Manchester

Monkey Bridge

She cycled miles around the area of Bury, and has vivid memories of the Prisoner of War camp on the banks...

1940: The Christmas Blitz over Manchester

My parents John and Josephine Galway, decided to take my 76 year old Grandfather William Henry Corrigan and...

Living Through the War by Arthur Barlow

I went to work at the local engineering firm Crossley Brothers, who made parts for Lancaster Bombers and...

Evacuated to Macclesfield by Maureen Flynn (nee Lomax)

Because of this, my younger brother, Tony, and I had to be evacuated to a safer spot in Macclesfield, so...

Blitz in Salford by "B.K."

Salford Cathedral isn't far from the docks so bombs that missed them were falling on the houses. My...

MANCHESTER AND SALFORD BLITZ

At Christmas 1940, was the blitz of Manchester and Salford....

Stockport memories

I remember going into Vernon Mill in Stockport. In 1941-1942 a Wellington bomber was on display near the...

Gorton Under Fire

Gorton was an industrial part of Manchester, and industrial workers mostly lived there.It was a target for...

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Interveiw minnie small...

Avril Dorney's Story

At the end of the war, when peace was declared and my father had just come home from the Royal Navy,...

The Night of the Manchester Blitz

I was in the attic bedroom with my mum... My mum said she thought Manchester was on fire and I cried....

Weaste Cemetery

The day that followed the blitz, my father, who worked at Salford Docks, could not get through Trafford...

Tommy Market bomb, Oldham

My lasting memory of the war is Tommy Market in Oldham....

Home Guard Memories

Norman lived in Manchester during the Blitz. Interviewed by Ben McCrory at the Seven Ages of Manchester...

Photograph linked to 'A Wartime Romance' pt1

This photograph relates to the following story entries: A6674358 - A Wartime Romance....

Evacuated to Blackpool

I was 5 when WWII started and with my 9 year old brother was evacuated to Blackpool. Because of my...

My First Air Raid

The first time I heard the sirens it was so scary. I was in my bedroom, they made ever such a row....

Manchester Deansgate Power Hoses

My lasting Memory of World War II is…going to work for the first time in Manchester 1941 and having...

Bombing in Manchester.

Bombing in Manchester. I was working for my parents in the garden and i saw a mine bomb floating down to...

A Selection of autographs

A Selection of autographs...

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