Yorkshire Domestic Scenes 1940's & 1950's & 1960's

In Yorkshire in the 1940's to 1960's in a rural town there were the beginnings of some domestic technological improvements. The television was available to well-off households, and the wireless also provided some welcome news and entertainment. Pianos were still found in may houses. Magazines and newspapers were popular. Transistor radios were beginning to appear in the shops. Washing machines were in places replacing the old fashioned wash boiler, with dolly legs and posser and washboard....
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In Yorkshire in the 1940's to 1960's in a rural town there were the beginnings of some domestic technological improvements. The television was available to well-off households, and the wireless also provided some welcome news and entertainment. Pianos were still found in may houses. Magazines and newspapers were popular. Transistor radios were beginning to appear in the shops. Washing machines were in places replacing the old fashioned wash boiler, with dolly legs and posser and washboard. Washing dtergent could be bought in packets such as Lux and Persil. Canned foods were available and Heinz were a popular make. Supermarkets were appearing increasingly, making it easier to purchase a wider range of goods.Families would take their meals around the table, either in the kitchen if it were breakfast or afternoon tea and cake, but for more formal meals such as the cooked evening meal the dining room would be used. Table manners and etiquette were very important, and children would behave themselves at the meal table and encourage d to eat everything up. Wasting food was abhorrent during the war years and this attitude continued after the war.
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