These sketches of old Hempstead Village were drawn from memory by Ted Quy who grew up in Hempstead and were kindly shared by his schoolfriend Roland Bird who now lives in Wigmore.
Below: Karting at Gibraltar Gun Emplacement 1944
Below: Mr Dovey helping crashed Mustang pilot near Hempstead Gibraltar Gun emplacement 1944
Below: Hempstead School, teacher Miss Webb 1944
Below: Mr Green serving petrol to Mr O Quy at Hempstead Garage 1946
Below: Grooms Bakery Van 1944
Below: Mark Oak Dairies Rainham 1945
Below: V1 Doodlebug being shot down by RAF 1944 at Hempstead Gibraltar Farm Gun site
