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Katie says: Colin and I contacted when we were both just 16, at a place of adoration promenade in 1946. It was a joyous time back then ― World War II and those awful air raids were over and every individual was in high spirits.
Met at a place of adoration dance: Colin and Katie Lamb
Met at a place of adoration dance: Colin and Katie Lamb
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We got committed two years subsequent
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We wed in St Anne’s Cathedral in Leeds. I considered April would be a beautiful month for a marriage, but in detail
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I was dressed in a white lace dress I acquired from a little shop out-of-doors Leeds for £30 (£766 in today’s money) ― an alarming allotment then, especially as apparel rationing had just ended.
We kept up from my job as a dressmaker and Colin’s as a trainee chef
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Not that we concerned too much about those little extras, we were easily joyous to be getting married. Afterwards, we had a party at the localized Co-operative communal club.
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There was no gigantic party ― after a twosome of hours
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