Charles Whiten Sanderson (1906-1990): Researching Writing Lives. Participating in the ‘Writing Lives’ module was an exciting and apprehensive choice for me, although I was excited to improve my social …
Dorothy Squires (b.1897): Life and Labour Dorothy left school at 13 years old to start work; after illness, and missing out on taking the “11 plus” (6). (See …
Dorothy Squires (b.1897): Habits and Beliefs Dorothy, from a young age had a strong Christian faith. She attended Holy Trinity School in Waltham Cross, as well as the …
Charles Whiten Sanderson (1906-1990): War and Memory Part Two. ‘After twenty years of uneasy peace it was all to begin again, begun by the same nation who had supposedly been the …
Charles Whiten Sanderson (1906-1990): Biographical Entry. 2:688 SANDERSON, Charles Whiten, ‘Half a Lifetime in the 20th Century: A Book of Memoirs’, TS, pp.115 (c.78,000 words). Extracts published in …
Dorothy Squires (b.1897): War and Memory “There were so many unpleasant things that happened during those war years, that it would take weeks of writing to relate” (64) …
Dorothy Squires (b.1897): Education and Schooling Dorothy’s education was very important to her. She attended Holy Trinity School in Waltham Cross and her earliest memories of the education …
Dorothy Squires (b. 1897): Home and Family Part 1 “There were 9 of us including mum and dad in a 2 bedroom house, but we were a happy family in spite …
Dorothy Squires (b.1987): Home and Family Part 2 Sadly, Dorothy was to lose her daughter Joan. Joan had a brain haemorrhage and did not regain consciousness. This left Dorothy understandable …
Charles Whiten Sanderson (1906-1990): Fun and Festivities (Part Two). ‘In the playground at playtime, we invented our own games’ (18) Alongside all the festivities Charles reminisces about in my first Fun …
