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1942 was the year I left School after 4 years at Alexandra Road School, but I started work after school long before that. I had a paper round on the Cassiobury Estate when I was 11, then delivered groceries for Tesco's and later ...Read more

A memory of Bushey in 1942 by Ken Field

Hi Lynda, I don't recall your name but recognise many of your memories. I remember Brertons, and I think the general store was Downeys, at least a Mr. Downey ran it. An assistant's name was Dixie. Also there was a shop called ...Read more

A memory of Wallasey in 1940 by Pat Cove

I lived with my parents, 3 brothers and Nan above my Nans greengrocers shop called CARELESS in Colne Road until 1950 when my family moved to a brand new housing estate in Hanworth. I remember in later years the Grocers, think it was ...Read more

A memory of Twickenham in 1947 by Ann Overton

I was born at what was then no 5 Chain Terrace in 1935. My name then was Arthur O'Hara. My surname has since been changed to Harrow. The photo of Chain Terrace in this site shows the house that I was born in (I think), ...Read more

A memory of Creetown in 1940 by Arthur Harrow

I lived in Wigpool after the Second World War with my new wife and baby son. There were no proper roads to the village, just mud tracks which became impassable in the winter for vehicles. This meant we had to ...Read more

A memory of Wigpool Common in 1948 by Colin Hall

My name is Barbara Annison, nee Wyer. I was born in Binham in 1948, we lived in a house on the green facing the market cross. My dad worked on the farm nearby and as children we used to play in the stables and barns. There was a lovely ...Read more

A memory of Binham in 1948 by Barbara Annison

I was born here in 1949 but moved away when about 4-5 years old, so my memories are not too vivid! But I do remember playing on the Chesil beach and the smell and sounds of the sea are forever with me. I have been in Argentina ...Read more

A memory of Wyke Regis in 1949 by Tamara Colver Nutting

My name is John Healey, I was born in 1940 and lived in Brick Lane, Enfield. The Second World War was on. I cannot say at what age I could read but I believe I was 2-3 years old. My first recolection of ...Read more

A memory of Bredhurst in 1940 by John Healey

During the Second World War the Buckle family lived in Embankment Road with Aunt Laura Ellicot when the bombing got too dangerous for us to stay in the city of Plymouth. So we went with Aunt Laura and her ...Read more

A memory of Luson in 1940 by Ann Sandells

My grandfather, Charles Lawrence, was manager of the St Neots paper mill during much of the 1940s. He formerly worked at the Dover mill and brought a great many workers from there to St Neots in (I believe) 1939. While ...Read more

A memory of St Neots in 1940 by Michael Lawrence