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Although born in Hackbridge, and bombed out also, we lived with my grandparents at 142 London Road and went to the infants school, junior, and then Elmwood. I was in 4B later, I think it was a bit of a rebel's class. ...Read more

A memory of Hackbridge in 1952 by Barry Hipkiss

I attended this school from 1928 for 8 years, from aged 6 to 14. The school master was Mr Brakewell who lived in the school house with his wife and 2 daughters. One teacher was Mr Seth Hughes, who later became the head ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton by Peter Hopley

I was born in Belfast in 1940 but like others we were bombed out of Belfast and moved into the old school house in school lane, Moygashel. We were still there when dad came home from Burma at the end of the war. My ...Read more

A memory of Dungannon by Edward Weir

I grew up in Santos Road, used this place every week. There was a bomb shelter in the grounds. Every summer the surrounding trees were full of pink flowers. I remember at aged 14 being allowed in the adult library, I thought I was so grown up!

A memory of Wandsworth in 1969 by Anne Bignell

I was a victim of the Hendon bombing in 1941 aged 5. We used to live York Road with a lot of our uncles and aunts with the name of Long. We were made homeless through the bombing and put into the church hall on the Edgware ...Read more

A memory of Hendon in 1941

My grandparents, Arthur Andrew Rush & Lilian Maud Rush 9nee Sayers0 had this pub, The Ship Inn, from 1940 -1955. They had two daughters, my Mother, Lilian Beatrice Gough (nee Rush) & Gladys Barker (nee ...Read more

A memory of Aveley in 1940 by Peter Gough

I worked in the old CAD room at Tooting Police Station in 2006, it was an amazing place with bomb proof windows. We worked through the night; on my first night there was a gang fight and a youth got ...Read more

A memory of Tooting by Alice Frances

After we were bombed out in London my parents bought a house in Romford, Essex. My father was working for the Ford Motor Company that had converted its assembly lines to manufacture Bren gun carriers and other war time ...Read more

A memory of Romford in 1940 by Ray Tricker

I grew up in Stowmarket (Combs Ford end!). I remember Milton Road, etc, before the Relief Road cut the town in half! Saturdays used to see the town centre heaving with people - cars came through the main street ...Read more

A memory of Stowmarket by Karen Dack

I have fond memories of Winchmore Hill where I was born in 1937. We lived in Hadley Way till about 1949, then moved to Slades Hill in Enfield. I went to St Pauls School (Mr Gayler) then Minchenden. I well remember The Intimate ...Read more

A memory of Winchmore Hill