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Whitehawk in the 1950s

A 'four wheeler' - prized possession
Highly desired pram wheels I remember that the soap box cart was a prized possession in those far off days, although ...
All manner of childhood activities
I miss the downland I miss a lot of things about living in Whitehawk, but I think the worst of all ...
An ex-pat reminiscences
One of six children I was born at 16 Whitehawk Avenue in 1950. It was the semi-detached house on the corner ...
Frozen pipes and an outside loo
Just one coal fire The winter months were always freezing in Whitehawk. The houses were not well insulated and it was ...
Growing up in the 1950s
Remembering the neighbours My home was at 126 Whitehawk Road where I lived with my grandmother and her son and two ...
Growing up in Whitehawk in the 1950s
I was born in the back bedroom of 130, Whitehawk Road on 11th October 1952. I was the youngest of ...
Halycon days in the 1940/50s
Garden the size of a small field The day my family moved into 68 Whitehawk Avenue in 1948, was one of my happiest. ...
Memories of Whitehawk in the 1950s
It’s good to be alive in 1955! “It’s good to be alive in 1955!” That was said by Eccles in the ...
We're all existing on practically nothing
“It never occurred to me what was to the north of me was the destruction of their culture, their social ...

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