TPYF Glossopdale College Jean Catlow Interview with Jean Catlow, who was eight years old when the Second World War (1939-1945) began. She was born and grew up in Salford. Jean Catlow talks about her early childhood memories of the start of the Second World War. She talks about her and her brother being evacuated to the village of Crawshawbooth, Lancashire, and of their experiences of living with other families and village life. Parents would visit Crawshawbooth from Salford every Sunday. For Christmas 1940, Jean and her brother returned home. While they were there, they had to spend three nights sat in the family Anderson Shelter during the Manchester Blitz of 22-24 December 1940. After Christmas, Jean and her brother returned to Crawshawbooth, were eventually her Mother and sister moved to as well. Jean would never return to Salford to live. 13 Feb 2006