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Isabel George recalls her wartime work at Wickendens in the Market Place
Isabel George recalls her wartime work at Wickendens in the Market Place 650 768 Mercer Design
Isabel George worked for a catering firm which was regulated by the Food Office. She explains the importance of food and clothing coupons read more
Winifred Fairhurst recalls her life in Frome during World War Two
Winifred Fairhurst recalls her life in Frome during World War Two 789 768 Mercer Design
Winifred Fairhurst talks about the men who came back from Dunkirk and how she married her soldier husband in 1942 when he got a 24 hour pass read more
John Burge remembers the American GIs based in Frome during the war
John Burge remembers the American GIs based in Frome during the war 750 727 Mercer Design
John Burge talks about the American soldiers based at Marston during the war and how they would come into town to visit local pubs and dances read more
Jim White shares his memories of Frome in the Second World War
Jim White shares his memories of Frome in the Second World War 760 768 Mercer Design
Jim White describes how local railings were removed for the war effort and recalls American, New Zealand and Australian soldiers being in Frome read more
Ray Daniel reflects on his mother’s role in the family and her war work
Ray Daniel reflects on his mother’s role in the family and her war work 250 339 Mercer Design
Ray Daniel talks about how his mother took on the role of both parents after his father died, and worked at a munitions factory during the war read more
Muriel Chapman recalls hosting evacuees during World War Two
Muriel Chapman recalls hosting evacuees during World War Two 480 640 Mercer Design
Muriel Chapman married in 1938. She discusses how two evacuees from the East End arrived on her doorstep at the beginning of the war read more
Zelda Brown shares her observations of life in Frome during the war
Zelda Brown shares her observations of life in Frome during the war 880 1024 Mercer Design
A reading from a letter by Zelda Brown, which describes her experience of being an evacuee in Frome during the Second World War read more
Michael West recalls his move to Frome in World War Two
Michael West recalls his move to Frome in World War Two 839 910 Mercer Design
Michael West recalls how he and his family moved to Windsor Crescent when his father’s engineering firm, Rotol, was relocated to Frome read more
Ron White talks about life in Frome during the Second World War
Ron White talks about life in Frome during the Second World War 778 1024 Mercer Design
Ron White remembers life during the war as well as the hundreds of soldiers that came to Frome after the evacuation of Dunkirk read more
Jean Gill discusses her varied job as a district nurse
Jean Gill discusses her varied job as a district nurse 225 276 Mercer Design
Jean Gill was based in the nurses home in Weymouth Road. She visited patients in a car, in the days when most district nurses used bicycles read more