World War Two

The Glow over London

Here Ronald describes sheltering in the church hall during an air raid.

Greyness

Here Ronald describes a trip to London during the war.

Sharing School

Here Ray recalls moving into a nearby girls’ school during wartime.

Geography

Here Ron describes learning geography during the daily wartime news discussions.

Incendiaries in the park

Here Ron describes finding bombs in the park.

War starts

Here Ron remembers the school’s preparation for air attacks.

Sheltering in the Church

Ron describes being led through the woods to shelter.

Dogfight

Ron describes arriving at his second wartime school.

Explosives

Here Ron describes discovering unexploded bombs.

Buzz Bombs and Doodlebugs

Here Ron describes the effects of relentless bombings on school life.

Shelter

Here Ron talks about the whole school sheltering in a small cellar.