Memories of Cricklewood during Wartime

Lynette Webb writes "Mrs Nora Marshall, who has lived in the same house in Temple Road Cricklewood since 1940, gave a talk about her memories of the War period. It was a lecture on behalf of the Friends of Cricklewood Library and attracted quite a crowd."

You can watch the video at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5975596488865667497&hl=en

She talks about:

  • What the houses & Temple Road were like (1.5 min; 24 min, 38.5 min)
  • Food rationing (7 min, 32 min) and clothes rationing (26 min)
  • Local businesses and shops (28 min, 37 min, 42 min)
  • The bombing (16.5 min, 33 min, 51 min)
  • Smiths the factory (21 min)
  • Gladstone Park (44.5 min).