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Kettering, Children's Playground c.1955
Photo ref: K13008
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Even a simple sandpit was a novelty in an age before sandpits were common in back gardens.

Memories of Kettering, Children's Playground c1955

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Kettering, Children's Playground c.1955

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Not sure exactly the last time we were at this park, but it was after 1960, that's the year my brother was born, and we came to Canada in 1964, so it was sometime or several times in between. I am pretty sure I still have an old photo of us (me & siblings) playing in the sand pit, and sitting on the wall in the middle. We also played on the Merry-go-Round (and fell off a few times) cos my brother would make ...see more