IWM Senior Historian Terry Charman tours IWM London's 1940s House (closed January 2012) and speaks about life in wartime Britain for the typical family.
yeah, i'll bet some restoration company could find it or make it. Of course it might cost a fortune. I know it can be done with wall paper. There's companies that can reproduce vintage wall coverings
MsLibrazen I restore old motorbikes and one thing I learned over the years is there are many specialist companies that can specialise in restoring and replicating old things. Nostalgia is a very powerful emotion and many companies have been set up to cater for this.
Yes, but it was so itchy and coarse. I grew up in the 60s and my grandmother still had it in her living room with slip covers on it that pinned in place. It did last forever though. She had hers about 60 years
My grandparents also had the same fabric covering their living room furniture back in the '70's. Id forgotten about that oddly textured fabric for the last 40 years, any idea of what its called? Did it come in other colors?
I like taking care of my loved ones.ppl do look at me strange when I say I want to be housewife/homemaker.they think I'm crazy or lazy cause I don't want to work outside the home.I just don't function well in the outside world.I like old fashioned things,that's just who I am.
And I think that's just fine. I always think people should do or be what they want. Not everyone is the same, it'd be a very dull world wouldn't it ? Some girls grew up wanting a big wedding, have 4 or 5 kids,be a stay at home mom. Just take care of the kids ,her husband, do the house work shopping, cooking ect... I have to admit I never wanted ALL of those things. I wanted to get married, have couple of kids & a good job so I could help my husband afford the things we wanted. I got married, i got a good job (21 yrs in nursing) I have 2 sons, my husband helped me with our housework, he was a better cook,so he did the grocery shopping & most of the cooking, I did the laundry, we both took care of the babies. We worked together in the yard work & garden. But I think in some cases being a stay at home mom & housewife is more work than going out & working 8 to 12 hours a day. Some of us are just not cut out to do it. I had no desire to stay home & do that.
Until May 2018 this is what my neighbours house looked like. Even the original brown yellow paint shown here remained intact. Now it’s modernised but I’m glad the original doors and it’s pristine Bakelite handles remain
0:51 - The BBC was the sole supplier of radio stations during the war in Britain. BBC Home Service provided news, current affairs, politics, dramas, talks, classical music along with some lighter entertainment and was on air from 7.00am in the morning until 12.15am at night seven days a week.
0:51 - BBC Forces Programme was the 2nd national radio station during the war and provided light entertainment mixed with popular music, bands, orchestras, concerts, dramas, comedies, music hall variety, music from the movies, US radio shows, dance bands and was on air each day from 6.30am until 11.00pm.
0:51 - BBC News was hugely popular and the BBC Home Service provided extensive news bulletins every day at 7.00am, 8.00am, 1.00pm, 6.00pm, 9.00pm and Midnight with shorter summaries also on the BBC Forces Programme including bulletins in French and Dutch. The Nine O'Clock News would have around 15 million listeners each night, unthinkable figures now in 2020.
Up until the 70's furniture lasted a lifetime it had to because it was extremely expensive. The same with clothes because they were all made from wool, cotton, linen and very rarely silk.
Life was extremely complex, not simple. It was all about how to survive many years of war without losing your mind. Will you try the black market? Will you succumb to loneliness and sleep with an American and then what do you do with the child that your soldier husband would NOT understand, you have heard there are people who want a child and will secretly accept yours, and how do you prevent yourself from losing your war job and being homeless with no welfare when they find out about the baby? Will you be able to stand in line for hours without fainting this time? How on earth will you be able to relate to your husband when he finally comes home after so much time apart? How will you deal with his shell shock and wounds? How can you keep track of your kids when you are away at war work for eight hours plus a lot of overtime and your husband is gone? You hear disturbing things about gangs and juvenile delinquency and you know your sons need their father but he's dead and they aren't handling it well. Your house was bombed and your sister was killed in the street and you are afraid to let your kids go out and play in case of air raid siren or picking up an unexploded bomb. What about you? You are so tired you want to drop but you can't because the war effort needs you and you are all your kids have left. At least you aren't dealing the kids sent out from the city slums to the countryside who are practically feral. Hard to believe people lived like that, with food out of bins and a piece of newspaper for a toilet! They don't know how to do anything but fight in order to live. They have to be taught everything as if they were babies. What is going to happen to them when the war is over? Can we hold off Hitler? What will we do if the Germans arrive? Will we be able to kill them? I don't know if I can kill a man. I can hardly bear to kill a chicken. I don't know what I'll do if I'm raped. I don't know anything. I'm afraid all the time but mustn't show it. The govt thinks a lipstick ration will raise morale. Lipstick! Can you imagine? There are children who have no memory of anything but the war. Will the agony never end?
