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Epaminondas and his Auntie by Sara Cone Bryan
A very funny little book for those who also love “Little Black Sambo” “You see these here six mince pies I done make? You see how…
Empire calendar
Stephen Lewis riding “The Smuggler”
Stephen Lewis riding “The Smuggler”. 17.2 dark bay Hunter.
Torchy The Battery Boy
For two years, I searched for a recording of the theme tune to Torchy the Battery Boy. Now I have the videos. Here was the theme in…
Very British! Memorable Images 5
Chocolate and Sweet Nostalgia For several years, this was the view from my bedroom window in Hasbury, Halesowen in Worcestershire (before Edward Heath changed the…
“The Story of Little Kettlehead; An Awful Warning to Bad Babas”, or “The Story of Little Degchie-head”
The Story of Little Kettle-head (1904) – by Helen Bannerman Once upon a time there was a little girl in India, and her name was…
Very British! Memorable Images 73: Crich Tramway Museum – 2
A continuation of a selection of my photographs from Nostalgia Day at the Tramway Museum Here is a selection of I-Spy books seen on the…
Very British! Memorable Images 71: Britain Protected
Eros being protected Statue of King Chales I just across from Trafalgar Square being protected
Children’s records for adults – page 3
Teddy Bears’ Picnic This is perhaps the best known of all children’s records. It seems to work well for all generations.I have used the search…
Very British! Memorable Images 62: The Royal Mail
A lesson about cultural destruction The Post Office and Government should have learned from the Coco Pops experiment in which Coco Pops were renamed Choco…
Children’s records for adults – page 2
This and forthcoming pages are here to provide some sort of list for classic and vintage children’s records. It is aimed at listing records that…
Very British! Memorable Images 51: “Free Trips for Nignogs”
Text about children’s clubs Letter from Bradford-based SterlingTimes visitor. If you have any NigNog memories, please email: “Nignogs – also the same name as a…