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Mr and Mrs Arnold
Mr and Mrs Arnold
Mr and Mrs Arnold discusses moving to a smaller property in Stevenage
“'here Phyll' he said “there’s a house near me empty why don’t you get your husband to go and apply for it and that’s what we did didn’t we. We went down and got this one, which I like very much.”
https://www.talkingnewtowns.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Arnold-moving-house.mp3
Mr and Mrs Arnold talk about moving to Stevenage with young children
“She sat on the stairs and she cried and mum she said come on lets go home, back home she says. But she loves it here now”
https://www.talkingnewtowns.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Arnold-bringing-children.mp3
Mr and Mrs Arnold talking about the conditions of Stevenage when they first moved in
Mr and Mrs Arnold discuss the unfinished state of Stevenage when they first moved in- including “seas of mud” and the lack of shops.
https://www.talkingnewtowns.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Arnold-stevenage-conditions.mp3
Mr Arnold discusses why his family moved to Stevenage after the war
Mr Arnold talks about having to move after the war and how he ended up working and living in Stevenage.
https://www.talkingnewtowns.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Arnold-moving-to-stevenage.mp3
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