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- Darlington Libraries
- People in story:听
- Margaret Bond
- Location of story:听
- Neville's Cross, Durham
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A4123432
- Contributed on:听
- 27 May 2005
I can remember doing our geometry exam and the sirens went. We had to pick everything up, papers, set squares, compasses the lot, and head for the shelters.
Usually when we went it was a break from lessons and we used to play games, memory games for example and sing. That was the first year, so after that we had to do more educational things, as directed by our teachers!
The day war broke out, my father was a policeman and he went out with a flat cap on, tin hat over his shoulder and when he came back he had a tin hat on and gas mask at the ready!
After an air raid on the Tyne we went to check on my great aunt and uncle. Margarine was running down the street near the Goods Station and people were collecting it in basins to purify it.
It was exciting even at 13 and 14 when you saw the search lights and heard the bombers go over. No bombs were dropped on Durham so it was exciting to see the lights. In retrospect I find this unbelievable.
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