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Street Traders in the 50's and 60's

Street Traders in the 50’s and 60’s: Life Around Your Street

Posted on January 29, 2022August 12, 2026 By Fiona Malkin

Welcome to the third and final post in David Wardell’s series remembering the traders who came round our doors and streets in the nineteen fifties and sixties. In this article we are reminded of life before MacDonald’s and tempura king prawns when people used to save their old newspapers and take them along to the local fish and chip shop to be used for wrapping.

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