William Monk, Diary 1917 of an allotment run by Clayton-le-Moors Working Mens Club, item 26

• November 1, 2017 18:35:51 Thomas A. Lingner

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  1917

  23

  July
  

  and there is no doubt we
  

  proved a boon to many
  

  members in the holiday
  

  week. The shops being closed
  

  and the scarcity of bread
  

  enabled them to purchase
  

  good potatoes + beans, straight
  

  from the land, cheap. What
  

  a refreshing sight to see the
  

  men women + children, coming

  over the hill to buy. We
  

  were taxed to our utmost
  

  morning, afternoon + night,
  

  during that week. The fact
  

  of us taking over 15£ gives one
  

  an idea of the labor entailed,
  

  what a wage we should have
  

  
  

• March 10, 2017 17:55:11 Elizabeth Ferro

  1917 July                         23
  

  and there is no doubt we
  

  proved a boon to many
  

  members in the holiday
  

  week. The shops being closed
  

  and the scarcity of bread
  

  enabled them to purchase
  

  good potatoes + beans, straight
  

  from the land, cheap. What
  

  a refreshing sight to see the
  

  men women + children, com-
  

  ing over the hill to buy. We
  

  were taxed to our utmost
  

  morning, afternoon + night,
  

  during that week. The fact
  

  of us taking over 15£ gives one
  

  an idea of the labor entailed,
  

  what a wage we should have
  

  
  

  
  

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• March 8, 2017 19:50:17 Elizabeth Ferro

  1917 July                         23
  

  and there is no doubt we
  

  proved a boon to many
  

  members in the holiday
  

  week. The shops being closed
  

  and the scarcity of bread
  

  enabled them to purchase
  

  good potatoes + beans, straight
  

  from the land, cheap. What
  

  a refreshing sight to see the
  

  men women + children, com-
  

  ing over the hill to buy. We
  

  were taxed to our utmost
  

  morning, afternoon + night,
  

  during that week. The fact
  

  of us taking over 15 pound sign gives one
  

  an idea of the labor entailed,
  

  what a wage we should have
  

  
  

  
  

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• March 8, 2017 00:21:29 Elizabeth Ferro

  1917 July
  and there is no doubt we
  

  proved a boon to many
  

  members in the holiday
  

  week. The shops being closed
  

  and the scarcity of bread
  

  enabled them to purchase
  

  good potatoes + beans, straight
  

  from the land, cheap. What
  

  a refreshing sight to see the
  

  men women + children, com-
  

  ing over the hill to buy. We
  

  were taxed to our utmost
  

  morning, afternoon + night,
  

  during that week. The fact
  

  of us taking over 15 pound sign gives one
  

  an idea of the labor entailed,
  

  what a wage we should have
  

  
  

  
  

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