Stories

Patrick recalls working in the printing industry in Fakenham from the 1950s to 2002. Starting as an apprentice When I left school I applied for

Don talks about the lean years during the 1920s and his jobs as a boy on the land, until he volunteered for the army when

Shirley trained as a croupier and had an adventurous time while working in Nigeria in 1968. She travelled the world in her profession. I was

Ray talks about his childhood and working on the farm. He learned to be a water diviner from another diviner, and found large reserves of

Alan’s working life working life started at the age of 14 in a radio shop in North London. He had a working life in electonics,

Margaret tells us about her time with the Birmingham Mail as the only woman working in the office. Austin Motor Works My mother worked for

Trevor moved to Norfolk and worked in printing until 1993 when he was made redundant from HMSO. He then took up photography full time and

In 1957 Doug’s family were living in a tied cottage on a farm in Lincolnshire. Agricultural labour was a reserved occupation and labourers did not

Raymond describes his journey from tea boy in war time London to office manager for Danepak in Thetford. He talks about the many changes which

Arthur began as a milkman and helping in his uncle’s shop. He went into the merchant navy and spent 35 years at sea and working