carni 9,759 Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 I have just been reading a fascinating topic about Nottingham Bombings during WW11, I was so engrossed ,and want to know more,i didn't realise how much Nottingham was hit until i saw the bombing maps on this topic,my mam had talked about the bomb craters as they lived on vicarage st during the war,but sadly i didn't have much interest when i was younger and now the chance to talk to her has gone.I think it would be a good topic to Bump but cant get back on it as i got the title wrong.Can anyone help please. as i'm sure there will be more stories to read. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 1,996 Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Was it this one, carni http://nottstalgia.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4391&page=1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 9,759 Posted July 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Trevor S Eureka,Well Done, Thankyou for that. I was really into reading the topic last night and my laptop slipped and it was gone,I am going to have a good read now,I was born just after the war but grew up hearing my dad talk about experiences at sea mainly with his navy pals,when they visited the house,and mams memories of the land army days.I left them while i was quite young so i have missed out on a lot of talks i know we would have had. Does any one remember Nottingham in the war,It would be interesting to read your stories. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 295 Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Hi Carni, perhaps you'll like this: 'May Hill's WW11 Diaries' - not set in Nottingham but Chapel St Leonards, fascinating reading. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 9,759 Posted July 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Jackson Hiya,Thank you for the book title,I will have to see if i can find it,i must say you have got me interested,perhaps i will have to order it,unless my local library can get it for me,I will get back to you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 4,536 Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 May Hill's diaries has a facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/pages/May-Hills-WWII-Diaries/164883400216874 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 9,759 Posted July 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Thank you,Katyjay, I am looking forward to reading May Hill's Diaries very much,I am still very interested in Nottingham and peoples stories during the World Wars,I never realised that the bombings reached places like Sneinton and Carlton, and now i want to read as much as i can,I am just so glad that i wasn't born until it was all over. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 1,996 Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 carni, I posted this topic early in the piece and has a little bit of my Aunt's recollections of the bombings. Of interest was the existence of the bomb crater sites in the field opposite Grandmas house in Holme Road, West Bridgeford well into the 50s. I can still remember running up and down the grassy depressions with other kids. http://nottstalgia.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9341&hl=bombs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 9,759 Posted July 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Trevor S Thank you That was so interesting, reading about your Auntie Jeans memories, I would love to hear some more of her stories,Most of us on Nottstalga were born after the war and can still remember the food ration books,orange juice,Malt and various other things,but none of us know what its like to live life as our families did through the war years.We are thankful for people like your Auntie Jean for sharing her memories. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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