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I was born in 1931. During the war I spent about 1 year in Walkford, at the home of a great aunt in the village of Walkford. The maternal ancestry of my family is in Walkford. My great aunt had a house on I guess the Ringwood road. ...Read more

A memory of Walkford in 1943 by Patricia Hardwicke

When I was about 6-7 years old we lived in Lansdowne Grove ( 1 mile approx) and Crow Mills was a favorite place to come and fish for minnows and frog spawn. The summers seemed endless and jam jars were a precious item to us ...Read more

A memory of South Wigston in 1940 by Richard Child

My Gradfather, the Reverend Thomas Arthur Bairstow was the minister of this church from 1943-47. Leading off one corner of the market square is the grey stone church. It was the last church in which he ministered ...Read more

A memory of Grassington in 1940 by Mrs H. L Sharpe

We moved to Handforth just after the war started,we lived at 31 Wallingford Road,in those days it was just a little village,and everyone knew each other,we never locked our doors!I went to the little church school in the village and Sunday ...Read more

A memory of Handforth in 1940 by First Name Last Name

I was born and lived in Denbigh from 1942 to 1942. I have so many wonderful memories of Denbigh Living in Lentel Pool we used the shops at the bottom of Henllan street there was a Hairdressers,Green grocers and my ...Read more

A memory of Denbigh in 1946 by Margaret Coombe

My memories are of living at Bell Lane, Alconbury with my parents and granny. My parents, Ivy and Charlie Gillings, went to school there, and I so want some photos of Bell Lane as it was in those days.

A memory of Alconbury in 1944 by Joan Baxter

I was born in Scotland in 1936 through my who came from Wallsend. I have memories of the north east, my father's sister lived in the Pallion in the 1940s. We used to visit during the war, sleeping on mattresses on the floor. ...Read more

A memory of Sunderland in 1940 by First Name Last Name

My family moved from Kent to Little Stukeley at the beginning of the Second World War.  I believe my uncle had a bakery there for my father was a baker.  My uncle's name was Sidney P Bull and his wife was Etta.  I ...Read more

A memory of Little Stukeley in 1940 by Janet Chappell

My memory of Cheeseburn Grange is that I was evacuated from St Vincent's Orphanage, Brunel Terrace, Newcastle to Cheeseburn Grange at around the age of 6 years old. I would like to hear from anybody else who may have been ...Read more

A memory of Cheeseburn Grange in 1944 by Michael Chapman

Hello, my name is John Smith. I used to be a previous resident in the Thrintoft area during my chilhood. I would like to re-associate or contact some of my old companions from the area. ...Read more

A memory of Thrintoft in 1940 by John Smith