Alan Hamblin
Alan Hamblin was born in Gloucester in the mid 1930s. When he was seven he and his older sister Margaret were sent to an orphanage. However in their case they went to the Princess Alice Orphanage in Birmingham. Part II of this book tells something of his memories from the four years that he spent there. Only on arrival did they discover that, far from his sister being able to help look after him, the orphanage was separated so strictly into boys and girls that brothers and sisters were never to...See more
Alan Hamblin was born in Gloucester in the mid 1930s. When he was seven he and his older sister Margaret were sent to an orphanage. However in their case they went to the Princess Alice Orphanage in Birmingham. Part II of this book tells something of his memories from the four years that he spent there. Only on arrival did they discover that, far from his sister being able to help look after him, the orphanage was separated so strictly into boys and girls that brothers and sisters were never to meet! Providentially, his sister was sent to a mixed family home on the Hampshire coast for health reasons and shortly thereafter Alan was allowed to join her there. A Tesco now stands where the Princess Alice Orphanage used to be. Educated at Privett School in Gosport, the author trained as a compositor and subsequently worked as a typographer for advertising agencies in London. Now retired and living in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, his hobbies include table tennis and collecting postcards. See less
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