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My family moved to West Horndon from Millwall during the war, my nan and grandad already lived at 13 cadogan and we lived at 9, later to be changed to 29. I lived in the village for twenty four years, got married at St ...Read more

A memory of West Horndon in 1940 by Beryl Lloyd

My family lived at No 3 (the top flat), Corner House, at the top end of Broad Street, first on the left looking at the photo (but just out of the picture) for many years from 1947 or so. I ...Read more

A memory of New Alresford in 1947 by John Dear

I was born in Redhill at Earls Wood Hospital in February 1944. I lived at Place Farm until 1955. I remember all the celebrations for the coronation of Elizabeth 2nd as we watch a black and white TV. The entire village celebrated ...Read more

A memory of Bletchingley in 1944 by Carol Hall

My school was one of the first to go to Dukeshouse Wood Camp School just outside Hexham. This was in November 1945 shortly after the Second World War with the lads from  Gateshead at Alexandra Road school. ...Read more

A memory of Hexham in 1945 by Les May

My parents and I lived in North London near Hendon aerodrome.  Because it was well known as an RAF base the German Luftwaffe raided the area regularly.  My parents decided to move to somewhere safer and because my mother's ...Read more

A memory of Wickford in 1940 by Denis Mitcheson

I lived in Barkingside from 1937 - 1950. I was 5 whan we moved to Merlin Grove from Forest Gate. There were fields and woods within a few minutes walk, sadly built over now. The library was a shop on the ...Read more

A memory of Barkingside in 1940 by James Baker

This is such a memorable photograph for me. This very garage delivered a new company car to my father in 1932. It was a Model B Ford with V8 engine. He drove that car for 17 years during the time he worked for W&C ...Read more

A memory of South Woodford in 1940 by Denman Lalonde

I moved to Hatfield Peverel in late 1941, after my family was bombed out in London. My father took the Duke of Wellington pub over, where we lived until 1949. Yes they were good years in the village, but at the ...Read more

A memory of Hatfield Peverel in 1942 by Sylvia Cox Gromer

Lived in Eastham in late 40s and early 50s at Carlett Park (in the old army camp) during the digging of the dock and went to the village school. Had a lot of fun riding on the machinery when they were doing it. That was ...Read more

A memory of Eastham in 1949 by William Mc Cully

My grandparents, Frank and Amy Hazzard, lived in Templecombe in Somerset.  They lived in Lilly Lane Farm and then later in Yew Tree House.    My grandfather, Frank Hazzard, was a farmer. He was blind, but was one of only three ...Read more

A memory of Templecombe in 1946 by Gillian Harris