Thursday 8 March 1973

Ethel went to DLM. Bombs exploded in London 1 killed & 213 injured, police do not yet know who were responsible. The bombs wear in cars in the street.

Notes

Ethel refers to my grandmother, Ethel May Cecilia Parkin.

DLM refers to Drayton Ladies’ Meeting, a women’s meeting held at Drayton Methodist Church, see Chapter 107.

For more details of the Old Bailey bombings, see Chapter 112.

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