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I remember vaguely seeing trolley buses and motor buses which were converted into living accomodation, even a tram car with the upstairs windows painted out,that would have been the sleeping quarters I would imagine, and at the ...Read more

A memory of Humberston in 1949 by Brian Nolan

THE LIFE & TIMES OF DONALD CHARLES WILLIAMS Personal recollections from Don Williams from Hailsham who lived in Saltdean from 1937 to 1952 - Many thanks for these wonderful stories & photo's of Saltdean in the ...Read more

A memory of Saltdean in 1940 by Don Williams

Entertainment The Men: Mostly the pubs provided a good range of entertainment with darts, dominoes and cards being played. Some men kept greyhounds or whippets for racing, but generally gardening took up a lot of their time, as this ...Read more

A memory of Middle Rainton in 1945 by John Harvey

My Dad, Dennis (Den) Smith lived at 69 St. Andrews Avenue with his widowed mother Iris and his younger sister Mary. During WWII the area suffered bomb damage and dad and his sister were evacuated to ...Read more

A memory of Hornchurch in 1943 by Debra Budge

After the blitz in London, my mum rang her uncle in Newton Stewart. As a result of that call, we spent several months living in Newton Stewart. The uncle owned the 'K' shoe shop in (I think) Victoria Road. His ...Read more

A memory of Penninghame Ho in 1940 by Mike Stanbridge

It was that cold, cold winter of 43/44 during the war that I remember so well. Please forgive me for I was not a Fair Oak boy but my memory is from there. I lived in Bishopstoke as a lad before, during and after ...Read more

A memory of Fair Oak in 1943 by Frederick Cannock

Bournemouth is remembered by many as a wonderful holiday venue. A place of golden sands, the Pleasure Gardens, shops, cinemas and theatres. I was born here in 1936, when it was in the county of Hampshire. Pre war memories ...Read more

A memory of Bournemouth in 1940 by Barrie R Collins

As a five year old I was evacuated to Abertrdwr, returning to Birmingham when I was seven.The old school, destroyed by fire I gather, was my first. I first stayed with a family that kept a couple of geese. I was very upset that Christmas. ...Read more

A memory of Abertridwr in 1940 by Colin Hughes

I worked at the convalescent home for 6 months, (my name was Lansdale then) as so-called 'nursing aide' - more like 'maid of everything' - cleaning baths, polishing old brass taps and scouring equally old claw-footed baths, ...Read more

A memory of Cromer in 1943 by Joycelyn Maton

I grew up in Reynolds Drive,Queensbury. In those days few cars littered the road so it was quite safe to play in. I remember my lovely neighbours and in particular Mrs Sparrow and her son Clive, he and I were inseparable. My first ...Read more

A memory of Edgware in 1943 by Sylvia Mc Math(Nee Drew)