vivs photo is taken of a more modern house built in the 1930s...nothing like the houses i lived in...born in nans back to back...one small room.. table and chairs in the middle and a 2 seater sofa...cooker in the corner of the living room at the bottom of the stairs..i small scullery..sideboard with clock and radio on.. coal fire..that was it 1 bedroom and 1 attic for nan..mom dad me and my brother..moved from there when i was 5 and brother was 3...house we moved to was built about 1860...much larger as i ended up with 5 siblings...2 bedrooms and an attic but we still had to share...back and front rooms..no fancy furniture..2 cellars very large garden..damp house.. dad was forever putting up pitch paper before he put nice paper on top off that...it was not until we moved from villa st in 1972 that we had a modern house...having said all that we had the most happiest of childhoods and i would not change it for anythingThis might bring back memories for some members. It’s a Times Furnishing Co advert. I think this furniture was probably quite pricey.
We had a tea trolley, but it was dark brown wood. Don’t know why we had one as it was never used as a tea trolley. Initially it was used for Christmas drinks, sweets etc. Then it progressed to a home for the TV. Then it became a dumping ground for magazines and anything else that needed a home. In fact used for anything except as a tea trolley ! Viv.View attachment 173193View attachment 173194Source: British Newspaper Archive
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