A 1960s East End ChildhoodDo you remember playing in streets free of traffic? Dancing to the Beatles? Watching a man land on the Moon on TV? Waking up to ice on the inside of the windows? If the answer is yes, then the chances are that you were a child in the 1960s. This delightful compendium of memories will appeal to all who grew up in the East End during the Swinging Sixties. With chapters on games and hobbies, school and holidays, this wonderful volume is sure to jog memories for all who remember this exciting decade. |
Contents
Title Introduction | |
The East End in 1960 | |
Playing Out 3 Family and Home 4 Holidays and Days | |
School | |
Shops | |
Health | |
Poverty | |
Comics and Toys | |
Religion | |
Immigration | |
Law and Order | |
The East End in 1970 | |
Separating Myth from Reality | |
The Origin and Extent of the East | |
The Secret Language of the East | |
A Walk Around the Old East | |
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