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I was born at 105 John Street Blaydon on 25/8/1943. Moved to the big house above the schools on the left hand side,The Curatage. Above that was Tweddles farm; Thornton Weddle ran the farm and his brother had a butchers shop at Blaydon. I ...Read more

A memory of Blaydon in 1943

In 1940 my London school, Borough Polytechnic, was relocated to Exeter which is where I was evacuated to. The school was a renovated building down by the river and not far from the slaughter house (which fascinated the boys). Of ...Read more

A memory of Exminster in 1940 by Richard Nash

I lived there with mum, dad, sister Iris and brother Graham, my sister got married from that house. I have good memories from that house, I remember helping with hay making, feeding a white cow over my garden wall, ...Read more

A memory of Shelf in 1948 by June Brownhill

The post from 2009 by (name unknown) reflects on my childhood spent in Talacre, because my father worked for Dora Williams as the baker. His bread and pies were awesome! I also, at the age of 7 or 8, had a job from the ...Read more

A memory of Talacre in 1940 by David Mills

My sister, Helen, and I lived at No. 3 Plasnewydd Street and, although Helen now lives in Lechlade in Gloucestershire and I have finally come to rest (no, not dead - yet) in Cardiff, we talk every week and often reminisce about ...Read more

A memory of Maesteg in 1947 by Nick Davies

When the Second World War was declared, my family consisted of Mum and Dad, my elder brother Bob and my baby sister Ann. I was four, Bob was eleven and Ann was three. My father was a staff sergeant in the RAMC. ...Read more

A memory of Penton Grafton in 1940 by David Fort

I was born in Collierswood Maternity Home, a very short time before it was bombed during the Second World War. The year was 1944. My family being homeless were housed in requisitioned properties in Mitcham. ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1944 by James Bonser

My parents and I came to Colerne in late 1939, having left London shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War, and lived at Ford, a few miles from Colerne, for a few months. That winter, of 1939-40, was a hard ...Read more

A memory of Colerne in 1940 by John Bunting

I was born in Mary Street, Treharris in 1946. My name was Vicky Toogood then. I have great memories of Quakers Yard, hot summers, snowy winters, and never getting bored. We always had something to do, we walked for miles in the ...Read more

A memory of Quaker's Yard in 1946 by Vicky Mcguire

We had been in Grantham in England prior to the outbreak of the Second World War. Mother and Father decided to go home to the 'Broch' believing it would be much safer for the family. The shuttle from Grantham to Peterborough was ...Read more

A memory of Fraserburgh in 1940 by Walter Crawford