Thanks for that Jess. A facinating site. I was particularly interested in the Camell Laird link. My brother was doing his marine draughtman apprenticeship with them and he did his practical on the Ark Royal. On the subject of WW2 I was 6 when it started. And living in the comparative safety of Bromborough Wirral. For some reason best known to herself my Mum decided to help the war effort by going to work at the factory in Capenhurst and so sent us- my brother and I- to live with our grandparents in Index St. Liverpool. I went to Arnott St. School during our time there. And was very proud to be at the school my Mum went to with her brother and 2 sisters. I remember well the nights spent in the nearby Air Raid shelter and the cameraderie,singing and sharing of refreshments that went on. We were not there on the fateful night when Index St. was laid waste by bombs. My Grandparents came out of the shelter to find their home gone. They went to live in Towyn North Wales on a holiday campsite. They had one of the old railway carriages there and us kid thought it was the best place to stay!! My cousins who lived in Bootle were evacuated to Kimnel Bay and shared the house with a family of refugees from The Channel Islands. They were market gardeners and grew the most fantastic carrots and tomatoes in the garden!! There are so many memories. I could write a book!! My own Grandchildren love to hear what it was like to live through a war. For our parents it must have been a most anxious time. Particularly for Mums and their kids whithout Dad who was away fighting. My Dad was in the Royal Navy as were his brothers. All of them experienced seafarers before the out break of war. We were a very lucky family. All of us came through safely but oh so many didn't. Thank you Marged for initiating the discusion. Very relevant I think for our Merseyside list. Margaret in Australia

Somehow, I seem to have missed Jess's link, must go to the site and see it Marged Thanks for that Jess. A facinating site.