I was nine.

Another great year. Elvis Presley recorded his first single. Roger Bannister ran the mile in 3min. 59.4 sec. breaking the world record.

Billy Graham the American evangelist preached 72 consecutive nights in London. The Plastic Mac was part of the uniform.

Jim and Henry Cooper Boxing twins from London. Henry went on to be contender for the World Heavyweight title. Embarrassed himself by advertising 'Brut' aftershave.

On the 3rd July. Food rationing ended. We could now buy as much food as we wanted. Over night the British Public turned from a fit well-fed society, with a well balanced rationed diet, to an over indulgent overweight society.

'Scrabble' was launched this year.

A Morris Minor cost £439/10/0.