London

An encounter with the enemy: In North London

On 7th September 1940 wave after wave of German bombers were attacking the docks in the east end of London....

The 'Royal Tea-Party' Incident

The original typescript of Lilly's story has been deposited in Shropshire Archives... She had prepared...

My Brother- A Short Life

I am the youngest of four children born in East Ham London, now part of "Newham". My idol was my...

The Day I Almost Bought It

The bombing had stopped so my mum, together with lots of other parents, thought it was safe to bring myself...

Our V1 Bomb in New Eltham: I'll Never Forget the Noise

One Friday morning I was playing in the garden of my home in New Eltham, South East London. The house was...

Close Encounter

It had to be in the centre of Lewisham somewhere, and must be a flying bomb. I often wonder whether the...

Rye Lane Peckham

I managed to get away a little earlier in the evenings, but it was usually after 10 pm when I arrived at...

An Infant in Wartime

Throughout the war we lived in Aylott's Close, Hornchurch, about 14 miles east from central London and...

Fire Picquet

I ducked down as a barrage balloon flouted by. When I ducked my rifle was pointed up and the balloon just...

The Night St Paul’s Escaped the Blitz

When I arrived, I knew that St Paul's was between me and the Royal Exchange, so I looked for the Dome,...

My Dad's Story of the start of the Blitz.

He went to find his elder sister and younger brother and found them walking towards Canning Town where...

Youngster's View of WW2, Part 2: V1s and Sneaky V2s

After the intensity of the Battle of Britain there was a quieter time, but then there were daylight...

Red Alert at Woolwich Arsenal

Then I was called up and I went into munitions at Woolwich Arsenal. Winifred Butler Silver Circle Reading...

1939 to 1945 Wartime Memories

After these traumatic experiences my sister, baby and myself were evacuated to Ludlow in Shropshire to a...

My War Exploits

In 1939 we got on a ferry boat called the Golden Eagle at Dagenham Dock to Lowerstoft. Back in Dagenham I...

My Evacuation Memories

It was quite a shock after living in London with all mod cons. I still have a wooden tractor that was made...

London Blitz: Childhood Memories of Walthamstow

I also remember the doodlebugs and watched in my garden as one stopped overhead and glided into the local...

Close Call

My grandad worked in a factory in Loughborough during the war and was the firewarden in the factory... One...

Bombs and air raids in Stoke Newington

During one raid I remember a bomb dropped near the factory and the force of the blast blew all out windows...

Home Front Recall

David Oliver speaks to Erica Castle on 10.5.05 about his Grandfather, Sir John William Lampton Oliver....

Evacuated to Criccieth, North Wales

While we were there, we were invited by Megan Lloyd George the sister of the ex PM David Lloyd George up to...

Springbourne Ladies Remember (Vera & Vicki)

Sisters Vera and Vicki lived at Woking in Surrey, not far from Aldershot. On a visit to London the sisters...

A Youngster's View of WW2 in Feltham, Middlesex

I obviously survived that experience, and the next phase of our life was when we had an Anderson air raid...

An Evacuee's Story: From the East End to Ilminster, Somerset

I was born in the East End of London and was evacuated to Somerset with my two brothers and a sister when...

First Night of the blitz

He was sheltering in shop doorways and bus shelters.When he reached East Ham High Street he was informed by...

Wartime Memories

I was in London half of the time and then Birmingham. There were doodle bombs in London....