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My dad, Arthur Nesbitt, used to work at the co-op with the horses when he was around 14 or 15 and used to take his horse, Bobby, to the blacksmith at-the smithy. He often said he used to run from Spout Lane with the horse to the smithy ...Read more

A memory of Washington in 1944 by Julie Barnes

During most of the Second World War I lived in Meopham Road, Mitcham. Before the war I had attended the Primary and Infants School at Grove Road, Lonesome. I have so far managed to trace only one person who might have been at ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1940 by Douglas Tunbridge

I arrived, along with my brother John and sister Lily at the outbreak of war. A big adventure we were told, but oh so frightening. Our mother had told us to stay together, and lucky for us we were taken in by Mr. and Mrs. Morgan. I ...Read more

A memory of Upton Bishop in 1940 by George Palmer

My father T/173106 Driver Ted Israel Sugarman, RASC was billeted with Mrs McLennan in Rose Cottage, Dingwall in June-Dec 1943. She had a husband and son. Dad said she was a lovely lady and welcomed him with open arms; he a lad from the Jewish ...Read more

A memory of Dingwall in 1943 by Martin Sugarman

I went to Devonshire Hill School from 1940 - 1946 then to St. Katherines College. Always done my mum's shopping when I was little as I lived in Rowland Hill Avenue. We shopped at the nearest which was in Cambridge Road and White ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham in 1940 by June Hamilton

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

During the war years in 1940, we moved from Doncaster to Rossington. My father worked on the railway and felt we would be safer in the country. We lived at 254 Gatehouse Crossing and later in 1948, at 383 Gatehouse, Bessacarr. ...Read more

A memory of Finningley in 1940 by Beryl Goforth

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 Rush). ...Read more

A memory of Aveley in 1940 by Peter Gough

I think this was the year. I was sick with chest problems, I loved it there. Getting all the new people's hair washed in little basin and watching all the fleas fall out. Having naps after lunch, sometimes in the ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs in 1947 by Frances De Marchi

I spent a lot of my childhood at my G.Grandmother's auld hoose in the High Street, Linlithgow across the road from Alva House. Through a close, a Mrs Swan lived up right and Liza Dalrymple on the left. Next door was a Jimmie ...Read more

A memory of Linlithgow in 1940 by Connie Telfer Smith