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I was born in Knatts Valley, in a bungalow belonging to George and Elsie Lines of Lynwood, friends of my mother and father. George became my Godfather, and one of my names is also George. I was supposed to have been ...Read more

A memory of Otford in 1940 by Rod Duffy

I was a pupil at the school from 1943 to 1948 from the age of 10. I used to travel there from Norbury on the tram, having won a Scholarship from Norbury Manor School. I came from a typically working class background and to be ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1943 by Alan Scott

I was born in Hereford in 1944 and moved with my parents, George and Gertrude, to Whitecross Farm Cottages at 9 months - dad worked on the farm. At 4 years we moved to a new council house, 4,Green Gates where I lived until 15 when I ...Read more

A memory of Bridstow in 1944 by Heyland George Howells

Couldn't wait to go to school in Rokeseley Infants school so happy when the letter came.Remember sliding the letter under the tropical fish tank in our kitchen in Glasslyn Road.loved Infants school had a bit of a blip at ...Read more

A memory of Crouch End in 1949 by Carol Tucker

I moved to Deal when I was 3. We lived in a house owned by the railway in the station approach. My father was linesman on the railway. I went to the parochial school on London Road. The Headmaster was Mr Scholl and my teacher, Mr ...Read more

A memory of Deal in 1947 by Lilian Maxwell

I lived in Clayton Street. I remember playing in the street - rounders where our ball kept bouncing against the gable end of Mrs Lowndes house in Meadow Lane, and she wasn't happy! We had no gardens and we all played in ...Read more

A memory of Dukinfield in 1940 by Winifred Watt

I was born at 124 Clowes Street, West Gorton in 1947 and attended St Marks' School between 1953 and 1959. The Head was the formidable Mrs Clayton, and the Deputy Head was Mr Platt, but it was the ...Read more

A memory of Gorton in 1947 by John Holmes

Does anybody remember the Clayton family who lived at Sirby Street in Gorton? They lived there in 1940. They had a big family with Thomas Clayton, Roy Clayton, Bert Clayton, Leo Clayton who emigrated to Australia. Also Josie, ...Read more

A memory of Gorton in 1940 by Shaun Clayton

Lived in East Street, Braintree and went to Chaple Hill School. I remember some of the teachers; . Miss Cliff, Mrs Clark, Miss Jackson, Miss Bacon, John Mews, Bing Clayton, David Coe, Peter Hoy, Ray Allum, Doug Kemp, Willie ...Read more

A memory of Braintree in 1945 by Kenneth Grime

Hi, I remember living on the old Hanney Camp as a little boy; my family, mum, dad and I moved there from Wales when I was just 3 months old. That was in '46, a year later my brother John was born. I think we lived there until '52 ...Read more

A memory of Steventon in 1940 by Ronald Owens