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I was born in Hullbridge in Burnham Road, in 1941. The house belonged to my grandmother although it isn't there now. I and my elder sister, Pamela, went to the school when it was only three rooms. Mr Emeny was ...Read more

A memory of Hullbridge in 1941 by Margaret Hardy Nee Forway

During the Second World War a land mine fell by parachute in Courtleet Bottom, somewhere near the junction with Rydal Drive, I believe they called in the navy bomb disposable team. I went to Barnehurst School, Mrs Mumford was the ...Read more

A memory of Barnehurst in 1940 by Bert Collins

I was born in Garden Village, Billacombe in 1944 and lived there until I was 8 years old. My memories are very strong of walking up Pleasure Hill to Sunday School at Pomphlet, walking to and from Goosewell Infant School and ...Read more

A memory of Billacombe in 1944 by Jeffrey Smith

During the Second World War my parents, my sister and I moved from Birmingham to stay with my paternal grandparents at New Mill Bridge wher my grandmother Harriet Cook owned and ran the local store "Cooks ...Read more

A memory of Shelsley Walsh in 1941 by Antony Cook

I first visited Chaldon in the summer of 1946. My parents and I lived in Colindale, NW London in a rented house, at the end of the war the owners, who had lived downstairs, moved to Chaldon, and lived in the small ...Read more

A memory of Chaldon in 1946 by Jack Luxon

I lived at Monument Green, Weybridge until 1948. During that time Eyot House was occupied by Lord and Lady May (of Bryant and May Matches). There was no bridge in those days, you had to ring a bell and a man brought a boat over to ...Read more

A memory of Weybridge in 1945 by Eveline Denyer

I was evacuated to Borth in 1944 from London. I woke up in the morning in an air raid shelter in Shepherds Bush and went to bed in Benfleet, Borth having been taken in along with my brother by Mrs Bennet who owned the Grand Hotel. I lived in ...Read more

A memory of Borth in 1944 by Terry Pettifer

I was born in 1931. During the war I spent about 1 year in Walkford, at the home of a great aunt in the village of Walkford. The maternal ancestry of my family is in Walkford. My great aunt had a house on I guess the Ringwood road. ...Read more

A memory of Walkford in 1943 by Patricia Hardwicke

I was born in High Lane Brown Edge and lived there until 1963. I have lots of memories, everyone knew each other, they didn't need to lock the doors in fear of unwanted intruders, in fact during the war years neighbours became ...Read more

A memory of Brown Edge in 1940 by Margaret Wright

I came from Ludlow in 1944 to live with a great aunt & uncle (when I was 13 months of age) in Priestmans Avenue. I started school at The Grove and have many good time memories with friends of that time. As you ...Read more

A memory of Consett in 1947 by Patricia Cade