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I was born at Danbury Palace in Danbury and lived at Marks Farm bungalow in Rettendon. I remember getting frightened of the storms on the way home from Rettendon School. I remember walking home from school up Chalk Street. My ...Read more

A memory of Rettendon in 1942 by Margaret Dennis

I remember starting infants school at Bassett Street School. Here there were 3 separate schools, one for infants, one for junior girls and one for junior boys all up to the age of 11 years. We had to drink ...Read more

A memory of South Wigston in 1945 by Richard Child

I have many memories associated with this church in as much as it was where I went to Sunday School and my brother James was an Altar Boy and chorister. During the war years my mum ran the "Castrees" fish and chip shop in the market ...Read more

A memory of Middlesbrough in 1941 by Clifford Wilson

I was born and brought up in Possilpark from 1937 until 1958 and do not remember this mural. I guess things have to change, and I must admit the mural is very colourful and well done. I remember the Blind Asylum, the Co-op, Saracen Cross, ...Read more

A memory of Glasgow in 1940 by Mary Dudgeon

I was born in Lee-on-the-Solent and so was quite young when I first went to the cinema. I loved going down the sloping floor to the auditorium. It was almost underground, although we went up steps at the end of the slope. Every ...Read more

A memory of Lee in 1940 by Gaynor Boyd

My memories of Kirby Muxloe date back to 1949, when I was a bridesmaid at my father’s cousin Anne’s wedding at St Bartholomew’s Church. However it is the castle that I remember most, since we had ...Read more

A memory of Kirby Muxloe in 1949 by Jane Sealy

I lived in Naburn at Chapel House. My Aunty Mary Walker lived in this row of houses on the left. She lived with the Tweedies family. In 1949 these houses had big back yards where they collected refuse and recycled it.

A memory of Naburn in 1949 by Joyce Fosdyke

I believe everyone who lived in Crouch End (also Muswell Hill) during the period 1941-71 were very lucky as the area offered virtually everything one would ever wish for. In fact, although I now live in Norfolk I retain very ...Read more

A memory of Crouch End in 1941 by Malcolm Cook

I was born at 41 Woodleigh Avenue just about opposite the Gully that I walked through every day with my brother to catch the bus to Bournville school.  I remember the war years, our house getting bombed while we were in the shelter ...Read more

A memory of Bournbrook in 1940 by Cynthia Portas

My grandparents had a shop in the High Street. I lived there from 1945-1964. My mother eventually sold it in the 60's I think my grandparents bought it around 1910

A memory of Walton-on-Thames in 1940 by Sandra King