Work and Community Spirit in the Yards

Joyce aged 85 in 2009
Joyce Wilson remembers the yards being cleared in Pockthorpe and the early Norwich council estates..
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Joan Banger
Joan Banger recalls the strong community spirit enjoyed by the ladies living in St Benedict's.
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Joyce as a 10 year old
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.
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Ruby in 1940's
Ruby Baker fondly remembers the carnivals and street parties enjoyed in her neighbourhood.
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Joyce aged 85 in 2009
Joyce Wilson recalls that the women in the yards may not have had much but they stuck together to help their neighbours.
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Joyce aged 85 in 2009
Joyce Wilson explains that the families in the yards may have been poor but their whitewashed doorsteps were their badge of defiance and pride.
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