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Sally Lancaster
Ode to a local village girl whose mother took in washing from aircrew. Refers to 100 Squadron. Two versions both annotated 'Kathryn Reid, (half pint)' and other notes.
Seven Land Army women
Seven women sitting on the ground by a gate. On the reverse 'Jean Raven Betty Render Gladys Monk Dolly Kay Booth Kay Jean Approx 1947 Land Army'.
Tags: home front
Sitting room in Keith Dexters house at Stevensons farm
Top - sitting room with door on left and large cabinet behind sofa. Captioned 'Entry port into sitting room Stevensons farm'. Middle - view of part of room with wall clock on right, doorway and cabinet on left. In the foreground a sofa with side cap…
Tags: home front
Social gathering at the City of Lincoln pub
Group portrait of personnel and civilians at a social gathering at the City of Lincoln pub. Reg Woolgar and his wife are far right back row and Dorothy Scott, the landlady, is in the centre of the back row. Participants are of different genders and…
Tags: entertainment; home front; love and romance
Some memories of the war
Memoir detailing a teenage girl's experiences of the war. The document details experiences of evacuation, the blackouts, sounds of the war during air raids and what they saw on the streets of Liverpool.
Spitfire appeal and donation to RAF Benevolent Fund
Newspaper cuttings. An appeal to help buy a Spitfire or a bandage or a gun by Patience Strong. On the other side news about Lord Nuffield donating £250,000 to the RAF Benevolent Fund.
Tags: home front; propaganda
Staff Sergeant Otto St
Staff Sergeant Otto St's account of the events at Moltkestraße 7.
Stanley Howard's ration book
Ration book 1953-54 issued in Lincoln serial no BB873619 to Stanley Howard, address in Coleby, Lincolnshire. Contains stamps for Charles Marshall Ltd, Navenby.
Tags: home front
Statistics food, clothing and houses
Mentions consumption of various foodstuffs. Mentions expenditure on boots, shoes, clothing, hardware, furnishings , radios and other items. Covers travel and goods transport.
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Statistics houses
Notes 4.5 million houses out of 13 million damaged by bombing including those recently destroyed by flying bombs and rockets.
Tags: bombing; home front; V-1; V-2; V-weapon
Statistics women
Statistics for females aged 14 to 59 by jobs. Concludes that three quarters of men and quarter of women are in the services, munitions or essential industries.
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Terry and Arthur Ford
Terry and his father standing outside their house. Both are in Home Guard uniform.
Tags: civil defence; home front; Home Guard
Terry Ford and Family
Two photographs of Terry and family Moira, Terry, Mother (Hilda), Father (Arthur) and Yvonne.
In the first image Terry has pilot's wings but not in the second.
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
In the first image Terry has pilot's wings but not in the second.
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
Tags: aircrew; home front; pilot
The Evacuee
Roy was evacuated four times.
The first to Isleham and he was accompanied by his maternal grandparents and Alan from next door. There was no electricity, water or sewerage in the farmhouse. Gas was installed but never used. Lighting was by paraffin…
The first to Isleham and he was accompanied by his maternal grandparents and Alan from next door. There was no electricity, water or sewerage in the farmhouse. Gas was installed but never used. Lighting was by paraffin…
Tags: anti-aircraft fire; bombing; childhood in wartime; evacuation; faith; home front; V-1; V-2; V-weapon
The family at Potter Hill
Two adult figures - plus baby - all in uniform facing front on the left between two flag poles. Led by a dog, four other figures in uniform march past from the right with pitchforks shouldered.
Added caption: 'The family at Potter Hill, L to R,…
Added caption: 'The family at Potter Hill, L to R,…
Tags: animal; arts and crafts; home front
The family gardening at Potters Hill
Six figures and two dogs carrying out various activities at farm. Fence on left and hedge on right, sheep in field top left. Captioned "Wednesday night was drying ground night"
Added caption: 'The family gardening at Potter Hill, L to R, Irene,…
Added caption: 'The family gardening at Potter Hill, L to R, Irene,…
Tags: animal; arts and crafts; home front
The Onlooker November 1939
Political news-sheet from the Conservative party covering issues: the national effort a warning to grumblers, information for farmers, parliamentary commentary, local conservative party meetings, life in Germany concentrating on food shortages and…
Tags: home front; propaganda
The Stork Wartime Cookery Book
A wartime cook book.
This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.
This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.
Tags: home front
The Story of Harold Gorton
Describes in detail air raid shelters, rationing, shopping,the absence of traffic and school life. There is a description of the Gorton extended family complete with a family tree. Harold Gorton met Lilian Carmen Mary Morgan, at Oxford university.…
Theodor Tröll
Theodor Tröll's account of the events at Untere Königstraße.
Theodor Tröll
Theodor Tröll's account of the events at Motzstraße.
They were a fine body of men
Photograph shows a group of home guard men on parade on a road in front of several stone buildings. At the front are two officers behind are three rows of men in uniform with side caps. Three men stand in front of the first row, the two outside men…
Tags: civil defence; home front; Home Guard