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Journeys in my time

- family stories by Keith Lloyd

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Keith Lloyd was born in 1932 and lived in West Silvertown, in Cranbrook Road, for 24 years apart from periods of evacuation and National Service and a short period of six months when the family moved to Barnwood Road. He finally moved to Stratford in 1956 and now lives in Ilford in Essex.

This collection of short stories* is a unique record of family life in West Silvertown in earl;ier years and we are very pleased to make them available for the present residents of the area, and other users of the site, as a very personal record of life in the area in former times.

	The Street Singer (122 kb)
	The Church Goer (114 kb)
	No Alternative (117 kb)
	Our War at Home (1.45 mb)
	After the War (174 kb)
	Forgotten (133 kb)
	A Bus Journey in Time (1.37 mb)
	Occupational Hazards (153 kb)
	Trailer Trials and Tribulations (149 kb)
	National Service (2.09 mb)
	Weapons of Mass Destruction (357 kb)
	The Wayward Sailor (370 kb)
	A Trip to the Seaside (127 kb)
	First Tea Party (319kb)
	Over the Wall (125kb)
	A Day at School (132kb)
	A Struggle for Existence (239kb)

By way of background Keith has kindly supplied a Biographical Note (14kb) about him and his family which helps to set the stories in context.

If you'd like to make contact Keith please do so via the Webmaster - see our Contacts Page

* The files are in .pdf format and to view them you will need an Acrobat Reader. This can be obtained free of charge by clicking the "Get Acrobat Reader" icon opposite

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Page last modified: 6th October 2008

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Family stories by Ketih Lloyd

Related Pages:
* Times Past
* Stan's Gallery
* Albert's Page
* Poems by Ken Smith

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