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Tag Archives: social history
Life at Wilmar
Now for my life living in Wilmar (1930). (This was not the sort of house that we were used to and we were only there because my mother acted as caretaker when the family were abroad.) I can only tell … Continue reading
Poverty and home life
Poor people seldom had the doctor, it was far too expensive and if they did call they were never too bothered. We were all vaccinated when we were small they used to prick you three or four times on the … Continue reading
Tony Austin: “Thong Lane all my life”
I have lived in three of the four Cheney’s Cottages in Thong Lane all my life, they were originally built for Darnley Estate workers and later rented to workers at Cheney’s Farm. I originally lived in one of the cottages … Continue reading
Ray Lucas: Shorne in the 1950s
At the time I used to go to Shorne Woods, all during the 1950’s, I lived in Taunton Vale, there were five of us that used to roam everywhere and the woods was one of our haunts. To get to … Continue reading
My Gran and my Mum
Emma Saxby was my mum. She was born on the 5th May in the year 1883 at East Peckham, her mother was Elizabeth Saxby formerly Master. Her father was William Saxby, a sweep. When she was a child she lived … Continue reading