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My family has had a long association with Dymchurch since the 1890s, first at Barn House and later at Grantchester Cottage in Sycamore Gardens. Six of my family are buried in the churchyard and two are named on the war ...Read more

A memory of Dymchurch in 1946 by Barry Sterndale Bennett

Hi all, I was born at No 86 Dagenham Road which at the time was Harris and.sons Greengrocers shop born in 1943 and lived there until1961. My Brothers Richard John and Norman used to manage the shop ...Read more

A memory of Romford in 1943 by Kenneth Henry Harris

There is a site on the Monklands Memories the forum all about the slap up in the Brig with Photos and guys that lived there in the 40 and 50 have a look at the comments you might know some of guys.

A memory of Coatbridge in 1943 by Art Mcgivern

Sometime during the autumn of 1945 our neighbour, who lived in The Oval, Banstead, comforted a Canadian woman she saw crying in High Street. That woman had flown over to visit her airman husband who was in Cuddington ...Read more

A memory of Nork in 1946 by Marie Nicholson

I arrived in Tolworth at the age of 5. Went to Sheephouse Lane School, later to Tolworth Central School (Boys). In 1940 I was standing outside 84 Southwood Drive when an unexploded bomb went off behind 73. The blast blew the front ...Read more

A memory of Tolworth in 1940 by Frank Dineen

My father bought our chalet, last one on the left on the road out. My brother and I, 12 and 10 at the time, spent most of our school holidays there, often alone. When I think of the primus stove, pump water and no toilet, I am ...Read more

A memory of Hoddesdon in 1946 by Edwina Falcini

Hello. I came across this site yesterday quite by accident and was really taken away by all the memories. Here are mine - I was surprised by the names and everything else that came back to me. Forgive me if I don't spell ...Read more

A memory of Aveley in 1948 by Colin Newberry

My sister Marjorie Andrew and her husband Ralph had the Vic between 1940 and 1950. I lived in Yorkshire and visited every year during the summer holidays and I loved the place. I did read that it had been renamed ...Read more

A memory of Dymchurch in 1940 by Terry King

When I attended the school, the headmaster was Mr. G.J. Lomer (George). He lived at Lamb Park in Par.Other masters were Messrs. Lydiatt, Bassett, Ritchie. Mr. Ritchie's punishment was a slap on the calves. There were ...Read more

A memory of St Blazey in 1940 by Melville Grigg

A lot has been posted about Wandle Park but what about Duppas Hill? I well remember the gun emplacement at the top of Duppas Hill and I remember the noise they made when they were firing, I lived not a stones throw away in ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1940 by John Knapp