| Gertie Phelps-lace mending at her cottage home at
the bottom of Church Street. |
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So times have changed, and Winsham with them. Not
perhaps, visually, as much as one might have expected. Certainly in 2012
the standard of living ,even in recession is, on average, much
higher than in 1938. As with most of the country at that time, especially in rural areas, money was not plentiful, but
in Winsham, although life for many was hard, there was no grinding poverty.
As a result of hundreds of years of settled existence, a strong
sense of community existed. This would be needed -in just over a
year's time, Britain would be at war again, a mere twenty years
or so since the end of World War 1,the aftermath of which would
bring great social changes, although the sense of community
would remain. |
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