Even though it was pretty much all to suit the father of the house and bend around his dominance, the 1940's family unit does seem to have a lot of good points.
What a load of nonsense. The father was the key to the family unit and much the reason society is in the pits today. Kids had a father they could rely on and a wife had a husband she knew would take care of the family even during the war, which mostly men including those with families died from. The nuclear family was best for, and suited for everyone in the family.
It was called wireless because the majority of sets were powered by batteries and were not connected to the mains electricity by a wire, hence the term wireless
@@johnking5174 No, almost all were plugged in. Tubes use a lot of electricity and portable radios then had big expensive batteries. "Wireless" (term used in UK) meant the signal did not come over a wire.
Children pw a days all play in theor own rooms, most children who have PlayStation and xbox in their room. Back then they used to ay in the living room or outdoors came home with dirty knees and clothes I just love it. Cities and towns aren't really my thing, I love to go to visit the countryside a d enjoy the fresh air and smell of nature
For some reason I'm obsessed with old houses and the furniture 40s 50s 60s and 70s ,Thanks for sharing!
Same. And the 1920s!
Same and 1930s
Its strange because younger people are wanting to go baack to this time! Such simplicity & care free times..
Me toooooo
Same but 20s 30s 40s and 50s for me
I love this so much. I'm fascinated by that era
i really wish we still had that material for couches.. it lasted forever
What's it called? I'm sure you could still get it somewhere?
yeah, i'll bet some restoration company could find it or make it. Of course it might cost a fortune. I know it can be done with wall paper. There's companies that can reproduce vintage wall coverings
MsLibrazen I restore old motorbikes and one thing I learned over the years is there are many specialist companies that can specialise in restoring and replicating old things. Nostalgia is a very powerful emotion and many companies have been set up to cater for this.
Yes, but it was so itchy and coarse. I grew up in the 60s and my grandmother still had it in her living room with slip covers on it that pinned in place. It did last forever though. She had hers about 60 years
My grandparents also had the same fabric covering their living room furniture back in the '70's. Id forgotten about that oddly textured fabric for the last 40 years, any idea of what its called? Did it come in other colors?
I like taking care of my loved ones.ppl do look at me strange when I say I want to be housewife/homemaker.they think I'm crazy or lazy cause I don't want to work outside the home.I just don't function well in the outside world.I like old fashioned things,that's just who I am.
And I think that's just fine. I always think people should do or be what they want. Not everyone is the same, it'd be a very dull world wouldn't it ?
Some girls grew up wanting a big wedding, have 4 or 5 kids,be a stay at home mom. Just take care of the kids ,her husband, do the house work shopping, cooking ect...
I have to admit I never wanted ALL of those things. I wanted to get married, have couple of kids & a good job so I could help my husband afford the things we wanted.
I got married, i got a good job (21 yrs in nursing) I have 2 sons, my husband helped me with our housework, he was a better cook,so he did the grocery shopping & most of the cooking, I did the laundry, we both took care of the babies. We worked together in the yard work & garden.
But I think in some cases being a stay at home mom & housewife is more work than going out & working 8 to 12 hours a day.
Some of us are just not cut out to do it. I had no desire to stay home & do that.
I should add,my husband passed away a year and a half ago. I took care of him at home, cooked,cleaned & did everything for him. I was glad to do it.
God Bless you ladies.
I’m the same way. I love taking care of my husband and children.
Nothing wrong with what you want to do for you and your family, That's Great thing to do,
Absolutely fascinating. I think there is much to be learnt from making do with what you have got.
If I could sew I would. I've tried but I find it hard to thread the needle as I'm visually impaired.
Wow.
Imagine that for yourself and your family now. Blackout the living room so no lights can be seen by the bombers.
Visited the Museum when I was in London. One of my favorite places to go.
Looks like my grandparents house when I was a kid.
Loving little girlies shoes at 0:50.
OMG you showed my old radio....I saw it last in the V & A museum!!
Until May 2018 this is what my neighbours house looked like. Even the original brown yellow paint shown here remained intact. Now it’s modernised but I’m glad the original doors and it’s pristine Bakelite handles remain
I love this time period and the men looked so good in their uniforms .
Aaww, love this picture 0:30 with doggy and kitty at the fireplace!! Sooo cozy
0:51 - The BBC was the sole supplier of radio stations during the war in Britain. BBC Home Service provided news, current affairs, politics, dramas, talks, classical music along with some lighter entertainment and was on air from 7.00am in the morning until 12.15am at night seven days a week.
I'm having this kind of house one day..........
My house still has all the fireplaces in since my house is over 100 years old and was refurbished in the war
thank you for this
Love it. Thank you
0:51 - BBC Forces Programme was the 2nd national radio station during the war and provided light entertainment mixed with popular music, bands, orchestras, concerts, dramas, comedies, music hall variety, music from the movies, US radio shows, dance bands and was on air each day from 6.30am until 11.00pm.
