Category: 100 YEARS AGO
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Sunday 12 September 1926
Went to Prims Harvest Festival. Notes Grandad went to Harvest Festival at “Prims”. “Prims” is a reference to Primitive Methodists, in general, and to Bourne Primitive Methodist Chapel in Kirkby, specifically, see Chapter 17. He probably went with grandma, Ethel Cirket. They were “courting” at this time and would marry in 1930, see Chapter 16.
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Saturday 11 September 1926
Went to Matlock Boating. Notes Grandad went boating in Matlock which is about 15 miles from Kirkby. He does not say how he went, or who he went with, if anyone. However, he probably went with grandma, Ethel Cirket. They were “courting” at this time and would marry in 1930, see Chapter 16. One of the activities…
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Wednesday 8 September 1926
Went to Selston & S Normanton in John’s car. Notes Grandad usually worked half a day on Wednesdays so, presumably, he made the trip described here in the afternoon after work. From Kirkby, he went to Selston and South Normanton, a round trip of 10-12 miles. He went in John’s car. This is a reference…
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Sunday 5 September 1926
Went to Prims. Notes Grandad went to “Prims”. “Prims” is a reference to Primitive Methodists, in general, and to Bourne Primitive Methodist Chapel in Kirkby, specifically, see Chapter 17. He probably went with grandma, Ethel Cirket. They were “courting” at this time and would marry in 1930, see Chapter 16.
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Saturday 4 September 1926
Went to Hazelford Ferry Boating. Notes Grandad went boating at Hazelford Ferry about 20 miles from Kirkby. He does not say how he went, or who he went with, if anyone. However, he probably went with grandma, Ethel Cirket. They were “courting” at this time and would marry in 1930, see Chapter 16. One of the…
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Friday 3 September 1926
Put 3 speed gear on push bike. Notes Bicycle Gears Grandad noted that he put three speed gears onto his bicycle which he referred to as a “push bike“. This term is apparently a standard British English expression that emerged around the turn of the 20th century. It distinguished pedal-driven bicycles from motorbikes. This was…