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I well recall the day I set off for school, it was sunny as I left the house by Black`s garage. As I approached the school, I noticed a large crowd opposite the school gates. A spitfire had come down between two houses without touching ...Read more

A memory of Callander in 1940 by Christopher Fentiman

My great grandmother, Mrs Burbidge lived in the house on Charwelton Hill, three fields away from the main road. Mother said a tin box was left by the road where post, bread and groceries were left. Later, in 1941 my grandfather, gran and ...Read more

A memory of Charwelton in 1940 by Terence Wilcox

As a child living in Bratton during the war there was no sense that it was going on lucky for us, but I do remember a goup of people coming into the village and instructing us how to take care of any injuries that might happen. ...Read more

A memory of Bratton in 1943 by John Coleman

Harry and Margaret Coupland (my Aunt) 1949/50s they had a market stall in Hull market. I remember visiting them, Harry had a large greenhouse in the garden full of tomatoes. Son, Peter and wife moved from a nissen hut into ...Read more

A memory of Kingston upon Hull in 1940 by Margaret Allen

I lived in Eastham, and I was about 10 years old when the war ended and a cruise up the Manchester Ship Canal was organised, possibly on board the "Royal Daffodil" which I see is still doing the cruises. Could it be ...Read more

A memory of Manchester Ship Canal in 1946 by Frank Davies

We moved to 1 Greenford Gardens in 1936 from Northolt; it was a great place to grow up. Spent most of the time in Ravenor Park playing football/cricket, went to Bethams then Costons Junior with Mr Blount the Headmaster who ...Read more

A memory of Greenford in 1940 by John Meade

My girlfriend's mum went to Mulberry Street School in the 1950s and went on to Jackson Street School in Hulme, Manchester, and my grandparents on my mum's side had a green grocers in Moss Side. My ...Read more

A memory of Hulme in 1940

Hi, I'm Gloria Casson, born in Crumsull Hospital. I went to St James School and St James Church. My mother's name was Mary Casson, I lived in Collyhurst Flats, Southern Drive - the eldest of 10 children. I ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst in 1949 by Gloria Casson

I was baptized, made my first commmunion and was confirmed, at St Anne's Church. I was chosen to be May Queen. I  crowned our Lady on May 7, 1961. That same year I went to St. Bede's School in September 1961. I then joined the Handmaids ...Read more

A memory of Ormskirk in 1949 by Raffaela Cavoto Ne:De Paola

This is not a memory - more of a request for info/stories please. I used to live in Barkingside in the 1990's when I was a child. I have since moved away but I am still very interested in the history of the area, especially ...Read more

A memory of Ilford in 1940 by Danielle D