string of beads

string of beads

The images are mine - at least most of them - the memories are from the people of...

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rose beetle man

rose beetle man

I was gathering memories from the staff team of a school in Bethnal Green. The Head and...

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a tear drop over my desk

a tear drop over my desk

The bombsites were spaces for play right from the first. They were places or horror and...

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my playhood and yours

my playhood and yours

The groups that met to talk about their play memories included people born and bred in the East...

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the bit between my teeth

the bit between my teeth

There are some parts of Tower Hamlets where play has been neglected. The Play Times project was...

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it’s not pretend, it’s real

it’s not pretend, it’s real

One thing that surprised everyone who shared a memory was how serious the business of play had...

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they’re not the same now

they’re not the same now

People always remembered their childhood play experiences favourably and saw them as being very...

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like a room we all shared

like a room we all shared

“We was always outside, all weathers. Partly that was the fact that the houses was overcrowded...

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streets went up and up

streets went up and up

“They did some improvements and put in a bath, in the kitchen. When part of our family...

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the marks are still there

the marks are still there

This picture shows the gate at the back of a school. The playwork team have chosen to run their...

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a balanced diet

a balanced diet

I was told many stories about surviving on wartime rations. The Ministry of Food...

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they think that is playing

they think that is playing

The bombsites were spaces for play right from the first. They were places or horror and...

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we was terrors

we was terrors

“We was terrors, we played Knock Down Ginger.” “Oh I can’t tell you, we used to pay Knock...

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do girls still do that?

do girls still do that?

I heard about lots of traditional social playing. People told me stories of games with rhymes...

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all together like

all together like

The great parades on Catholic holy days were exciting to all the children in the East End. The...

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the smell of Mondays

the smell of Mondays

Monday was washing day. “I remember as a kid, as the oldest girl, I had to help Mum out...

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it was gone, just gone

it was gone, just gone

The people I spoke to told me amazing stories. They described their ‘playhood’ in vivid detail....

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I don’t want to remember

I don’t want to remember

Approaching people to ask if they are prepared to share their memories is always a...

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