Reference
Z153/63/49
Title
Letter from Bess to ‘My dear Both’ Willington, Tuesday.
Date free text
undated [[March 1952]
Production date
From: 1952 To: 1952
Scope and Content
Hopes Tom will get what he wants on favourable terms. Did they hear the two men talking from Bristol district as if it was almost impossible to get a farm and how very expensive it was to start a son on a farm these days? Min says Robert to leave school soon she wishes he could go to agricultural college but he would have to be a bit older. Demands for higher wages and everything a terrific price. Geof & Norah went to performance of Messiah at Bedford School by the combined choirs of the school & the High School [25 March 1952]. On Monday Norma coming for the night and will take Colin back for the holidays. Bess has stared another Turkey rug but has had a job to get Turkey wool. Trees down the drive coming out and look pretty. Olive has stared spring cleaning. ‘Our kitchen has made such a difference with washing up etc especially after I have been cooking, where I had to take everything out into the scullery to wash up & also fetch water – now I only have to turn round to the sink – after nearly 40 years of the old way! Well, its just 40 years since we came to Willington & we had 3 years at Scarsdale’
Level of description
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