Voices of Kingstanding
16 published memories in Schooldays from the 1940s.
Brian Scott · 1940s · Ironville, Derbyshire
I was born in 1931 in Norton Street, Winson Green so when WW2 broke out in 1939 I was 8 years old and we lived in Hartley Road, Kingstanding.
Read the full memory: Evacuated to IronvilleMichael Arblaster · 1940s · Peckham Road School
I stood looking at my old school with its three sub schools; infants, Juniors and seniors.
Read the full memory: Was it the good old days? Peckham Road, 1943–54Walter Boyle · 1940s · Sundridge Road School
Reworked picture of 1944. Gas mask boxes carried by children. Air raid shelters on the right. I am standing at the classroom entrance left.I do not recall the air raid shelters being used.
Read the full memory: Gas masks at Sundridge Road, 1944Ray Malvern · 1940s · Cranbourne Road School
I was at Cranbourne Rd. School from about 1940 to 1946. If I remember right kids could start before their fifth birthday at the time to allow mothers to go to work.
Read the full memory: Stuck in the shelters at home time