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.
17. Growing up in Lancashire
A youngster walks through Higgin Street cobbled alleyway which ran between Anne Street and Helena Street in Burnley | Getty Images
18. Growing up in Lancashire
A quiet street where a man walks and children play. This is Fulledge in Burnley | Getty Images
19. Growing up in Lancashire
The Reverend P.B. Jackson reads a story to evacuee siblings Sydney, Tom, Nina, Mary, and Jackie. The children of a ship's fireman named Jasper, they have been staying with Rev. Jackson and his wife at the Holy Trinity Vicarage in Darwen, Lancashire, since the outbreak of the war, 11th January 1940 | Getty Images
