- Contributed by听
- gmractiondesk
- People in story:听
- Kenneth Young
- Location of story:听
- Stockport
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A4612583
- Contributed on:听
- 29 July 2005
This story was submitted to the People's War website by Karolina Kopiec from GMR Action Desk on behalf of Mr Kenneth Young and has been added to the site with his permission. The author fully understands website's terms and conditions.
I was 8 when the war started. I remember going into Vernon Mill in Stockport. A furriers the basement was the raid shelter and the smell was horrible! The currying of the furs.
In 1941-1942 a Wellington bomber was on display near the Town Hall. It was a moral booster for the civilians at home. In National Savings people of Stockport collected the money to buy one for the war effort.
As a boy it was a thrill to see the plane out there. As a child we just didn鈥檛 realise the enormity of the war.
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