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Life up the Grove

Rita Denman spent her childhood in Elm Grove in the 1930s and lived in the area through the war and into the 1950s. Below is a fascinating set of memoirs she has sent to My Brighton and Hove titled 'Life up the Grove'.

Page link: Enjoying peacetime
Enjoying peacetime
Page link: Growing up in wartime, 1940-45
Growing up in wartime, 1940-45
Page link: High days and holidays, 1930s
High days and holidays, 1930s
Page link: Hosting the evacuees, 1939-40
Hosting the evacuees, 1939-40
Page link: Life in the 1950s
Life in the 1950s
Page link: Memories of the 1950s
Memories of the 1950s
Page link: Memories of trams in the 1930s
Memories of trams in the 1930s
Page link: Moving on
Moving on
Page link: Peace and austerity, 1945
Peace and austerity, 1945
Page link: School life in the 1930s
School life in the 1930s
Page link: Shopping in Elm Grove in the 1930s
Shopping in Elm Grove in the 1930s
Page link: The felling of the elms, c1938
The felling of the elms, c1938
Page link: Treading the boards: entertainment in the 1930s
Treading the boards: entertainment in the 1930s