Retail

Shop Windows, Clothes and Catwalks (1955-2009)

Pat was born in Thorpe St Andrew and attended Hillside Avenue Secondary Modern School. She left school at 15, in 1955, and was thrilled to

Starting and ending at the Co-op (1959-1990s)

Sylvia recalls a varied life, working in insurance in Birmingham, moving to Norfolk and working on the land, in a petrol station, in a hotel,

Groceries and Miss Thetford (1952-1991)

Phyllis talks about her working life in Thetford shops and about winning a Miss Thetford beauty competition. I left school in 1952 and my first

The Shop Assistant (1920s)

Edith worked as a shop assistant in Southampton and was happy there. I was born in 1911 in Southampton and went to school there. Mum

The Essex Shop Assistant (1921-1950s)

Jean recalls working in a fish and chip shop in Harwich, moving to Durham, married life in Scarborough and living by the beach in Aden.

The Trail Blazer (1940s-2008)

Helen describes her impressively varied and successful working life from nursing to running a restaurant and, latterly, devising training courses. The start of a burgeoning

Heating and plumbing to the prison service (1955-2005)

Tony recalls how his working life took him from a wet fish shop, to No.10 Downing Street and latterly, Wayland Prison. Learning to work with

The Butcher’s Girl (1953-1970s)

Janet vividly describes working in her father’s pork butcher’s shop in Derby before marrying and moving to Norfolk. You can use every part of the

The Hand Laundry (1940s-1950s)

Jean tells about working at the hand laundry in Cley-Next-the-Sea, as well as looking after children later on. My first job was picking carrots, at

A Jarrolds Story – and the circus (1950s-1980s)

Margaret tells us about her life working at Norwich City Hall then at Jarrolds, and being part of a circus family. My working history starts

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