Groceries and Miss Thetford (1952-1991)
Phyllis talks about her working life in Thetford shops and about winning a Miss Thetford beauty competition. I left school in 1952 and my first
Phyllis talks about her working life in Thetford shops and about winning a Miss Thetford beauty competition. I left school in 1952 and my first
Edith worked as a shop assistant in Southampton and was happy there. I was born in 1911 in Southampton and went to school there. Mum
Jean recalls working in a fish and chip shop in Harwich, moving to Durham, married life in Scarborough and living by the beach in Aden.
Helen describes her impressively varied and successful working life from nursing to running a restaurant and, latterly, devising training courses. The start of a burgeoning
Tony recalls how his working life took him from a wet fish shop, to No.10 Downing Street and latterly, Wayland Prison. Learning to work with
Janet vividly describes working in her father’s pork butcher’s shop in Derby before marrying and moving to Norfolk. You can use every part of the
Jean tells about working at the hand laundry in Cley-Next-the-Sea, as well as looking after children later on. My first job was picking carrots, at
Margaret tells us about her life working at Norwich City Hall then at Jarrolds, and being part of a circus family. My working history starts