Oldham '85: portrait of Eileen Davey, 1985 (b/w photo)

Eileen Davey b.1915, age 70. She recently had her leg amputated and struggles now to use her kitchen. During WW2 she worked nightshifts riveting wings for Lancaster bombers. She has happy memories when she was 19, dancing at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool with her fiancé. 1985 (photo) This photograph is part of a project that was titled 'Oldham '85: Care of the Elderly', it was completed during the summer months of 1985. It was part of a series of photographs that recorded through portraits and interviews the lives of residents living in sheltered accommodation in the former cotton town of Failsworth, Oldham, Greater Manchester, UK. Sheltered accommodation is designed for people who are elderly or have disabilities enabling them to live independently, but may need occasional help or support. Brief excerpts from their interview are included in the captions.