Childhood
- Childhood homes
- A rented two-bedroom terraced house in Copnor, Portsmouth, from 1962 to 1969, followed by a three-bedroom council house in Portchester from 1969 until Margaret married in 1984.
Copnor
Margaret recalls the rented Copnor house, sharing a bedroom with Peter and the routines of early family life.
- Childhood homes
- A rented two-bedroom terraced house in Copnor, Portsmouth, from 1962 to 1969, followed by a three-bedroom council house in Portchester from 1969 until Margaret married in 1984.
The New House in Portchester
Margaret remembers moving from Copnor to a three-bedroom council house in Portchester before starting junior school.
Decimal Day in the Kitchen
Margaret remembers Decimal Day through the conversion card on the kitchen table and her family’s different responses to the new money.