Grey Jumper'd Childhood

This is about my childhood is suburban West London, in the 1960s. It is based solely on my purest memories - nothing added, nothing taken away. I hope to present an accurate picture for future generations of what childhood was like in post-War Britain - before London started to swing. This blog is an exploration of memory.

Saturday, 22 June 2013

Upmarket ice cream van

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One of my bon mots about my 'privileged' childhood was that the ice-cream van that plied our posh upper-lower-middle class streets ...
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Saturday, 23 March 2013

Lorries, vans and buses

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A.E.C. , Albion , Atkinson , Austin , Bedford , Bristol , Commer , Dennis , Dodge , E.R.F. , Foden , Ford , Guy , Karrier , Leyland , Morris...
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Tuesday, 22 January 2013

Some photographs on the occasion of my brother Marek's 50th birthday

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Above: Marek practising his writing; July 1969, in the dining room at 15 Croft Gardens. Note the radio tuner, old-fashioned telephone (HA...
Sunday, 18 November 2012

Spools - making do and mending

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I woke up this morning with a childhood memory I needed to share - wooden cotton reels, which were found aplenty in my toy-box, once my moth...
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Sunday, 2 September 2012

The joy of a toy

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Die-cast metal toy cars were the quintessential toy of my childhood, along with Lego bricks and plastic model kits that needed sticking toge...
Saturday, 30 June 2012

In Gunnersbury Park

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Gunnersbury Park, less than two and half miles (4km) from our house on Croft Gardens, was a favourite place to pop out for some fresh air. ...
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Saturday, 26 May 2012

Images of India from childhood

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I have of late, but wherefore I know not, been taken up by an interest in the British Raj. Was it my dream of Bombay, unprompted by anythin...
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