Destiny and Duty

Emma Levens (1873-1908) a story of love, marriage and motherhood in urban nineteenth century London

From the Goal Line to the Front Line

The story of Chelsea goalkeeper William Krug who joined the 17th Middlesex (1st Football) Battalion at the start of the Great War.

One purple moment

Harry Mayhew (1886-1933): A tale of buried treasure

Peter Mayhew (1929-1980)

Peter Mayhew (1929-1980): Overview with links to separate stories about his life

The Tooting years

Peter Mayhew (1929-1980): May 1929-late 1938, the pre-war years in Tooting, South London

Evacuated to Funtington (Pt 1)

Peter Mayhew (1929-1980): July 1939 to December 1939, covering the first months of his evacuation and his stay with the Booth family at Funtington Lodge

Evacuated to Funtington (Pt 2)

Peter Mayhew (1929-1980): Jan 1940 to Oct, covering most of 1940 with the Booth family at Funtington Lodge

After the war

Peter Mayhew (1929-1980): life in the immediate postwar years, including National Service and starting a career in the British film industry

The Kensington years

Peter Mayhew (1929-1980): a new family life 1949-1957