9 Derwent as it was then

Were we taught racism and discrimination?

Do you remember these children's reading books? Little black Sambo (check here ) is now currently considered as the epitome of racist and discriminatory...

 December 4 2013
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Recording session of 1963 (?)

These are the recordings from the tapes which Noël had kept from what mum had probably brought back from England, because the sound is quite...

 December 4 2013
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Monsieur Père at Standard Telephone & Cables

One previous article had dealt with Monsieur Père paraphernalia ; this one is going to do the same, but with the specific attention to his work....

 December 1 2013
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The little Roundy man

If you've been following this blog a little, you know that Helene and I have been trying to solve the mystery of The little Roundy man (see here...

 November 24 2013
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Swimming-pool!

When we stayed at 9DR, one big activity was to go to the swimming-pool! There were certain stays during which it seems I used to go, I think,...

 November 20 2013
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Brooke Bond tea-cards

Here's the long awaited post on Brooke bond tea-cards!! I have no idea when exactly this practice of collecting these coloured rectangular tea-cards...

 November 8 2013
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My maid Mary

... she minds the dairy, or so the Nursery Rhyme goes! Here's the last individual focus on each of the four girls! (here's the one on Cath ,...

 November 1 2013
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When AB was a little girl...

...she used to look like this: and later, like this: these are taken from other well-known pictures: There's also this one: Then childhood ends,...

 October 21 2013
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Jo at 9DR

Apart from group photos (check here ) and some older ones at sisters' weddings, I have very little pictures of Auntie Jo at 9DR: so this is hoping...

 October 15 2013
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Broomfield park anecdotes

The park , as we called it, was at the centre of our stays at Derwent road. It was part and parcel of the delight of our stay. Even if of course...

 October 13 2013
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