Literature

Dear Diary – Page 37 (Late 1950’s – King’s School)

The trip back to England from Jersey was a little more interesting as the sea was quite rough. The ship’s crew had roped off the access to the bow as waves were breaking over it, and the ship was rolling very badly. Continue reading →

Dear Diary – Page 36 (Late 1950’s – Channel Isles)

In 1959 we had our first holiday out of England. We were going to go to Jersey in the Channel Islands which was really exciting for me because of my interest in ships. Continue reading →

Dear Diary – Page 35 (Late 1950’s – Grammar School)

In the late 1950’s, television was becoming a standard fixture in most homes with the result that people did not need to go to the theatre to be entertained. Continue reading →

Dear Diary – Page 34 (Late 1950’s – More Music)

My interest in music was now well under way and so complimentary tickets to see solo artists and groups at the Embassy Theatre were of great interest. I can remember seeing The Small Faces performing there and loved it! Rod Stewart may well have been with them at that time? Continue reading →

Dear Diary – Page 33 (Late 1950’s – Theatres)

In 1958, I became more interested in both the Empire Theatre (where Dad worked) and the Embassy Theatre (where Mum worked) because of the available complimentary tickets! Continue reading →

Dear Diary – Page 32 (Late 1950’s – Train Spotting)

For anybody not familiar with train spotting, it consisted of getting a book which contained every number of every locomotive operating in a specific area which, in my case, was the Eastern Region. Continue reading →

“The Conversation”

A week or two ago, I was out walking with Ray and everything was pretty much routine, such that my mind started to wander (a trait noted on various old school reports!). Continue reading →

Dear Diary – Page 30 (Late 1950’s – Classical Music)

Dad had always loved classical music and had quite the collection of 78rpm records. Continue reading →

Dear Diary – Page 29 (Late 1950’s – My New Bike)

In 1958 I was due for my 11+ examination. This was an examination that was intended to determine whether you went to a Secondary School, or a Grammar School.  Continue reading →