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There was no running hot water, no gas, no bathroom and no flushing toilets. Electricity was used for lighting and if you were lucky, a wireless set. Most sets were run from accumulators, a sort of battery, which you had to take to the ...Read more

A memory of Middle Rainton in 1945 by John Harvey

Hetton Council then cleaned up the remainder of the site, put on topsoil, and turned it into a sort of small park. There are some articles I have from the local paper published at the time giving a bit more insight to what happened. ...Read more

A memory of Middle Rainton in 1945 by John Harvey

I lived in 75 Russell Road, Palmers Green during the war years and after. Although very young, I remember the doodle-bug coming over our house and landing in Brownlow Road I believe, also ...Read more

A memory of Palmers Green in 1940 by Jim Hirst

I was born in Braunston in 1941 but was taken to Hellidon as a baby to live with my mother's parents, the Burbidges. In Hellidon, the Methodist church was closed during the war period, so I was taken to the Methodist chapel ...Read more

A memory of Priors Marston in 1941 by Terence Wilcox

My family built and lived at Merthyr Mawr. My grandfather was a younger son, so left there when he grew up and married, to another Nicholl. However he managed the estate and when I was a small child we would regularly visit my ...Read more

A memory of Merthyr Mawr in 1940

I used to live in the village in the square, at the left side of a drive to Mr Williams farm where my father used to work. The church is on the right of the drive. Moving along I went to the infants school and played in the square with ...Read more

A memory of Long Itchington in 1945 by Yvonne Loosemore

I lived in Lucien Road for sixty five years until two years ago. My memories start when I was about five with my dear old dad taking me out on his barrow to sell firewood - I thought it was great fun. Also, my mum taking me to haylocks at ...Read more

A memory of Tooting in 1948 by Jan Clark

Conclusion On my last visit it was hard to see where the village was. The small triangular field is now a park but it looks so small. The place I remember seemed so much larger than Small Park that is now there. Having been raised in ...Read more

A memory of Middle Rainton in 1945 by John Harvey

I have very unhappy memories of this school, particularly of Miss Pedly, the matron, and the head of the boys side, My Williams. It was a cold heartless place. Fortunatly my parents removed me after four? terms. A very clear memory is of ...Read more

A memory of Limpsfield in 1943 by James Fraser

I lived at the top of Valence Avenue, which was 1.1/4 miles long. I was nearly into Chadwell Heath, but my address was Dagenham (and proud of it!) . I used to go to Lymington Road School and we went to Valence Swimming Baths ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham in 1943