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Housing : Living conditions
I remember the gas-man coming and emptying the meter. I used to sit beside him at the table and help him count the pennies (a sure indication of my age). He had to have a certain amount and any that were left over he gave to me (just a few coppers), I was rich for a few precious moments then my...- Hockleybrook
- Post #154
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calling all office girls.
No went to Grove Lane night school to learn, or try to learn shorthand and typing. Attended that school originally too.- Hockleybrook
- Post #95
- Forum: Factories & Offices
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calling all office girls.
I first worked at Cannings a huge chemical factory with endless corridors and stairs. As a junior I had to dash from one floor to another with messages and bits of paper (God knows what they said - I didn't have time to read them) as soon as I got back downstairs and to my desk I had to go back...- Hockleybrook
- Post #85
- Forum: Factories & Offices