80th anniversary of the London Blitz
On the evening of 29 December 1940, London suffered its most devastating air raid. We asked some veterans what memories they have of the Blitz from 80 years ago... Marie Scott Marie was thirteen when WWII started and was fourteen during the Blitz. She lived with her parents and her sister in a rented flat in Clapham, south west London. Her father was a warden so would be out every night with his torch and his helmet. When they heard the siren, Marie, her mum and her sister wo