From memories of home cooking in the 1940s to the strong scents found in Barking’s pubs, working mens’ clubs and markets. From fried chicken shops to Billingsgate market fish, we investigate the stories of Barking through food smell memories shared with Thames Festival Trust in oral history interviews.
Featuring selected extracts from interviews with Ted Manning, Babs Willmott, Jim Albert, Jacquie Goosetree, Dauda Ladejobi and more.
Fish, I think fish out of all products is one of the most pungent and pervasive. I mean it gets everywhere, it gets absolutely everywhere.Ted Manning, Fisheries Inspector
