AU10/31/1/Notes

NOTES by Andrew Underwood 1. Although the war had been over a couple of years rationing continued - & was introduced for bread - & severe shortages of all sorts of essentials remained. It had been impossible to get oranges at all, although latterly some became available for children, and I wonder whether the Matthews's were able to get these because of their children? 2. Sir Anthony usually went to church on Sunday mornings. In 1891 his mother had given the east window in Ampthill church as a family memorial, but Rector Nichol refused to lower the hangings above the altar which covered the lower portions of the drapery on some figures and after protracted & acrimonious argument (see Parish Mag) Mr Wingfield transferred his religious loyalties to Maulden. At the time of these letters, with petrol rationing & private motoring difficult, Sir Anthony hired one of my grandfather's cars on a regular basis, and it was usually my aunts Jane or Madge who drove him to Maulden church for worship, although he had long since 'made it up' with Ampthill church. SRH reports that the Professor regularly invited to Sunday dinner (latterly tea) - see his The Professor.

From: 1945 To: 1952

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Matthews, Sidney H.,
Matthews, Joyce,
Wingfield, Anthony Henry,
Wingfield, Sophia,
Houfe, Simon R.,
Richardson, Albert Edward,
Nichol, John George Scrymsour

oranges, rationing, bread, church windows, clergy names index, AMPTHILL, MAULDEN