WARTIME EVACUEES

This feature is dedicated to the stories of residents from both Summerhill Road and Tottenham generally who at the outbreak of the second world war were evacuated to the safety of the countryside.  Simply CLICK on the links below to read these fascinating accounts of their experiences.

LINK 'Howfield' and Mr Glasspool  - Vic Hardy
LINK Memories of an Evacuee - Ron Jones

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Wartime memories - Stan Wood - Clyde Road

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Memories of an Evacuee - Tony Palmer

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Memories as an Evacuee - John Harvey

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Memories of an Evacuee - Oh Mr Attlee what do you do? Joe Hewlett
LINK A Child of the Blitz -Jim Hepting
LINK Memories as an Evacuee - Ken Carter

 

(Note: Background Picture is of children from Woodlands Park School being evacuated to Cambridge in 1940)

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