Did You Know...Life in 1960s/70s Britain: Ten Signs of an English Baby Boomer

1) You ate sugar sandwiches, because jam was not always available.

2) You had an aunt who would cut your hair.

3) The local library was the internet.

 4) You are old enough to remember when England won the World Cup.

 5) You had to put money into a coin meter for electricity and gas (for those who had gas).

6) A cost of living crisis, and inflation, was often the norm.

7) You saw television pictures, in black and white, of a man landing on the moon.

8) The girl next door was probably your best friend.

9) There were only two, then three television channels. Even then, the adults complained that there was nothing worth watching.

10) The toilet was outside, next to the coal bunker, in the backyard. 

Such was life.

 

 

My published books 

An invitation to read more.

Son of My Father — Memories of a Sixties Child (2021). Childhood memories from the 1960s and 70s.

When I Was a Lad — Growing Up in 1960s and 1970s Britain — A Memoir of Family Life, Change and Coming of Age (2026). More childhood memories from an era of change.

The Wisdom of the Garden — Life Lessons From Roots to Meaning (2026).