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Recreation Field, Earith circa 1938-1939
(Bottom left)
Derek Anderson and David Wates.
Conservative Parade circa 1950-60
(Bottom right) Jack Wales as the Merry Widow.
Les Gunnell as baby.
Derek Broughton as a daughter and Peter Norman as a child.
George V Jubilee Day 1936
(Bottom left) Dressing up for a parade:
Florence Wales and David Wales.
January 2012Explore these related themes Tags: 1930's, 1950's, john wales
Earith, which is on the river Ouse, in the 1930’s is noted as a holiday resort and in the summer months many people enjoy themselves fishing, boating and swimming in this river. Our house, which is situated in the High Street, commands an excellent view of the fens, and it overlooks the river Ouse…
Adolf Hitler’s warning from God not to start a war
It would appear that God did draw a line in the sand and Hitler made a conscious decision to proceed with his plans.
The facts come from a documentary “The Nazis: A Warning From History – Hitler’s Path To War”
The bridegroom had been in the Army in WW1, serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps as a stretcher bearer over in France. The bride was the second daughter of Rev. John Haydon and Elizabeth, his wife (nee Batchelor). My story begins at my date of birth…
[2] Christine Reason: real life story, the years 1931 to 1935
Continuing my real life story, some time in 1934, my parents and I moved to Woodford Green, and my father purchased a house there at 47 Parkland Road. I think that the price paid was £700. Whether he ever re-couped this amount, I cannot say, as we only lived there for approximately five years to the outbreak of WW2, and we never lived all together in our own house again…
[3] Christine Reason: real life toddler story 1935 to 1937
Continuing my real life toddler story, there used to be a man selling sweets from a barrow outside the school, and I used to look enviously at some of the children who were allowed to purchase the Sherbet Dips, Liquorice Whirls and boiled sweets (all unwrapped)…