation has been recorded on behalf of Scene But Not Heard. LE: Okay right so KS can you talk to me a little bit about your memories of Hessle […]
