David Mudd

My family history

  • Looking Back – Memoir by Elsie Mudd
  • About Me
Home » Looking Back » A Tribute

A Tribute

Nan Lawrence

This book is a tribute to my dear mum, no longer with us but always in our hearts. She was a wonderfully caring mother in every way. She brought up two little girls, sheltering us through the bombings and dark days of the war, going without herself and always putting us first.

Thank you to my daughters Barbara Toplis and Rosie Buckle for their encouragement.

Special thanks to all those who made the book possible.


< Title page

Preface >


Print Friendly, PDF & Email

Looking Back

Elsie Lawrence Mudd

A family memoir set in Finchley and Friern Barnet 1913-1953

Title page

A tribute to my mum

Preface

Chapter One – Hamilton Road

Chapter Two – Mum

Chapter Three – Aunt Lou

Chapter Four – When Mum met Dad

Chapter Five – The Lawrence family of Summers Lane

Chapter Six – Goldsmith Road, Friern Barnet

Chapter Seven – 1939

Chapter Eight – 1940-1941

Chapter Nine – St John’s School

Chapter Ten – Evacuation

Chapter Eleven – Christmas in the War

Chapter Twelve – Grandma Trusler’s

Chapter Thirteen – Home

Chapter Fourteen – The Library

Chapter Fifteen – Rationing

Chapter Sixteen – Chelwood

Chapter Seventeen – Victory: 1945

Chapter Eighteen – Our holiday in Kent 1947

Chapter Nineteen – The Bombed Garden

Chapter Twenty – Holly Park and Ealing Art School

Chapter Twenty One – 1953

Copyright © 2025 · David Mudd on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

  • Privacy Policy