Thanks for the link, Jean and also for Norma in finding the interesting read and so very like my own memories.

My Mum would take my 2 older brothers to Tom Jones's too and sit outside having lemonade. (author same age as my older brother)

The horses that were set free from the Matchworks when it was bombed must have been terrified.

Horses in a stable at the Bootle end of Hornby Boulevard weren't so lucky during one air-raid. I have a report of the incident, a Litherland man was of of several who were awarded for their bravery during that bombing.

I've attached a page from the 1939 Register showing her address and parents.