1950: It looks as though this footage starts with Ceri and Marilyn having their last run outside the Rossborough home because the film then goes on to showing events in the garden of 18 Kendal Road, Escombe. This was to be the family home until Easter 1958. The grounds were large and provided a superb area for us 4 children to be free to run, play games, including hide and seek and cricket, climb trees, swing etc etc. The large wooden kennel became the wendyhouse and Marilyn was happy to wash her dolls clothes and hang them out to dry on the line provided. There were several hen-houses where Mum raised chickens and collected eggs for market. This venture didn’t prove to be too lucrative, so the stock was allowed to dwindle, but not before having made the family self-sufficient with Sunday roast over the years!
Topsy, the Corgi, died and was replaced with Daisy. Who is the white dog with black patches around the eyes? Might have belonged to Auntie Gwen?
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