It’s like looking at my grandparents living room.
I love the homes like that cosy I was born in the 50s we had a record player like that and a radio
0:51 - BBC News was hugely popular and the BBC Home Service provided extensive news bulletins every day at 7.00am, 8.00am, 1.00pm, 6.00pm, 9.00pm and Midnight with shorter summaries also on the BBC Forces Programme including bulletins in French and Dutch. The Nine O'Clock News would have around 15 million listeners each night, unthinkable figures now in 2020.
My house was built in the 40s.. the fireplace is the focal point of the living room
Can I have your house please
Nice very interesting 👍🏾
enjoyed this
Lovely !
Up until the 70's furniture lasted a lifetime it had to because it was extremely expensive. The same with clothes because they were all made from wool, cotton, linen and very rarely silk.
It was a parlor back then
In my grandma’s house it was called a Parlour too.
looks a bit like the interior of my nan's Irish next door neighbours house.
It was another time 😢
😘😘🇵🇹
I wish we lived a simple life licke this
Have you seen 1940s house? Got it from the library.
life was simple in the past, except for those who had to work just to keep food on the table. This isn't a life in the past but life as a fantasy.
You don't think these people worked?
Life was extremely complex, not simple. It was all about how to survive many years of war without losing your mind. Will you try the black market? Will you succumb to loneliness and sleep with an American and then what do you do with the child that your soldier husband would NOT understand, you have heard there are people who want a child and will secretly accept yours, and how do you prevent yourself from losing your war job and being homeless with no welfare when they find out about the baby? Will you be able to stand in line for hours without fainting this time? How on earth will you be able to relate to your husband when he finally comes home after so much time apart? How will you deal with his shell shock and wounds? How can you keep track of your kids when you are away at war work for eight hours plus a lot of overtime and your husband is gone? You hear disturbing things about gangs and juvenile delinquency and you know your sons need their father but he's dead and they aren't handling it well. Your house was bombed and your sister was killed in the street and you are afraid to let your kids go out and play in case of air raid siren or picking up an unexploded bomb. What about you? You are so tired you want to drop but you can't because the war effort needs you and you are all your kids have left. At least you aren't dealing the kids sent out from the city slums to the countryside who are practically feral. Hard to believe people lived like that, with food out of bins and a piece of newspaper for a toilet! They don't know how to do anything but fight in order to live. They have to be taught everything as if they were babies. What is going to happen to them when the war is over? Can we hold off Hitler? What will we do if the Germans arrive? Will we be able to kill them? I don't know if I can kill a man. I can hardly bear to kill a chicken. I don't know what I'll do if I'm raped. I don't know anything. I'm afraid all the time but mustn't show it. The govt thinks a lipstick ration will raise morale. Lipstick! Can you imagine? There are children who have no memory of anything but the war. Will the agony never end?
@@653j521 This was a little too specific.. also my biggest fear when I was a kid
I was looking out for the Bakelite telephone
Can I move in, PLEASE??💯❤️❤️
Even though it was pretty much all to suit the father of the house and bend around his dominance, the 1940's family unit does seem to have a lot of good points.
What a load of nonsense. The father was the key to the family unit and much the reason society is in the pits today. Kids had a father they could rely on and a wife had a husband she knew would take care of the family even during the war, which mostly men including those with families died from. The nuclear family was best for, and suited for everyone in the family.
I think you'll find it was the wife running the show inside the house. Team work was needed back then, something we lack now.
Why radio was called wireless when its actually connected by wires?
The term wireless refers to the broadcast signal.
Are you quoting Downton Abbey?
It was called wireless because the majority of sets were powered by batteries and were not connected to the mains electricity by a wire, hence the term wireless
@@johnking5174 No, almost all were plugged in. Tubes use a lot of electricity and portable radios then had big expensive batteries. "Wireless" (term used in UK) meant the signal did not come over a wire.
Only the well to do would have a gramophone.
Not many 1940s families had a gramophone.
Sexy London Male voice. Like that! Wish America retained the British accent!
Children pw a days all play in theor own rooms, most children who have PlayStation and xbox in their room.
Back then they used to ay in the living room or outdoors came home with dirty knees and clothes I just love it.
Cities and towns aren't really my thing, I love to go to visit the countryside a d enjoy the fresh air and smell of nature
... that's "decor?" lol Cute tho
millennials would never survive
No no they wouldn’t. They would riot and march down the streets if they had to make there own clothes.
@@james52054 Of course they would. It was wartime. You didn't have a choice. The govt was in charge of your life.
Yep.. and when it comes to gen z forget about it...
Dreary and boring English style. These films of English family life explain a lot.
I went to many a friend's house that a old push button light switch.