Category: Features
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Of Cuckoos and Conkers
If you ever meet someone who says they come from the Cuckoo Estate, you can bet serious money that, within three minutes, they will tell you that Charlie Chaplin is the most famous Cuckooite. Technically, this isn’t true. The estate was built during the 1930s, to re-house families from the more deprived area of London.…
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A Bargee Life for Me
I come from a line of coalminers and bargees. My mother was born on a barge, and my father and an uncle worked underground in the pits. In spite of the ever-present hazards, they enjoyed the camaraderie of their colleagues and nothing would have induced them to seek employment in any other job. Unfortunately, my…
