Voices of Kingstanding
66 published memories from the 1940s.
Richard Wall · 1940s · Cranbourne Road School
I first went to Cranbourne Rd schools in September 1941, progressing from Infants to Juniors, Miss Pool was the Head of the Infants.
Read the full memory: Felt initials on white T-shirts: the first school teamRichard Wall · 1940s · Cranbourne Road Infants School
I first went to Cranbourne Rd Infants School in 1942, my mother took me, as my father was in the army in the Far East, I did not see him until I was eight years old, when he came home at the end…
Read the full memory: Marche Militaire and the big bass drumPauline Stacey · 1940s · Peckham Road School
I was born in 1936 in the June.. in Peckham Road. I don`t recall my age when I started school, but my very first memory of school is my first day.
Read the full memory: Miss Bloxham’s high deskBrian Scott · 1940s · Kingstanding Community Association hall
You might say it was the cultural centre of Kingstanding. The first thing I recall about that was that my mother was the member of an organisation called ‘The Helping Hand’.
Read the full memory: Tea for the men back from DunkirkJeanette Vickers · 1940s · Crayford Road
I lived in Crayford Road, Kingstanding. There was my Mother and Father and elder brother and sister in the house.
Read the full memory: Chickens, a crab apple tree and PC 49Maurice Sellars · 1940s · Dulwich Road School
My wife Patricia Stanton went to Cranbourne road school in the early to late forties, she then went on to Dulwich road school.
Read the full memory: The school railings cut down for the war effortAlan Hitchman · 1940s · Dulwich Road School
After leaving Cranborne road primary school I went to Dulwich road Secondary Modern School until I left to start work as an apprentice Electrician with the MEB about 1950.
Read the full memory: Happy Harry, Old Vic and the potato pickingShirley Bartram · 1940s · Dulwich Road School
To me Dulwich Road Secondary Modern School was an excellent place of learning and life experience, especially during the latter part of World War II.
Read the full memory: Dulwich Road was great!Averil Hall · 1940s · Swanwick, Derbyshire
I was born in Ripley but grew up on Pentrich Road, Swanwick until 1953. My parents bought the newspaper each week.
Read the full memory: When the Birmingham evacuees came to SwanwickBrian 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 IronvilleMaurice Sellars · 1940s · Warren Farm Road shops
The shops on Warren Farm road, next to baths was a chip shop later it was a milk bar with a juke box. Next to that was Hilton’s grocery shop, further round was the Home and Colonial grocery shop.
Read the full memory: A humongous bag of Sunday papersMaurice Sellars · 1940s · Kingstanding Road drill hall
I can remember the barracks just after the war, the yard along the side had many trailers with radar tracking disc’s on top.
Read the full memory: Buried alive in the sand pit