The days when lads played football in the streets, old traditional games, days on the beach and school playground fun. They cover a time span from the 1930s up to BMX’ing in the 1980s. They are an emotive look at how times have altered. How kids played out ‘til the street lights came on. Were they better days? Many people think so.
1. Growing up in Lancashire
Football, always a winner. This was August 25 1933 | Getty Images
2. Growing up in Lancashire
Boys from the Manchester and Salford Girls and Boys Refuges and Homes enjoying a summer holiday at Birkdale, Lancashire. May 1936 | Getty Images
3. Growing up in Lancashire
Schoolchildren in Lancashire during a road safety lesson. This was Jule 1936 | Getty Images
4. Growing up in Lancashire
An evacuee playing on the sands in Blackpool, 1940. A new life was beginning | Getty Images
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