Mabel Harrison – Yeadon, 1930s to 1950s
The 1930s brought better conditions for working people, many council houses were built and people had bathrooms and electric light for the first time.
Jack Brayshaw
Margaret Kilburn, nee Hardy Story – 1927
…she went to Aireborough Grammar School until she was 16 when she left and started at Bingley …
My Childhood Memories, John Denison, 1926 – 1939 (9)
Bonfire Night was good for me since it was also my birthday which meant that I would have bought extra fireworks from cash presents.
My Childhood Memories, John Denison, 1926 – 1939 (8)
Mam was religious quite the opposite to Dad even receiving regular visits from the Rev. Tindall.
My Childhood Memories, John Denison, 1926 – 1939 (7)
No vacuum cleaners then for general cleaning and the stone cellar steps and floors were a down on the knees job with a scrubbing brush.
My Childhood Memories, John Denison, 1926 – 1939 (6)
Those who could went swimming here, not for me, I could not swim.
My Childhood Memories, John Denison, 1926 – 1939 (4)
Very early on, by rote, we learned our ‘times table’ up to 12x, I think that if you asked any of my generation a ‘times by’ question they would answer it instantly.
My Childhood Memories, John Denison, 1926 – 1939 (3)
On the was my sister and I received our first ‘sex education’ lesson when we passed a field where a cow was giving birth.
My Childhood Memories, John Denison, 1926 – 1939 (2)
The photograph is John aged about 8 with his parents and sister at Morecambe.
