A Ventnor Childhood in WW2 by Marigold Harding – Part 2: Raids over Ventnor

Marigold Harding was ten when WW2 broke out.  Her family lived at the foot of Nine Stone Steps, where her father, builder Tom Harding, ran the ‘Trinity Works’.  This second  of three articles using her memories of a wartime childhood in Ventnor, and mentions home life and the disruption and damage caused by air raids at Ventnor, the fortifications on Ventnor beach to prevent invasion, and school days at Ryde High School.

Read PDF version of Part 2 here:  A Ventnor Childhood in WW2 by Marigold Harding Part 2: Raids over Ventnor

 

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