Marlene and Ken Booker

Marlene and Ken 1

Marlene remembers her schooldays at Hatherley Road Infants, St James' Primary and Ribston Hall

Marlene and Ken 2

Marlene remembers what happened when the air raid sirens sounded

Marlene and Ken 3

Ken mentions Marlene's memories of rationing in the War

Marlene and Ken 4

Marlene remembers seeing films at the Picturedrome as a child

Marlene and Ken 5

Marlene remembers working at Sparkes' Bakery and the famous Dripping Cakes

Marlene and Ken 6

Marlene's memories of shops in Barton Street

Marlene and Ken 7

Marlene and Ken remember their marriage at All Saints Church in 1958

Marlene and Ken 8

Marlene remembers working with punch cards on early computers

In these audio clips, in conversation with Sue Dubois, Marlene, with comments from her husband Ken, remembers her schooldays; war rationing and the air raid sirens; the shops in Barton Street (including Sparks Bakery, where she was unofficially allowed to work from the age of 14); watching films at the Picturedrome; getting married at All Saints Church (despite Ken’s rugby injury, which made wearing a suit difficult); and working with an old style computer prior to the birth of her first child.