Eden Camp, near Malton, has a fascinating collection of recreations of scenes, mainly from the Second World War. This scene shows two youngsters collecting scrap as their contribution to the war effort.
It's now hard to imagine how the war affected every part of daily life. Beyond the destruction caused by the fighting itself, the whole way of life in Britain (and other countries) was transformed. Recycling, rationing, blackout, women replacing men in many jobs, the list is endless, and the result was to produce a very different society going into the 1950's compared with the 1930's.
If you find yourself in North Yorkshire with a few hours to spare, I can highly recommend Eden Camp museum - a very interesting and thought provoking place to visit.
Fascinating exhibit Ian and whilst I wasn't born until near the end of the war, I of course remember rationing and town houses without iron railings which had all been removed. I also remember reading somewhere that very little of the scrap metal was actually used for making armaments as it wasn't suitable but they kept collecting anyway as it involved the whole population in the war effort and reminded everyone - as if they could forget - that 'there's a war on'! It all seems so long ago!
Thank you all for your comments - I was fascinated by so much at this museum, and it really enabled me to understand more about life in the second world war.
Ferry. it must have been even harder to live under the Nazi rule
Richard - yes, much scrap collected was useless for the war effort, so much time and effort was wasted, and there are still many places where metal railings have never been replaced after all these years.
Sue - the pain of separation must have been very hard for so many people, and the return home in many cases must have been just as hard as people were changed so much by their experiences.
Great shot to keep the memory.
Thank you all for your comments - I was fascinated by so much at this museum, and it really enabled me to understand more about life in the second world war.
Ferry. it must have been even harder to live under the Nazi rule
Richard - yes, much scrap collected was useless for the war effort, so much time and effort was wasted, and there are still many places where metal railings have never been replaced after all these years.
Sue - the pain of separation must have been very hard for so many people, and the return home in many cases must have been just as hard as people were changed so much by their experiences.
Ian