A Pocket with a Hole : A Birmingham Childhood of the 1940s and 1950s Paperback / softback
by Brenda Bullock
Paperback / softback
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Brenda Bullock, brought up on a council housing estate in Sheldon, holds up a mirror to Birmingham in the 1940s and 1950s: she tells of the games played then in the streets: hopscotch, queenie, marbles, skipping, roller skating.
She takes us back to school life during and after the war, to what it was like to be sick before the advent of the NHS and antibiotics; the struggle to make ends meet and find enough food to put on the table; the pawn shop, hiding from the rentman - all the experiences shared by so many children of the '40s and '50s, all illustrated by line drawings of the old Birmingham landmarks by architect, Matthew Bullock.
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:144 pages, 20 photos and drawings
- Publisher:Brewin Books
- Publication Date:01/01/2006
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- ISBN:9781858582931
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:144 pages, 20 photos and drawings
- Publisher:Brewin Books
- Publication Date:01/01/2006
- Category:
- ISBN:9781858582931