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In the early 1940s I went to Manor House School. It was run by Dr and Mrs Wallace, and occupied the former Rectory in South Street (the site is now covered by a housing estate and the motorway to Portsmouth). Some of ...Read more

A memory of Havant in 1942 by Barry Mahony

My name is Moira Marshman. I used to live in North Walk and went to Gladestone School. I left in 1949. I got married in 1955 and moved off. I am now living in Bridgend, and have lived there since 1975. I have been to Barry lots of times ...Read more

A memory of Barry in 1948 by Moira Baxter

My name is Pamela Alston, nee Earley. I lived in Alconbury village from the age of 5 in 1943 till the age of 15 in 1953. I went to the village school and had an exellent education, much better than my college educated children. We lived ...Read more

A memory of Alconbury in 1942 by Pamela Alston

My beautiful grandmother was just that and hailed from Woodhouse Eaves or so I think. I am trying to find history regarding my family and found this site which may be useful. I remember Grandma talking of her past, ...Read more

A memory of Woodhouse Eaves in 1947 by Doreen Stone

I was born in 1929 in my parent's house at 40 Medora Road, adjacent to the old football ground. Any time I hear the Sousa march - 'Liberty Bell' - I am reminded of Saturday there. It was played at the close of every match ...Read more

A memory of Romford in 1940 by Geoffrey Styles

I was born 1944 in Ashley, Cheshire at Birkin Farm. My granddad, Harold Lanceley was head of forestry for Clibrans Nusery, Hale, Cheshire. Found out a lot about his WW1 history. Harry Lanceley, sailed ...Read more

A memory of Ashley in 1947 by Susan Sant

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 ...Read more

A memory of Middle Rainton in 1940 by John Harvey

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 ...Read more

A memory of Stevenage in 1945 by Philip Henderson

My sister and I were sent to live at Bron-y-Garth, Dame Sybil's house which we believe had been made available as a home for children during the war. I was 6 months old, my sister 3 when we arrived, ...Read more

A memory of Borth-y-Gest in 1941 by Christine Dennis

My father studied at De Havilland Technical School before the war and was employed from 1938 to 1946 and 1953 to 1955 as an Inpector at De Hav's. We lived in Rodney Court, one of 'the flats' across the road from the De ...Read more

A memory of Hatfield in 1940 by Ray Khuller