Norwich Courts and Yards
Work and Community Spirit in the Yards
Joyce Wilson remembers the yards being cleared in Pockthorpe and the early Norwich council estates..
Joan Banger recalls the strong community spirit enjoyed by the ladies living in St Benedict's.
Joyce Wilson talks with pride of her father who was a skilful butcher, and also a man who liked his pint at the end of a hard day.
Ruby Baker fondly remembers the carnivals and street parties enjoyed in her neighbourhood.
Joyce Wilson recalls that the women in the yards may not have had much but they stuck together to help their neighbours.
Joyce Wilson explains that the families in the yards may have been poor but their whitewashed doorsteps were their badge of defiance and pride.