Stories

Boats, mills and marshes (1960-2017)

David was born and brought up on the Broads and worked for the yacht and hire fleets. His passion for windpumps led him to team up

Seams and stitches of my life (1948-1986)

Dorothy moved Norfolk when she was five years old. She loved needlework at school and is passionate about quilting and embroidery to this day. I

Never a dull moment. A life in education. (1950s-1994)

Beryl went to teacher training college in the early 1950s. She got her first teaching job in 1955 and taught children in both state and

Dancing down the years (1945-2016)

Beryl was an entertainer as one of the King Sisters. She taught children to dance and along with her comedian husband kept pubs and hotels.

I am part of the Marshes (1930s-2016)

Gloria was born in Halvergate in the 1930s. She talks about the way of life on the marshes then and now. I was born in

An eclectic working life. Engineering and electronic systems (1959-2000)

Alun had an eclectic working life in engineering and electronic systems, including working on document standards in Europe and for the BIS. The formative years

Teaching: going full circle (1969-2007)

Janet began teaching in 1969 and worked until 2007. She says, ‘teachers are the people who know what their children need and hopefully that is

Payroll, contracts and the Navy reserve (1960s-1990s)

Penny describes her varied career in accounts and payroll and the changes as payrolls were computerised and she moved on to work for Norfolk County

Secretarial work then and now (1958-2005)

Cynthia speaks about her work as a secretary, her motivation in her choice of roles at different firms, the people she met and the changes

Nursing: A good choice (1945-1992)

Audrey remembers her time as an evacuee during the Second World War and her working life as a nurse. I was born in Hebburn in

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