1941: On this day, 814 20-year-old city girls responded to their call-up papers - although some forgot their registration card! Many of the girls had come with their mothers, while others had their boyfriends for company. Some are described as arriving 'with an army escort on either side'. Quite a few perambulators are also recorded as being parked outside the building. (Gray, David, Peterborough at War 1939-1945, David Gray, 2011)
Taken from The Peterborough Book of Days by Brian Jones, The History Press, 2014.
Many places in the UK state that they were the preferred home for Hitler and his friends after they invaded the country. One of those suggested homes was Willow Hall near Thorney.
Willow Hall is a delightful house with some lovely features, but even compared to other local houses such as Burghley House, Milton Hall and Thorpe Hall, it falls very short as a residence for a dictator.
Nazi papers suggest instead that Adolf Hitler preferred Shropshire and was particularly interested in Bridgnorth.