Ruth Hodgson Part 3 - Manawatu Conversations
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Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 22nd July 2025. Part 3 of 4. Ruth lived in England as a young child during World War II. She lived in Grimsby, a fishing port. Grimsby was bombed a lot because it was on a direct line with Sheffield. Her father was an air raid warden so it was left to her mother to get the children to safety when the sirens sounded. Her mother waved to a low flying aircraft and didn’t realise it was a German one. Her parents lived in a semi-detached house. A description of these houses follows. Her grandparents lived in a terrace of houses with an outside toilet but no bathroom – chamber pots were used. Bath was once a week and the whole family used the same water. Their neighbours had an air raid shelter which was shared with others. Ruth describes experiences in Grimsby during the war and bombing. She stayed in Grimsby for 13 or 14 years after the war until she went to teachers college.
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- July 22, 2025