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I was born in Mountsorrel 1938 and soon moved to Sileby 10, Mountsorrel Lane with my mother Mabel Foukes [nee Burton]. My father Thomas was in the army and my mum worked at Newbold Burton and Lawson Ward. I remember convoys of ...Read more

A memory of Sileby in 1940 by David Foukes

My mother was born in Leeds and most years we would spend some time there. I came to love Leeds; such a vibrant place compared to Lincoln where we lived. This picture evokes a lot of feeling. From the V J celebrations in 1945 onwards ...Read more

A memory of Leeds in 1945 by Terence Scarborough

In the mid and late forties I attended Kingsmuir Boarding School in what is known today as Alderford Grange. It was owned and mastered by Ms Francis. We were told that the building had once been the Inn attached to ...Read more

A memory of Sible Hedingham in 1945 by Paul Erland

My grandfather owned the Old Bell and Steelyard through WWII until the mid 50's. Unfortunately he died before I was born, but I've been visiting Woodbridge to see relatives who still live ...Read more

A memory of Woodbridge in 1948 by Barbara Smith

I was born in Greenford on 1st Oct 1943 (25 Greenway Gardens) We were bombed out & were evacuated to various places. It must have been after the war we moved to 7 Laughton Rd in Northolt. We didn't live there ...Read more

A memory of Northolt in 1946 by Pauline Daly

I first went to Tylney Hall in 1948 at the age of 8, I went there because I had caught T.B. from my Dad.I remember the bell that woke us up every morning at 7am, our visits to Hook every Saturday morning to spend our pocket money, ...Read more

A memory of Rotherwick in 1948 by Ann Mc Intosh

We had long warm summers with some rain and all the children could play together without too much bickering, our little group lived in a small area from Wren Street to Ashmore Street. Not all the kids went to St Marks ...Read more

A memory of Gorton in 1948 by Kenneth Frost

I remember my time at Hugh Bell Grammer School, it was a great school, I well remember the typing teacher he was ex Airforce and had a handlebar moustache. If anyone spoke during his lessons a blackboard rubber ...Read more

A memory of Middlesbrough in 1946 by Iris Howie Nee Langstaff

I was born in Lound in 1937 and lived there until I was called up for national service December 1957. My grandparents were the last family to farm at East View farm, the farmhouse is now a private house, the land was sold for ...Read more

A memory of Lound in 1940 by Kenneth Wagstaff

John Maude, David Jeeves, Tony Sockett, Trevor Plane, Terry Keene, Madeline Ward, Brenda Sayles, Gillian Scott, Barbara Baker, Pat Roome, June Engledow, Ray Smith, John Wood, Frankie Mills, Irene ...Read more

A memory of Intake in 1946 by Frank Mowforth