A Smashin Time

Welcome. I'm Rod Smith, and these are my memories of school and teenage years in Northenden, a suburb of Manchester, England. Anyone who ever lived in Manchester would know what "smashin" means! The stories describe my school and teen years in the 1940s/50s. I hope they bring back happy recollections for you too.
The stories are copyright. Please contact me regarding any reproduction.
Clicking on the underlined items below will take you to each one.

THE PRE-SCHOOL YEARS

The Bombers Are Coming

THE SCHOOL YEARS

The Nine-year-old Romeo

Conkers

The ABC Minors

The School Playground
Yew Tree Secondary --Thank God for Aunt Doris --Mr Leonard

THE TEEN YEARS

Apprentice Compositor --A Day at Southport --Saturday Night at the Locarno --Lewis's --Jazz at the Bodega

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