Figure 1.-- The London suburb of Wood Green where we lived in a wonderful place for boys. I have attached a map and have circled the house where we lived in Wood Green--65 Bounds Green Road. Our home had quite a large garden. It was there that the three of us were photographed in our toy vehicles. But we were virtually surrounded by green areas. You can see the ornamental park opposite , and another up the road to the left.

The London suburb of Wood Green where we lived in a wonderful place for boys. I have attached a map and have circled the house where we lived in Wood Green--65 Bounds Green Road. Our home had quite a large garden. It was there that the three of us were photographed in our toy vehicles. But we were virtually surrounded by green areas. You can see the ornamental park opposite , and another up the road to the left. I remember walking along that park to see the trains with my mother when I was a toddler. The trains fascinated me. You can see the railway, which is the main East Coast line to Scotland, and stations along the route were a prime target for the German bombers. We were certainlyn lucky having such a lot of green space for adventure with our friends and I remember taking advantage of it. This is of course a 2009 satellite Google Earth picture. The large building to the right of the park opposite our house was not there in 1940. The ground was an allotment ground. My parents had one. At home my mother kept chickens and much of the lawn was taken over for vegetables. MY grandparents were pretty elderly then and so my parents grew produce for them as well. I think the building is a Greek Orthodox Cathedral. hence its size. beyond the car park is a Secondary school which was there in my day.