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My dad was evacuated from the City of Hull at the beginning of the Second World War to firstly the village of Wintringham where he stayed with a Miss Cholmley at Grange Garth with five other evacuees one of whom was ...Read more

A memory of West Heslerton in 1940 by Geof Beaumont

I was at St. Marys Convalescent Home, as it was known then, around 1947. I was seven years old and spent a whole year there. My name then was Carole Hunt. I was sent there from Great Ormond Street ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs in 1947 by Carole Mc Cluskey

My grandparents moved to 49 Highcliffe Road in 1947. They were one of the first families to move into the new council houses. There they raised their six children, three of whom went to Beauchamps School. My mother and her sister ...Read more

A memory of Wickford in 1947 by Tracy Hanna

We lived in Mill Street in the Dingle and I remember one night my Mum took me and my younger sister to the Mayfair cinema, we saw the picture and as it was ending the Sirens went. The Manager said we could stay at the cinema until the all clear ...Read more

A memory of Dingle in 1942 by Ruth Strong

I lived at no 134 Cannock Road oposite the Baptist Chapel. The first memories was of playing in the school band, I was on the triangle and we were took to the hall in Cannock to play for some soldiers, I don't if they enjoyed ...Read more

A memory of Chadsmoor in 1940 by Francis Hancox

Can anyone help with memories of Brigadier Hill. There was Farrants the grocers, a Tudor Cafe, that sold orange ice lolles, which were mostly ice, a bakers, a church hall, a large stable yard, with straw and horses. St Michaels School, ...Read more

A memory of Enfield in 1949 by Dorothy Weedon

I was evacuated from London in 1939 with my primary school, first to Folkestone Kent, then to Tredegar, Monthmouthshire. After passing the 11+ exam in 1941 sent to Garnant to grammar school, called Addey & Stanhope, which had also ...Read more

A memory of Garnant in 1941 by James Tait

Parish Church Heston where I was married in 1962. My son David was baptized there. I loved Heston. I remember where they had places to tie your horse and also a horse trough. My dad William Francis ...Read more

A memory of Heston in 1945 by Jennifer Bibb

I was born Andrea Ward in Wellington at the Bradley Moore Nursing Home, my parents lived in Oakengates. My grandfather Thomas Turner was a lay preacher with the Primitive Methodist Chapel in Ketley. His wife was Mary Ann. I have been ...Read more

A memory of Ketley in 1945 by Andrea Phillips

I was born in 1937, I lived with my Mam and two brothers Alan and Peter. I went to Langworthy Rd School from 1941-1952. We lived at No. 8 Madelaine Street off High Street My dad was in the Army so I didn't really know him till he came ...Read more

A memory of Patricroft in 1940 by Thomas Marshall