Michael recounts the history of Acacia Drive. He was only 2 years old when his house was bombed but he describes the horror of it. He recalls his school days at All Saints Primary and remembers the vast Co-op empire in Maldon, shops and land, which were eventually sold off. Some of the history of the United Reformed Church is mentioned, also the building work in 2000 which resulted in a time capsule being discovered.

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Ennals, Michael

(Born 1942) Interviewed October 2018.

Michael recounts the history of Acacia Drive. He was only 2 years old when his house was bombed but he describes the horror of it. He recalls his school days at All Saints Primary and remembers the vast Co-op empire in Maldon, shops and land, which were eventually sold off. Some of the history of the United Reformed Church is mentioned, also the building work in 2000 which resulted in a time capsule being discovered.

Themes:

WWII in Maldon, High Street, Co-op