A 1950s Southampton Childhood

2013-05-01 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Penny Legg
Release : 2013-05-01
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis A 1950s Southampton Childhood by : Penny Legg

Download or read book A 1950s Southampton Childhood written by Penny Legg. This book was released on 2013-05-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1950s was a time of regeneration and change for Southampton. For children growing up during this decade, life was changing fast. They still made their own toys and earned their own pocket money, but, on new television sets, Andy Pandy (1950) and Bill and Ben (1952) delighted them. With rationing discontinued, confectionary was on the menu again and, for children, Southampton life in the 1950s was sweet. If you saw a Laurel and Hardy performance at The Gaumont Theatre, or made dens out of bombed-out buildings, then you'll thoroughly enjoy this charming and nostalgic account of the era.

1950s Southampton Childhood

2013-05-01 History

Author : Penny Legg
Release : 2013-05-01
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 87X/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis 1950s Southampton Childhood by : Penny Legg

Download or read book 1950s Southampton Childhood written by Penny Legg. This book was released on 2013-05-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1950s was a time of regeneration and change for Southampton. For children growing up during this decade, life was changing fast. They still made their own toys and earned their own pocket money, but, on new television sets, Andy Pandy (1950) and Bill and Ben (1952) delighted them.With rationing discontinued, confectionary was on the menu again and, for children, Southampton life in the 1950s was sweet. If you saw a Laurel and Hardy performance at The Gaumont Theatre, or made dens out of bombed-out buildings, then you’ll thoroughly enjoy this charming and nostalgic account of the era.

A 1940s Childhood

2014-05-01 History

Author : James Marsh
Release : 2014-05-01
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 069/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book A 1940s Childhood written by James Marsh. This book was released on 2014-05-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you remember collecting shrapnel and listening to Children's Hour? Carrying gas masks or sharing your school with evacuees from the city? The 1940s was a decade of great challenge for everyone who lived through it. The hardships and fear created by a world war were immense. Britain's towns and cities were being bombed on an almost nightly basis, and many children faced the trauma of being parted from their parents and sent away to the country to live with complete strangers. For just over half of this decade the war continued, meaning food and clothing shortages became a way of life. But through it all, and afterwards, the simplicity of kids shone. From collecting bits of shot-down German aircraft to playing in bomb-strewn streets, kids made their own fun. Then there was the joy of the second half of the 1940s, when fathers came home and the magic of 'normal life' returned. This trip down memory lane will take you through the most memorable and evocative experiences of growing up in the 1940s.

Growing Up in Wartime Southampton: Someone Else's Trousers

2011-11-30 Biography & Autobiography

Author : James Marsh
Release : 2011-11-30
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Download or read book Growing Up in Wartime Southampton: Someone Else's Trousers written by James Marsh. This book was released on 2011-11-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a story spanning some of the most turbulent decades in recent world history. James Marsh was born during the first year of the Second World War and many of his infant years were spent in air-raid shelters outside his home. Bombs rained down from the German Luftwaffe as they tried to destroy the city of Southampton, which has now been James' home for more than sixty years. The gritty determination, community spirit and, above all, the humour, with which the local community faced the difficulties of war, have stayed with James throughout his life. Moving on to describe the harsh lessons learned in 1940s and '50s schooling and subsequently describing his teenage years in the merchant navy, this book explores how growing up in the post-war years was both a challenge and a lot of fun.

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