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1950s personal memories

A look back in time.

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  • Not so much traffic then

    Not so much traffic then

  • Photographed in 1952

    Photographed in 1952

  • Ration Book for 1952-1953.

    Ration Book for 1952-1953.

    I have kept the Ration Book that was still being used after the war.  The book is identical to the ones each ...
  • Reminiscences of a photographer

    Reminiscences of a photographer

    I have many memories of Brighton, where I lived from the late war years until the early 1950s, and remember ...
  • Rocket building in Hangleton

    Rocket building in Hangleton

    Model rocket group A group of friends and I started a model rocket group in the late 1950s at the time ...
  • Shops from my childhood

    Shops from my childhood

    My maternal grandmother’s favourite shopping street was London Road, and most of it was a rich and inviting experience for ...
  • Street Party June 1953 in Dudley Road

    Street Party June 1953 in Dudley Road

    I have just come across this old photograph celebrating the Coronation street party in Dudley Road. Many years have passed, ...
  • Summer 1953

    Summer 1953

  • Sunday School attendance

    Sunday School attendance

    York Hill Chapel The first time I was sent to Sunday School was on Sunday afternoons at my father’s chapel, in ...
  • Teddy boys and Elvis Presley

    Teddy boys and Elvis Presley

    Thirty two cinemas In the 1950s I used to go to the Gaiety Cinema; nearby there was a little cafe by ...
  • Terry's Milk Bar

    Terry's Milk Bar

    Sort of cosy place Does anyone remember Terry’s Milk Bar in Upper St James’s Street? In the late 1950s it was ...
  • The Acorn Club

    The Acorn Club

    My memory is hazy I was a member of The Acorn Club in the 1950s, but my memory of it is ...
  • The dustman, coalman and rag and bone man

    The dustman, coalman and rag and bone man

    Difficult access In the 1950s we lived in Belton Road, in the Roundhill Area. There were two regular visitors to the ...
  • The joys of perambulation

    The joys of perambulation

    No particular reason In the 1950s and 1960s, I used to walk everywhere. From my home in Roundhill, I would walk ...
  • The Rocket from Space

    The Rocket from Space

    Exploring in the woods Whilst out with my Dad (who was rather deaf) we were exploring north of Mill Road roundabout ...
  • Visiting the sewers and abbatoir

    Visiting the sewers and abbatoir

    An induction course At the beginning of my ill fated job as a junior clerk at the Town Hall, I was ...
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  • Teddy boys
  • When the sailors came to town
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