Reference
Z1606/7
Title
Personal diary labelled 'vol. V'
Date free text
9 February 1947 (part) - 11 April 1948 (part)
Production date
From: 1947 To: 1948
Scope and Content
Volume focuses primarily on domestic life in Bedford at 66 Marlborough Road following the Second World War. It details caring for her elderly and father whose health is deteriorating, and the activities of her brother Jim. Much of the content revolves around obtaining and preparing food and working at the allotment or garden. Frequent references are made to events held by the Literary Society. The volume also includes:
Electricity rationing (11/2/1947)
German prisoners of war in Bedford (12/2/1947)
Snow and frost (February to March 2947)
Flooding in Bedford from the snow melt (21/3/1947)
Travelling from Houghton Mill to St Ives (1/6/1947)
Retirement of a long serving postmistress, Mrs Washington (3/6/1947)
German prisoner of war visiting the family and later contact (27/10, 10/11, 7/12 and 29/12/1947 and 27/3/1948)
Trip to Northampton (2/22/1947)
Folk dancing (8/11/1947, 30/1/1948)
Disagreement with the milkman over rations (4/2/1948, 15/3/1948 and 12/2/1948)
Description of interior decoration of the house (17/2/1948)
Finding 'lumps' and subsequent visit to surgeon (28/2/1948)
Trip to Church at Elstow (14/3/1948)
Death of Stella (25/4/1948)
Man swapping rags for chicks (15-17/4/1948
Her father's 78th birthday (20/4/1948)
The reverse of the volume features 'Danger Don'ts' - printed road safety advice.
Level of description
item