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Lindfield School, Hyde End House, Brimpton. I would love to hear from anyone who has memories of Lindfield School, Hyde End House, Brimpton. I was there from when I was six until I was eight, between 1947 - ...Read more

A memory of Brimpton in 1947

When I was small about eight I met a little girl who I often saw behind the counter of Gower's Bakery, located at the corner of Church Road and Epping New Road. Her name was Jill Stock. She was related to one of the ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill in 1941 by Denman Lalonde

As a 10 year old and London evacuee Lerryn became home for a while. First being billeted at a retired naval captain's house by the river near the bridge. His name I believe was Capt. Pippit or similar. He owned a small ...Read more

A memory of Lerryn in 1940 by John Keene S

My name is Howard Johnson. I lived in Thompsons Lane. I went to Old School  1945-53. Mr Cleary was my first  headmaster, replaced by Mrs Jones. Teachers were Mr Mogeridge, Miss Pitt, Miss Abbot. I was in the football team ...Read more

A memory of Denmead in 1945 by hojo1

I went to school at st.Josephs Salesian school a mile outside Burwash from 1939-1946 I recall there were about 10 pubs in the village and I stayed one summer with the Davies family who lived just before the church in a ...Read more

A memory of Burwash in 1940 by Philip Bovill

I arrived at Winnersh Halt Railway Station for the first time in 1946, aged 8 years. I had travelled by train from Newcastle upon Tyne with my suitcase and a label pinned to my coat accompanied only by ...Read more

A memory of Winnersh in 1946 by Audrey Gowers

Reading through other people's memories is a great delight, it stirred my own memories of past times. Eastleigh Baptist church ran regular day trips to Bournemouth, a pleasure for those who would probably never have seen the ...Read more

A memory of Bournemouth in 1948 by John Scott

So! Back to 11 Woburn Place, back to school on Hope Chapel Hill back to Hotwells golden mile with its 15 pubs. The War was still going on but there was only limited bombing and some daylight raids, the city was in a dreadful ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1945 by Arthur Cottrell

During the war years Dockenfield Manor was a school which I attended as our home in London was destroyed by bombs. For some reason I seem to remember the school was transferred from the Isle of Wight for the duration ...Read more

A memory of Dockenfield in 1943 by Brian Mc Haffie

A South Londoner, I was 12+ when WWII started in September 1939. I was evacuated with Wandsworth Central School to Farncombe, and remember sitting on the floor in a large hall waiting for someone to 'adopt' me. Eventually, I ...Read more

A memory of Farncombe in 1940 by Ronald Waller