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I joined the Norwich Post Office in 1948 as a telegram messenger boy.The entrance at that time was in King Street for us .I remember going into the loft above the counter from where the officials used to watch the counter staff.There ...Read more

A memory of Norwich in 1948 by Michael Rowe

I was born at 5 Bowen Terrace, Sept 42. My best friend's dad Mr Lewis was an engine driver on the trains at Brecon Station which was opposite our house. I used to ride on the footplate while he was shunting around the goods yard. I ...Read more

A memory of Brecon in 1942 by John Evans

I was also in this Fever Hospital with Scarlet Fever for three weeks I was 9 or 10. I clearly remember being rushed there in an ambulance wrapped tightly in a blanket with a bag of sweets stuffed down my front. I felt very ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1947 by Anne Chadwick

I was born in Harbour Street in 1946 then in 1948; moved to one of the new houses built post war (22 Louden Place). I remember well all the families; Herries, Cronnie, Cowan, Eadie, Hughes, Parker, McCallum, Brown, ...Read more

A memory of Creetown in 1946 by Janice Maxwell

I spent many happy hours in the late 1940's rowing on the Knap Lake. At the time I was living in what was then called Cold Knap Farm (now Cole Farm), my father being the gardener to the owners of the White House. I lived there from ...Read more

A memory of Barry in 1940 by Margaret Robinson

In 1939 my brother and school friends were evacuated to the village and were taken in by local families; my first being Miss Lane who had the big house opposite the Crosskeys, however four boys were too much for her and we ...Read more

A memory of White Notley in 1940 by Leonard Reyland

Have lots of memories of Vane St, Station Town. Lots of friends and very good times. We have been back lots of times and it's all changed now. Would love to hear from anyone that remembers me.

A memory of Wingate in 1948 by Eric Mann

I remember my nan taking me to Pontyclun on the bus, we used to call it the 'red dragon' and one of my uncles was manager of the grocery store (can't remember the name). There was also a shoe shop which displayed their shoes ...Read more

A memory of Llanharry in 1941 by Moreen Chadwick

This (downstream) side of the mill was a popular site for the Canadian Army stationed at Bordon Camp during the war. Almost every day they would be there with their lorries, tanks and motorbikes, ostensibly to wash the vehicles but generally to ...Read more

A memory of Bordon in 1942 by Denis Payne

My grandparents, Maud and Albert Benham, lived at Rose Cottage, 1 Warbrook Lane and I have lovely memories of many happy times visiting them during WW2. I lived with my parents, Jack (Albert) and Irene, in ...Read more

A memory of Eversley in 1941 by Shirley Bass