Mar 6, 20217 min1950's appliancesThe only appliance which could be found in all the houses I knew was the cooker - gas or electric. Our own boasted an oven, four gas...
Feb 27, 20215 minDecoratingWe had been in our flat for well over a year when my parents decided it was time to cover the endless magnolia emulsion with something a...
Feb 23, 202111 minStarting schoolHere is Gwen in her Queen's Road Primary School official uniform. (Picture courtesy of Gwen Irving) I took the colour photos when I was...
Feb 21, 202115 minShoppingLike all the other families in our flats we had neither a fridge nor a freezer to keep food fresh.
Feb 20, 202110 minWorkBritish Rayon Research Association Working day mornings always began with the BBC Home Service news droning at full volume. The radio was...
Feb 18, 20218 minPlaygroundsHere are a few of the flat dwellers. Frances Audas is on the left and her little brother Tim is next to her. I think that's Leslie Thomas...
Feb 18, 202110 minFood(Cover from my mum's cookery book - the one she could never find the ingredients to use.) My mother was a very good cook, so I knew the...
Feb 17, 20216 minSwimmingHere I am aged 2 with my mother's brother, John, at Southport open-air pool With the arrival of my seventh birthday, the word ‘allowed’...
Feb 17, 202111 minClothesTowards the end of the summer holidays, it was always time to sort out clothes for the new school year as I would disobligingly have...
Feb 17, 20217 minWeekendsAunty Jessie used to say, ‘By Friday night I make sure I've got all my jobs done, so the only thing I have to do at the weekend is get my...
Feb 16, 202113 minA 1950s WinterBonfire night and Christmas had come and gone. It was the most miserable time of the year. It was winter. Try as we might to keep warm...