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World War Two: Child’s memoir found on door panel after almost 80 years

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This year of Jan Feb 1947

The Great Freeze Up Light and power cut off for 6 hours a day

The country in a hell of a state

No coal in any quantity

No light in some parts of England

Food in short supply

Some talk of 40 hour week for building trade

Linseed oil 21/- a gallon

Gloss Paints 42/- a gallon

When you can get it

And you must have a permit to do any work over £10.00

Fags in very short supply

A ten horse power car cost new about £400.00

A second hand car 10HP cost about £6000.0

And this is a Labour government, happy days if we live long enough

To the person who will read this. I Steve Alford hope that things are much better now. Peter Cowley Now age 16 years also wishes the same to you

Don’t go down the mine daddy, there is plenty of coal in the cwtch

Dr T. Davies Lives Here

The BMA about to be state controlled

No football has been played for a month, ground frozen


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