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We were moved to Brasshouse Lane School as we had nowhere else to go. Mom and Dad were there for quite a few weeks, I went to stay at my Gran's house but I was not there long as two bombs were dropped in the street ...Read more

A memory of Smethwick in 1942 by Ray Moon

I was born in 21 Newtons Lane, Cossall, in 1936, and my paternal grandparents lived in Ilkeston Junction. I now live 1000's of miles away in the City of Sunshine, eight miles west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and have done ...Read more

A memory of Cossall in 1940 by Robin Louis Scattergood

I was born at 124 Clowes Street, West Gorton in 1947 and attended St Marks' School between 1953 and 1959. The Head was the formidable Mrs Clayton, and the Deputy Head was Mr Platt, but it was the lovely ...Read more

A memory of Gorton in 1947 by John Holmes

My grandfather bought Hendersons in c1911 and it was the principal drapers and furnishers in the town until my Dad sold the business c1961. It then became a John Blundells and is now I believe the Waitrose in the Old High Street. ...Read more

A memory of Stevenage in 1945 by Philip Henderson

My father, Thomas Henry Williams, was born at 57 High Street, Troedrhiwfuwch in 1908. In his early 20's he left Troedy for Bristol, to look for work. It was in Bristol that he met and married my mother, and ...Read more

A memory of Troedrhiwfuwch in 1947 by Roy Williams

Hi. I was born in 1945, Barbara Campbell Arbuckle at Northcote Road. My family's name was Arbuckle and my grandfather was a police man at New Malden police station with a picture of the generations of Arbuckle s ...Read more

A memory of New Malden in 1945 by Barbara Hudspeth

My history predates yours by about 20 years. I went to the infants school first and then to the junior school where I passed the scholarship to Slough Grammar in 1944/5. I remember Mr Santer who caned me on the hand ...Read more

A memory of Cippenham in 1940 by Nial Reynolds

MEMORIES OF A LOST VILLAGE Middle Rainton Introduction My name is John Harvey and this is an account of my memories of being brought up in Middle Rainton between the years 1940 to 1958. As this is ...Read more

A memory of Middle Rainton in 1940 by John Harvey

Does anyone else remember the A5 Rangers? I was one of the early members of this cycling club - at weekends groups of us, boys and girls, would cycle all over the county, singing as we went. We usually stopped for tea ...Read more

A memory of Towcester in 1949 by Doug Mc Keown

I was born at no 7 Ashmount Road N15, went to Earlsmead school, all the roads was open then due to me being run over when very young so all residents got together and got the roads closed to through traffic. The small park was our ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham in 1946 by Victor Wrigglesworth