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In the 1930's my mother says she used to sit on the step with her baby sister and wait for the man with the barrel organ so she could give the monkey a penny and the man would then play them a tune. Mother is 90 this year. Are there any pictures of this any where and anyone also remember them.
In 1930 my mother lived at 212 New John Street West. She is now nearly 90 and has drawn me a map showing the houses and shops around her house .On the corner was a pub then a wash house and then 212 going from the pub and turning left on ?????? road there was a sweet shop a news agents and...
Farm Street. Both my father and mother went to school at Farm street school,although they did not know each other. Mum then went to icknield school. Dad lived in Farm Street and mum lived in New John Street West 212. I do not know where dad lived in Farm Street. His name Bryan Arthur...