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The Hopkins Family - Part One

At the outbreak of World War two they had five children, Mabel, Doris, Len, Gladys and Joan. We got a half...

The Hopkins Family - Part Two

Sometimes we would go to the one on the Foleshill Road, where they kept the council carthorses and that...

The Hopkins Family - Part Three

Les took one look and said he was going off for a minute, to phone his brother, Cecil... Once Cecil heard...

The Hopkins Family - Part Four

Les had a word with him and he agreed to go to Coventry, for a price of course, and pick up some...

The Hopkins Family - Part Five

My Dad served his time at Alfred Herberts as an internal grinder... It went right through the roof, both...

The Hopkins Family - Part Six

The shelter was opposite the Gas Tavern and when the sirens went it was a usual thing for the drinkers to...

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