I was born in 1920 in Reading as Margaret Rogers, I had two older brothers and five older sisters, I left school at 13. I worked ... (read more)
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I was born in 1920 in Reading as Margaret Rogers, I had two older brothers and five older sisters, I left school at 13. I worked ... (read more)
I was born in Wantage and now I live in Harwell. I worked at the Didcot depot, it was the army so it was a good ... (read more)
The first time I watched TV was at my mum's house - the Queen's coronation. I was born near Hemel Hempstead, my sister lived in a ... (read more)
I remember having a coal fire at home and going out to the coal bunker to get the coal each night - I hated it! We ... (read more)
The Blind Beggar must be one of London's most infamous pubs. It sits next to a statue of William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, but ... (read more)
When I was about eight, I remember going down the road to the local phone box, to ring my Nan who lived in Bournemouth. Every Sunday ... (read more)
We remember our Dads telling us about playing on space invaders! We now al have Nintendos DSs or Wiis. The Wiis are good because we get ... (read more)
My Dad played conkers when he was younger - he collected them from his garden. I play hopscotch with my friends. Story shared by Emily (yr.6), ... (read more)
We still have a wood burner in our house in Somerset. We chop the wood, but sometimes we buy it. Story shared by Jack (yr 6), ... (read more)
My great-granny told me about how they had to chop wood and put it on the fire to heat their house.Story shared by Klaudius, recorded by ... (read more)
Scenes at a foreign sorting office in King Edward Street. There are normally twenty-seven men on duty to clear the foreign air mail. Twenty have been ... (read more)
Scenes at a foreign sorting office in King Edward Street. There are normally twenty-seven men on duty to clear the foreign air mail. Twenty have been ... (read more)
Scenes at a foreign sorting office in King Edward Street. There are normally twenty-seven men on duty to clear the foreign air mail. Twenty have been ... (read more)
The most convenient telephone in Britain....it's in Mrs Bertha Wright's loo in Workington. Mrs Jenny Byers aged 23, pictured sitting on the loo seat as she ... (read more)
Linotype Machines used in printing. 1st July 1978. (read more)
Linotype Machines used in printing. 1st July 1978. (read more)
Lily Carlson, manageress at the Liver Laundrette in Runcorn, offers refreshments to her customers. 6th March 1979. (read more)
Mrs Christine Bryan of 6 Rippon Grove, Eggellston has had bad luck with her washing machines. She is pictured here with yet another faulty machine. Making ... (read more)
Lily Carlson, manageress at the Liver Laundrette in Runcorn, offers refreshments to her customers. 6th March 1979. (read more)
A Royal Wedding street party held in Holmead Road, FUlham 11th July 1981 (read more)
A Royal Wedding street party held in Holmead Road, FUlham 11th July 1981 (read more)
A Royal Wedding street party held in Holmead Road, FUlham 11th July 1981 (read more)
Tony Skelly and his wife Jean of 158 Elmington Road, Camberwell Green were given, as wedding presents, a gas fire from one set of parents and ... (read more)
Celebrity guests at the opening of the Roof Gardens in London's Kensington High Street. The club used to be Regine's. Richard Branson is introduced to other ... (read more)
Celebrity guests at the opening of the Roof Gardens in London's Kensington High Street. The club used to be Regine's. 21st July 1981. (read more)
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