A Maldonian, living above a High Street sweet shop which his parents owned, Graham remembers details of the shops and local characters of the 1950s and 60s. He recalls the Maldon carnivals, the pageants, the drama groups, the 1971 Queen’s visit, gas lights and a Sunday School outing by train from Maldon East station.

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Smith, Graham

(Born 1950) Interviewed July 2017.

A Maldonian, living above a High Street sweet shop which his parents owned, Graham remembers details of the shops and local characters of the 1950s and 60s. He recalls the Maldon carnivals, the pageants, the drama groups, the 1971 Queen’s visit, gas lights and a Sunday School outing by train from Maldon East station.

Themes:

High Street, Businesses & Shops, Carnival, Railway