Category: 50 YEARS AGO

• Saturday 17 February 1973

  Man called (visited us) from the Telephone saying he would come & fix it on Monday. Notes Although grandma and grandad had been living in their bungalow since 1964 they only got a telephone in 1973. I don’t know how long they had been trying to get one. For more details, see Chapter 111.

  February 17, 2023

• Friday 16 February 1973

  Ethel & I gathered cutting from the rose trees in the back. Notes Ethel refers to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia Parkin

  February 16, 2023

• Thursday 15 February 1973

  Ethel went to DLM. Still very cold. I watched the Joe Bugner v Muhammad Ali (formaly Casius Clay) fight on TV. Fought in Las Vegas (recording). ALI won on points after 12 rounds. Joe was British. Ethel went into Barbara’s. Notes Ethel refers to my grandma Ethel May Cecilia Parkin DLM stands for Drayton Ladies’…

  February 15, 2023

• Wednesday 14 February 1973

  Snow again in the morning. Very cold. I put on my over-alls & did odd jobs in my cabin first time wearing overalls this year. Gas workers went on strike or a go slow as from midnight Tuesday. Notes Cabin refers to a purpose-built woodworking cabin that grandad had at his house/bungalow. The gas workers’…

  February 14, 2023

• Tuesday 13 February 1973

  Snow during the morning but cleared here during the afternoon. much worse in the North & Midlands. Ethel had a cold. Notes Diary of my grandfather Charles Gordon Parkin (see Chapter 0 for introduction to diaries and Chapter 1 for introduction to my grandfather) Ethel refers to my grandmother – Ethel May Cecilia Parkin Here…

  February 13, 2023