Diary Entry: Went to Weston to stay Moona. Diary notes: Miss Noyes [aka ‘Moona’] was a friend of KPD’s (they went on some holidays together); She was, like KPD, a Nanny/Matron, and was also at Rossholme. She was with KPD on the latter’s birthday in April 1954, but died 9 days later. Her full name …
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Diary Date: 4th August [1941]
Diary Entry: Tea Humbers. Diary notes: The Humbers were the next door neighbours, and friends, of KPD and her Mother. Closest to KPD was Catherine Lucy Violet Humber (c.1889-1975); she remained a friend of KPD until her death and is often referred to in KPD’s diaries.
Diary Date: 3rd August [1941]
Diary Entry: Spent day Lewis’. Diary notes: The Lewis’ were a family KPD worked for as a nanny, who became friends in Crofton, near Farnborough, living at Orchard Cottage. Apparently KPD got to drive their Bentley!
Diary Date: 2nd August [1941]
Diary Entry: A[Anthony] & P[Peggy] left. Diary notes: Anthony and Peggy Dell are KPD’s closest (in age) brother and sister-in-law. Presumably they were going back to their home in Suffolk, or Peggy was going there and Anthony back to his military duties.As Anthony had volunteered (for the Territorials) before war was declared he had already …
Diary Date: 1st August [1941]
Diary Entry: We all went to “Storm in a teacup” & “The Lambeth Walk”. Diary notes: “Storm in a teacup” was a relatively old (1937) UK romantic comedy starring Rex Harrison & Vivien Leigh. “The Lambeth Walk” was also a British comedy starring Ida Lupino, best known perhaps for the title song. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_in_a_Teacup_(film) and …
Diary Date: 31st July [1941]
Diary Entry: Went home. Anthony & Peggy there. Diary notes: Anthony (born 1909 he was KPD’s closest brother) married Peggy (1910 – 1991), his first wife and mother of his two children, Grahame & Jennifer. A photograph showing Anthony Dell (‘A.H.D.’), his father Henry (‘H.L.D.’) and his, and KPD’s youngest sibling, Veronica Dell (‘C.V.D.’) circa …
Diary Date: 29th July [1941]
Diary Entry: Broke up. Diary notes: Judging by this diary entry, schools seem to have broken up rather later in 1941 than they do today – four weeks or so later for an independent school.
Diary Date: 25th July [1941]
Diary Entry: Went Hindhead tea & supper. Diary notes: Molly Browning, who lived at Hindhead, was a friend KPD met up with regularly over many years.
Diary Date: 18th July [1941]
Diary Entry: Spent day at Ewhurst. Diary notes: Ewhurst is a village about 16 miles from Seale. The “Davies”, who seem to have been two sisters, Janet & (name unknown) – friends of KPD, perhaps ones she met through one of her jobs – lived there.
Diary Date: 11th July [1941]
Diary Entry: Miss Charlish & Snell arrived Met Carmen Hall at Alton. Diary notes: Presumably two new teachers at Rossholme. ‘Carmen Hall’ was a friend KPD met up with, and occasionally stayed with; she seems to have been based in Dorset
Aunt Pamela's War 