William Monk, Diary 1917 of an allotment run by Clayton-le-Moors Working Mens Club, item 21

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1914

18

April & May

Having completed the

setting of seed potatoes it

was now necessary that 

they be earthed up, after 

many anxious hours the 

task was done, we had some 

volunteers who came fairly regularly

and others once or twice

and then we never saw them

any more. Why, it is beyond me

they stopped away altogether.

If we had all done the same

the Plot would have been a

ghastly failure. We now had

a few minutes to reflect and

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1914

18

April & May

Having completed the

setting of seed potatoes it

was now necessary that 

they be earthed up, after 

many anxious hours the 

task was done, we had some 

volunteers who came fairly regularly

and others once or twice

and then we never saw them

any more. Why, it is beyond me

they stopped away altogether.

If we had all done the same

the Plot would have been a

ghastly failure. We now had

a few minutes to reflect and


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  • November 1, 2017 18:22:04 Thomas A. Lingner

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    1914

    18

    April & May

    Having completed the

    setting of seed potatoes it

    was now necessary that 

    they be earthed up, after 

    many anxious hours the 

    task was done, we had some 

    volunteers who came fairly regularly

    and others once or twice

    and then we never saw them

    any more. Why, it is beyond me

    they stopped away altogether.

    If we had all done the same

    the Plot would have been a

    ghastly failure. We now had

    a few minutes to reflect and

  • March 3, 2017 19:40:11 Jaimee Castillo

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    1914

    April &

    May

    Having completed the

    setting of seed potatoes it

    was now necessary that 

    they be earthed up, after 

    many anxious hours the 

    task was done, we had some 

    volunteers who came fairly regularly

    and others once or twice

    and then we never saw them

    any more. Why, it is beyond me

    they stopped away altogether.

    If we had all done the same

    the Plot would have been a

    ghastly failure. We now had

    a few minutes to reflect and


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Apr, 1917
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