Family Life

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.

Page link: Building new homes in Great Yarmouth
Building new homes in Great Yarmouth
Photograph of the construction of the Elmhurst Court development in Gorleston
Page link: Car Brochures
Car Brochures
A selection of old car brochures
Page link: Housewife's Choice?
Housewife's Choice?
Adverts from the fifties
Page link: Housewife's Handbook
Housewife's Handbook
Illustrations from book published in c1950
Page link: Kathleen Kennedy's Memories of Life in Great Yarmouth
Kathleen Kennedy's Memories of Life in Great Yarmouth
Memories of the layout of the town, transport and housing
Page link: Post War regeneration in Great Yamouth
Post War regeneration in Great Yamouth
Photographs of bomb damage and reconstruction
Page link: Shrublands Estate
Shrublands Estate
Photographs of 'prefabs'
Page link: The Story of how the Scott family came to settle in Great Yarmouth
The Story of how the Scott family came to settle in Great Yarmouth
Photgraph and information about the Scott family's guesthouses

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