On today’s programme Frances Clamp took a walk down Billericay High Street as it was in the 1950’s. Of course the decade opened in a period of true austerity.

Rationing was the order of the day. No supermarkets then. Butchers had rabbits, and at Christmas, turkeys hanging on hooks outside their premises. Greengrocers stocked only the fruit and vegetables in season. Private cars were few in number. The sights, sounds and smells were all different back then, but listen again to what Frances had to say on this subject right here: – Bygones 9th July