Tag: Bus
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Monday 17 September 1973
I did odd jobs in my cabin. Ethel went by bus to paint a cupboard for Sheila at College Road. The man who wanted Waverley Road cried off because he could not sell his own. Notes Grandad had a purpose-built cabin which he used for woodworking and other practical tasks, see Chapter 85. Ethel refers…
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Thursday 16 August 1973
Dolly went home. Ethel went with her to Norwich by bus. Still very hot. Hottest day of the year. In Norwich it was 84 FAR, London 88 Far. Notes Ethel refers to my grandma Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. Dolly refers to her first cousin, Dorothy Rose, who we knew as children as Auntie Dolly. She…
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Friday 3 August 1973
E & D went on the 08.15 bus to Norwich they bought a 50p bus ticket then went to Blakeney, Holt, Cromer & back to Norwich. Home at 20.10. Had the mortgage deed for £1,400 from Halifax. Notes E refers to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. D refers to her cousin, Dorothy Rose, who…
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Wednesday 25 July 1973
In the afternoon Ethel went by bus (private) to a Methodist Missionary meeting at Framingham. Arthur came & begged some wood to make a small fence. Notes Ethel refers to my grandma Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. For more details of this trip, see Chapter 107. It is not completely clear if this trip was to…
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Tuesday 29 May 1973
E&D went by bus to Cromer. Arthur came & gave me a hand to do some slabbing at the top of the garden, we laid 4 slabs. Notes E refers to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. D refers to Dorothy Rose, who I knew as Auntie Dolly. She was grandma’s first cousin and lived…
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Friday 25 May 1973
In the morning Ethel & I cut the grass in front of the wall. After dinner E went by bus to meet Dolly at the Bus Station. Notes E and Ethel both refer to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. Dolly refers to Dorothy Rose, my grandfather’s first cousin. She lived in Bedford and often…
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Wednesday 16 May 1973
Did more at the W. Mill. Ethel went with other ladies to Shotsham by bus. Notes W. Mill refers to windmill. For more detail of grandad’s windmills, see Chapter 109. Ethel refers to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. Shotsham refers to Shotesham. Grandma went there several times in the early seventies with ladies from…
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Thursday 26 April 1973
Ethel & Dolly went to Diss by bus a ladies meeting 09.00 home 18.00. Notes Ethel refers to my grandmother, Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. Dolly refers to my grandmother’s first cousin, Dorothy Rose, who lived in Bedford and who often visited grandma and grandad, see Chapter 106. Grandma was involved in ladies’ meetings through involvement…