Memories of War Exhibition
Seventy years on from the Blitz how much do we really know about life during the Second World War?
The key events are well documented. However, looking beyond the headlines and focusing on the oral histories of Kent and London people who experienced very different aspects of war, challenges how we choose to remember events.
People from across London and Kent have been sharing their memories as part of a community history programme run by Dr June Balshaw, Head of the History Department at the University of Greenwich.
Those memories are now reflected in a major new Memories of War exhibition in the Stephen Lawrence Gallery at the University of Greenwich.
The exhibition, which will run until October 15, is open Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm and Saturday, 11am to 4pm.
The Memories of War exhibition is only the first phase of a major oral history project, which will continue to collate and preserve previously untold stories of wartime life. For further information about the project, or to share memories, email: memoriesofwar@gre.ac.uk or telephone 0208 331 7874.
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For further information and images, contact:
Nick Davison
Public Relations
University of Greenwich
Tel: 020 8331 8092
n.a.p.davison@gre.ac.uk
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Photo: Jack and Spencer Netherstreet