Stories

Mile Cross from the twenties to today (1920-2009)

Ronnie and Mary share their memories of living in Mile Cross and working in the shoe industry. Childhood – fresh bread and chestnuts Mary: I

The Agricultural Missionary (1960-2009)

Ian used his agricultural skills as a Baptist missionary in Angola and the Congo from 1961 until 1977. He then moved to Dereham, and worked

Half a century of change in food shops (1941-1995)

Joyce tells us about her long working life in retail – including Sainsbury’s and Lambert’s Mecca speciality store in Norwich. When I left school, at

A Woman in a Man’s World (1948-2009)

Moira worked as an upholsterer, then at Boulton & Paul’s engineering and later in cleaning and catering. Her sister also worked at Boulton & Paul’s

The Teacher (1950s and on)

Pauline loved school and was a teacher for many years in Pullham Market, Norfolk. I really enjoyed school. We moved into the top class when

The Swimming Teacher (1955-1980s)

Mary worked in offices and shops, and her brother’s restaurant, and later qualified as a swimming teacher for the local pool project. My name is

A Life on a Norfolk Farm (1937-2008)

Stanley describes his life working with horses, hedging and ditching and driving tractors on Norfolk farms. Starting work, making a stand and losing a pork

The Shop Assistant (1920s)

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

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

Three Fakenham Sisters – Hazel and Diane (1940s and 1950s)

The story of three sisters who lived and worked on their family farm in Norfolk, during the Second World War.

Interviewed by students from Fakenham College.

The Three Sisters – Diane and Iris, Diane and Hazel, Hazel and Iris

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