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My father was inducted as the new vicar on 31st December 1949 at All Saints Church. I was just nine at the time but I retain some dim memories of a packed church! My dad stayed at Dovercourt until his retirement in 1976. ...Read more

A memory of Dovercourt in 1949 by Martin Johnson

I (nee Boden) remember playing on bombed sites in old Southampton ('Below Bar') during and after the 2WW. My parents lived in Cliff Cottage, Albion Place (now a pay and display). I attended St ...Read more

A memory of Southampton in 1940 by Sheila Elgar

I'm now 73 years of age, and went every year for my holidays - From I was about 6 till I got married at 21. I went to the Burrance Farm to my Uncle Jake and Martha Carruthers. My cousins were Maisie and Nan Dirom, two ...Read more

A memory of Templand in 1948 by William Herbert

In truth, I do not remember anything before 1948 when at the age of five I started at Moorside Primary School. I was born in 1943 and brought up in a small rented house, number 26 in King Street, situated between Faifield Road and ...Read more

A memory of Droylsden in 1943 by Peter Young

My Grandparents Mr and Mrs Childs owned the Fox Pub in the village during the second world war. My mother Sheila lived with her grandparents there. It only had a tiny bar and was opposite another larger public house so do not ...Read more

A memory of Winkfield Row in 1940 by Heather Collins

Hi, I don't remember the name of the house that was there before Budgens, but I do know that it was a kindergarten as I attended it in the late 40's. I do remember that the entrance was a five-bar gate. Chris

A memory of Shepperton in 1949

My memories were of coming to my grandmother at the Three Horse Shoes Inn. My Uncle Billy and Aunt Olive had the licence at that time, my mum was Martha Dailly nee Hall. I remember meals in the kitchen behind the bar, ...Read more

A memory of Kirk Merrington in 1948 by Ross Dailly

Since my birth coincided exactly with the outbreak of World War II in the September of 1939, my mum must have felt that childbirth was synonymous with calamity;  I was Mum's 'war effort'. Home was a semi-detached two-storey ...Read more

A memory of Burnt Oak in 1945 by Heather Rohrer

I see that no person has placed a memory of this crash. I lived at Mountfield and this Lancaster circled the area and 4 crew bailed out each time it came round and went to what was Mr Bailey's snack bar just below Johns ...Read more

A memory of Hurst Green in 1944 by John Brown

Ahhh Good old Totting... I was born in Rookstone Road in 1949. I went to Sellincourt School about 1955-ish, my memory is not that good! When I was at school Mr. Roberts was the headmaster and he was great. School meals were ...Read more

A memory of Tooting in 1949 by John Bexley