THE Second World War was looming as Nell Anderson moved into her new home in May 1939.
Three quarters of a century later, at the age of 102, she has finally moved out of the house in Goole's Kent Road having become the East Riding's longest- serving council tenant.
Her son Michael said his mother was sad to be leaving the house which had been the family home for so many years but she needed extra care.
Mr Anderson, 74, said: "I think she was upset but she is quite stoic and realised that there was no way she could continue to stay there.
"It was a stable home for our family for 74 years and we never knew anything else. It has many happy memories."
The Andersons, Nell, Ernest and five-month-old Michael, felt privileged to be getting one of the three-bedroom houses built following slum clearance in part of Old Goole. In May 1939, it was a rare treat to be given modern amenities and a big garden.
The family's first rent was six shillings and two pence. They settled to family life and Michael soon had a sister, Anne.
In the 1960s, the Andersons were given the opportunity to buy the house for £1,000, but Mr Anderson refused to have a mortgage. In 1983, the house was remodelled and got double glazing for the first time.
Mr Anderson, a former painter and decorator who later worked at Ferrybridge power station, died in 1986.
Mrs Anderson, one of Goole's most recognisable characters, celebrated her 100th birthday at The Courtyard in the town two years ago. Her nursing home, unsurprisingly, is in Goole.
East Riding Council has located the family's original tenancy agreement and rent book, which Mrs Anderson kept for all those years.
