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Wartime in Barton and Tredworth

Here you can listen to memories of what life was like in Barton and Tredworth during the Second World War. How did the war change life? What did people eat? How did rationing change things? What work was done in the area during the war? How did folk entertain themselves? The memories here shed a little light on these questions and more.

If you have any memories of what life was like during the Second World War then we would love to hear from you. Get in touch with us at bartonandtredworth@gmail.com

  • Barton and Tredworth

    Barton and Tredworth

    The Labour Club
  • Brian Mince

    Brian Mince

    Memories of wartime in Chequers Road and at Hatherley Infants School
  • Eric John

    Eric John

    Memories of seeking shelter in the crypt of Christchurch during World War 2
  • Florence Dowdle

    Florence Dowdle

    Recollections of a bomb hitting Napier Street
  • Jean Young

    Jean Young

    Written memories of wartime in Barton and Tredworth
  • Jenny Bomberg

    Jenny Bomberg

    Wartime resourcefulness and testing tanks made at Gloucester Wagon Works
  • Joan Jackson

    Joan Jackson

    Bombs, Blenheim Road, and Black Out Curtains
  • Joan John

    Joan John

    Memories of bombs dropping and wearing gas masks during World War 2
  • Marlene and Ken Booker

    Marlene and Ken Booker

    Memories of growing up and getting married in Barton and Tredworth
  • Michael John Turk

    Michael John Turk

    Tredworth Infants' and Junior Schools in World War 2
  • Rachel Williams

    Rachel Williams

    Memories of growing up in Barton and Tredworth during the war.
  • Richard Allen's Childhood Memories of Melbourne St

    Richard Allen's Childhood Memories of Melbourne St

    Richard recalls life from the mid 1940s to the mid 1960s
  • Sheila Long, Olive Drew, and Pat Robinson

    Sheila Long, Olive Drew, and Pat Robinson

    Memories and Songs of Wartime Tredworth
  • Sparkes' Bakery in World War 2

    Sparkes' Bakery in World War 2

    Phil Sparkes passes on his aunt's memories of how his uncle Ken became a baker
  • The day a bomb dropped on Barton Street

    The day a bomb dropped on Barton Street

    Marian Wood, nee Burford, shares a childhood memory
  • Tony Pitt's memories of his parents at Pitt's Garage during World War 2

    Tony Pitt's memories of his parents at Pitt's Garage during World War 2

    In this digital story Tony remembers his father, Sidney Charles Pitt, designing, building and opening Pitt’s Garage in Barton St, ...
  • Valerie May

    Valerie May

    Melbourne Street, Wartime gardens, & The Hatherley Works
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