Diary Entry: Took sandwiches & walked Dovedale from Alsop to Thorpe Cloud. Tea Peveril the Peak. Went to Ilam. Diary notes: As often was the case, KPD enjoyed walking when on holiday. This was a fairly modest 6 or so miles (but quite “up & down”!)
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Diary Date: 14th April [1943]
Diary Entry: Went to Ashbourne. Met Moona Derby. Stayed Station Hotel 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. …
Diary Date: 13th April [1943]
Diary Entry: Tea & supper Orc.[hard] Cot[tage]. Diary notes: Orchard Cottage was the home of the Lewis family, former employers and friends of KPD. She learned to drive with their chauffeur before the war!
Diary Date: 12th April [1943]
Diary Entry: Took children to Tun. Wells & spent day A[Aunt] Consie. Diary notes: ‘Aunt Consie’ is Edith Constance Beckwith Evershed (1868-1951), unmarried elder sister of Nellie Dell, and perhaps the closest of her Aunts to KPD, who visited and stayed with her on many occasions. This time she is probably taking her niece and …
Diary Date: 11th April [1943]
Diary Entry: Went up to Lewis’ am. Went Cudham. Picnic in woods. 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: 10th April [1943]
Diary Entry: Tessa & Michael to stay. José McClelland for day. Diary notes: Tessa and Michael Dell were the children of KPD’s oldest brother, Martin Dell. At this time they were about 7 and 6 years old respectively. José McLelland was a friend of KPD, and probably also in the A.T.S. KPD socialised with her, …
Diary Date: 9th April [1943]
Diary Entry: Started leave. Went home. Diary notes: Home for KPD was still her Mother’s home, 35 Broxbourne Road, Orpington, Kent. The house in recent years.
Diary Date: 6th April [1943]
Diary Entry: Geraldine Hodder born. Spent evening Nancy. Diary notes: Later (in 1944) KPD mentions staying with the Hodders in Gloucester having visited her friends at Rossholme. Incidentally Geraldine was born on the same day as KPD as this was her 33rd birthday! (The answer to the question I posed two days ago: the smallest city …
Diary Date: 4th April [1943]
Diary Entry: Nancy’s birthday.. Went to Rhyl for day to see Nan Richards. Lunch & supper Dowells. Walked St Asaph etc. Diary notes: The Dowells were friends living in Rhyl who KPD met quite often. Nan Richards also lived in the same town. As she did whenever she could, KPD enjoyed a walk. St Asaph, …
Diary Date: 3rd April [1943]
Diary Entry: Drill Comp. C. D. A. Went to Nancy for night & she in bed. Diary notes: ‘C.D.A.’ refers to “Civil Defence Area”. Nancy was a friend, presumably in the A.T.S., with whom KPD socialised regularly during the war years. Given the next entry (tomorrow), KPD had gone there to mark Nancy’s birthday.
Aunt Pamela's War 