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  • "Chum" - Purley's Canine Hero

    "Chum" - Purley's Canine Hero

    On the evening of 27th November, 1940, Mrs. Marjorie French sat alone in the air raid shelter at her home in Glenn Avenue, Purley. Warmed by an electric fire she was awaiting the return of her husband, John, a toolmaker by trade. As she listened for the sound of his car, the drone of an aircraft caught her attention...and then a bomb dropped.
  • 2017 Battle of Britain Sunday commemorations took place at St. Luke's Church, Whyteleafe

    2017 Battle of Britain Sunday commemorations took place at St. Luke's Church, Whyteleafe

    Reverend Tim Goode’s sermon from the Battle of Britain commemorations: We also felt that it was amiss that there was not ...
  • Oral History: Stan Ford

    Oral History: Stan Ford

    As part of the Kenley Revival Oral History Project, we have interviewed speial people with memories of Kenley during World ...
  • The Bombing of Chaldon Rd, 4th November, 1940.

    The Bombing of Chaldon Rd, 4th November, 1940.

    On the 4th November, 1940, a lone enemy bomber attacked Caterham on the Hill  dropping several bombs which damaged shops and houses, and opening fire on children leaving the Council School, (now Hillcroft School).
  • The Bombing of St. Lawrence's Hospital - 6th November, 1940

    The Bombing of St. Lawrence's Hospital - 6th November, 1940

    Only two days after the terror of the daylight raid on Chaldon Rd, the area was hit again, this time taking the lives of two women at the opposite ends of life...
  • The Official A.R.P. Handbook (Coulsdon and Purley)

    The Official A.R.P. Handbook (Coulsdon and Purley)

  • WAAF Frances Cherry: Life at Kenley 1940-42

    WAAF Frances Cherry: Life at Kenley 1940-42

    Frances Cherry was a member of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force and in 1994 she conducted an interview with Colin ...
  • WAAF Pamela Rust - Off-duty at RAF Kenley

    WAAF Pamela Rust - Off-duty at RAF Kenley

    In RAF Kenley by Peter Flint, the author recalls an interview with Pamela Rust, a W.A.A.F. A.C.W.2, who was eighteen ...
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