The first wireless I remember probably dated from the 1930s. It was housed in a large oak cabinet with an art deco speaker grille. My first memory of it vividly recalls the cheery signature tune of the Saturday teatime sports programme, in about 1948. I was plonked in a high chair at the time, and for many years I associated radio sports programmes with sticky fingers. A telly came in 1952, in time for the King’s funeral. It had a 10 inch screen and was a floor-standing model. The TV signal came from Home Moss, wherever that was. We had the lino and carpet square too, kept clean with a carpet sweeper before the arrival of the hoover in the early fifties. In 1955 there came a car, a black Morris Minor with the registration UUB 66. I remember being taken for a spin and reaching 60mph on Bradford Road. No seatbelts. A fridge arrived in 1960, prior to which the pantry was used - an under-stair walk-in cupboard really, but on an outside wall with a small bubble glass window. The first washing machine I remember was from the mid fifties and incorporated a mangle (hand operated). A Hoover twin tub replaced it in 1960.

Years at KBGS e.g. 1958-1964 (optional) 1953-58

Current location (optional) West Yorks