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Domestic and Housing

Dorothy Hawker talks about raising her family in Frome

Dorothy Hawker recalls the pleasures of local outings and walks at a time when fewer people had cars.

Margaret Whorlow remembers being a young mother in Frome

When Margaret Whorlow’s children were small there weren’t many opportunities in Frome for young mothers to socialise.

Diana Ingram remembers when married women had to give up their jobs

Diana Ingram left Frome Grammar School and trained for a year before getting a secretarial job with Butler and Tanner. She gave up her job when she got married, as was expected at the time.

Daisy Bane remembers her Frome childhood, work and marriage

Daisy Bane left school at 14 and went to work at Houston and Sons cloth mill. Although she loved her job, her parents persuaded her to give it up six years later when she got married.

Trevor Weston describes his childhood in the Trinity area of Frome

Trevor Weston recalls the ‘Hope’ or ‘Ope’ and Trinity being the poorest area in Frome, where no-one had a car. He remembers that children were allowed to play outside in the street but often roamed further afield.

Ron White talks about growing up in Waterloo in the centre of Frome

When Ron White was a boy there was an iron bridge over the River Frome at Waterloo, the ruins of a mill where he played, and an inlet with an island.

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