大象传媒

I was born in Hannover, Germany the youngest of six children born in 1923. Our family department store was called Molling, my mothers maiden name. Al my brothers and sisters left Germany between 1935 and '38 and I left with my parents late in July '39. We came straight to Welwyn Garden City were we had some friends and where the Quakers has set up a hostel for German Jewish Refugees. I stayed in that hostel for the first 2 weeks before my parents moved in to a rented house. I had started an apprenticeship as a watchmaker in Hannover already and soon found a job as an instrument maker at Murphy Radio. I was than interned in July '40 for four months. Worked as an instrument maker at a local factory right through the war. Tried to join the army but was rejected as I was in a 'Reserved occupation'. Left the factory as soon as the 'Essential Works Order' was relaxed under which one could not change jobs. Went back to watchmaking and worked at Rolex for a little while and than started my own business first in Hatfield and later moved the business to Welwyn Garden. At one time I had 5 shops in various parts of Hertfordshire and now my son is running the business we still have four shops.
I first married in 1937 and had five children and after my first wife died remarried again and have now 10 gradchildren which are a great joy to us.
Still live near Welwyn Garden and I am still active in the business and also active in local affairs first through Round Table and now in Rotary.
Freddy Godshaw