In this section you can discover how home and family life has changed in Great Yarmouth in recent times. Since the Luftwaffe demolished much of the Rows in WWII, where and how people have lived has changed a great deal. Did you move to new flats after the war, can you remember getting your first fridge or telly? How does the life of a fifties housewife compare to that of a current day house husband? From outside loos to all mod cons we want to hear your stories of how life at home has changed.
Building new homes in Great Yarmouth
Photograph of the construction of the Elmhurst Court development in Gorleston
Car Brochures
A selection of old car brochures
Housewife's Choice?
Adverts from the fifties
Housewife's Handbook
Illustrations from book published in c1950
Kathleen Kennedy's Memories of Life in Great Yarmouth
Memories of the layout of the town, transport and housing
Post War regeneration in Great Yamouth
Photographs of bomb damage and reconstruction
Shrublands Estate
Photographs of 'prefabs'