Comments on: VE day in York, 1945

By: eve

eve — Sun, 21 Nov 2021 09:59:48 +0000

Hello Kyle
I’m writing a novel set in WW2. I love the story of your grandfather and would like the make a reference in his honor. Due to copyrights, would you be agreeable to this?
Kind regards
Eve Annette

By: Diane Holmes

Diane Holmes — Sun, 07 Mar 2021 07:33:19 +0000

Does anyone know anything about the lettering on a wall at the end of Nelson Street off Haxby road which said VICTORY IN EUROPE and can still be seen but is very faded?

By: Ruth Seymour england

Ruth Seymour england — Wed, 20 May 2020 17:51:48 +0000

I remember being on my fathers shoulder in Parliament street on VE. Day in 1945 , and wondered if there are any photos from there. My grandmother was Annie Seymour Pearson the suffragette in York.
I remember a barrage balloon on Clifton Green too.

By: Ruth Seymour england

Ruth Seymour england — Wed, 20 May 2020 17:47:11 +0000

It should have said 1945 not 1944

By: Ruth Seymour england

Ruth Seymour england — Fri, 08 May 2020 17:15:30 +0000

Actually this was 1945 in Parliament street when I was 5 years old

By: Alan Winspear

Alan Winspear — Fri, 08 May 2020 09:46:04 +0000

I was 8 and a half years old on VE day and I remember the celebrations in York. My outstanding memory is of the river. All the bridges were lit up. and all the boats, including a couple of Motor Torpedo Boats were festooned in lights. My older brother,(Bob), took me into York to see the sights in much the same way as he had done to see the bombing of the station and the church in Coney Street. The reason I particularly remember the festivities because we went down on to a sand bank at the foot of Ouse bridge, opposite the old Boyes store. Spotting a socket without a bulb in it, what was an 8yr old boy expected to do. I poked it with my finger. There was a flash and a thud, and the lights dimmed for a split second. The thud was me hitting the sand 10feet away. Fortunately I was wearing wellingtons that day. Times were hard in those days and wellingtons were very hard wearing and lasted a long time. My brother was extremely shocked but I just shrugged it off. I’ve shrugged off all calamities and catastrophies ever since. I had a great time growing up in York. A fabulous city. I don’t now know why I ever left it.