Danny
Your #8
How powerfully your second pic evokes the world of my youth ! I think the young couple were probably enjoying one of the fine summers on the brink of the war: it has a very "peacetime" feel about it.
Photo dates from 1942 and was taken in the back garden of our house in Holloway, N. London. Not visible is the "Anderson" bomb shelter which was sunk in the ground and covered by earth. My father planted nasturtium flowers on it and it looked quite pretty considering what it was.