Mrs W.E. Palmer (b.1908): Reading and Writing
Reading, cycling and dancing were their chief hobbies (3) From Mrs W.E. Palmer’s fond recollections of reading both at home and in …
Mrs W.E. Palmer (b.1908): Home and Family
On the front of the farmhouse, above the front door and below a little round window was a coat of arms, a …
Jack McQuoid (1910-1985): Life & Labour
Before Jack found his love for writing he always found comfort in the natural world. Jack’s father passed these values down to …
Mrs W.E. Palmer (b.1908): An Introduction
Francesca’s thoughts went back down the years to Harting Coombe Farm, near Rogate where she lived with her parents, her sister and …
Minnie Frisby (b.1877): An Introduction
‘By musing and living in the happy past, I am able to forget much of the very painful present.’ (I:1) Minnie Frisby …
Mrs W.E. Palmer (b.1908): Education and Schooling Part Two
Taking it all round, schooldays for most of them were happy, in later years Francesca and her school friends believed they owed …
Walter John Eugene Elliott (1890- 1977): Life and Labour
people now talk of ‘The Good old days’, IF they had had ‘um, they would not boast ’bout um. Working life …