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Heds. ,6th Jan.
To meet hounds at Ra~sdale.

" 13th Jan.

Hunting at Halam and \-Jinkburn.
Thurs. ,14th Jan. . .. .. . . . . . .
To Nottingham Guildhall, Ways & Means Committee re Town planning, we have
spent £7000 and no result so far.· Nottingham officialS~~~f{~ this harvest.
We do throw our money about. I laugh at Southwell as I . "any part ofc.Q.Zt....
our district being included, a minority of one and now can tell them to ~AuP .
£200 and more to follow. The expenses are mostly for plans and models, andClerk~
and so the permanent officials get extra~
Snow and frost came.
Tues.,19th Jan.
Thaw after a week's snow and frost.
Fri. ,29th Jan.
To meet hounds at Brackenhurst.
Sat. ,!30th Jan.
To Nottingham to the Pantomime, my nephew Leonard came to stay.
Sun. ,31st Jan.
Percy and Muriel his parents came to lunch here from Langar Hall.
Mon.·,lst Feb.
'Leonard is varnishing my family portraits. I to lunch at Norwood Park.
Tues. ,;Rnd Feb.
The Rufford meet by invitation at Oxton HaJ,..l. I met them in ·.the lane going.
to the Park Wood. The Duchess of Newcastle had 2 nieces out. The Ladies Doria and -
Clinton-Hope, roguish little things promising beauty and I looked after them.
Lady Victoria Wemys I fell talking to and said I had just paid off an old quit
rent to her, but she· said it was her aunt Lady Victoria Weetes-Bewys. I said I
thought I was "her man" and the feudal system was a sensible one, we stood by
each other. Lady Titchfie1d and the Marquis also there and a large company.
We had ~ hours run from Plowman Wood but circular. .
Mon. ,4th Feb •
. To \·lidmerpool.
Tues. ,5th Feb.
Hunting at Astock1in.
Weds. ,6th Feb.
Leonard my nephew is staying with me and we went to lunch at Hoveringham
Hall with the Nalls.
Mon. ,11th Feb.
To Norwood Park to see the Starkeys. He has an estate of 1200 acres. Another
1000 acres was so~d in the land boom after the war. He married a Miss See1y with .
£1500 a year porhon and has about £7000 a year of his own. He was our Member for ;ye ars.
 Tues. ,16th Feb.
To Kirklington for a day with the Rufford hounds. I went into the Hall
which has some good paintings. It was much enlarged by Craven (proprietor of
vacuum brakes) and is now Bennett's, Member for S. Nottingham, who has big
interests in Peru, copper I think. Craven bought it of the Boddam-\~ethams
who had it for 2 or 3 centuries, but were no longer able to afford to live there,
they were a military family and the present ones are in the Army.
Weds. ,18th Feb.
To Winkburn to see the Major and tea with Miss Burnell.
Sat. ,20th Feb.
To Nottingham signing files of Tax papers and to the Theatre, "A Man
with a Load of Mischief". RoU
Sun. ,21st Feb.
Percy and his family party all came over in the afternoon from Langar
Hall. He does not get more than £600 a year as manager now, when formerly he
was proprietor. But Muriel has something like £1800 a year from a Colliery at
Gedling and ~500 a year from property.
Tues. , 23rd Feb.
To myoId friend Jaseph Branston~s funeral, aet 85, except Emily
Warwick the last of the old circle of my mother's friends anQ connections
at Newark. Called at Norwood coming back, in fact returned with Starkey.
My nephew Leonard came to clean my portraits of my and Margie's ancestors.
Margaret also at the Manor with the Bournes.
iteds.,24th Feb.
To London by breakfast train. Lunched. at Harolds in Victoria Square.
Called on Margaret's cousin Mollie Bridges and at 2.30 met ~he governing
powers of the L.· & N.E.Raily at 16 Gr~ George St., and blUffing with Sir
C. Seely's proposed opposition to the new. railway settled his claim at £8500.
It was a great victory:last year I bluffed them andLthe Coy. dropped their
bill which invaded my valley, the new railway does not come into it but is
• 4 miles west. Then met Godfrey Mellor to consultCouncil,Beeby, at 2 Stone
Buildings, Lincolns Inn, as to Mosley's purchase of 90 acres at Ruddington
for £13,500 which is demurred at unless it includes minerals (worthless)
which under Pagets Estates Act is not completely at our control.
* This railway never matured. The great strike and coal slump kiiled it.
Thanks be.
Thurs. ,25th Feb.

Manor where Margie and her baby Veronica (18 months) a charming
 Thurs.12th Mar.
I went to view the body. She looked like a woman in her thirties,
not a wrinkle. She had a stroke Friday last and was never quite conscious
after,which was fortunate as a cancer that only appeared lately then made
rapid growth. I was playing besique, which I did every evening, only the
night before and she was very lively.
Sat. ,13th Mar.
My Mother's funeral. Charlie and Annie were in Africa, William in Rome.
Arthur and Harry in Australia. Ernest is dead. But to follow .were myself and
Margaret, Percy and Muriel and their. 2 boys, Harold and Nell and Dick. She
was laid in my father's grave who died in 1904. Dick stayed with me the weekend.
Sun. ,14th Mar.
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Percy and Muriel to lunch. We commented that in spite of the bad times
that forced us to sell the Manor and most of the estate, the 10 sons had
achieved considerable success and certainly enjoyed a "good' time" more than most,
few families had more of it or lived more. William Leonardindeed lived with the
brightest European circles and was at one time in the diplomatic Service of the
late Czar of Russia. My Mother was secured in £5000 to £6000 of fortune, now to
be distributed but we always made up £400 to £500 of income for her and in her
pretty house and her 2 faithful maids, Miss Coleman and Ethel Willies, and her
beautiful old furniture and bric a brac was a picturesque figure in Epperstone
life.
Tues. ,13th Apr.
With Clark's car~~~aton to see Ironstone workings and dropped my housekeeper
Emily at her home in ~tK~Back to Langar Hall in the afternoon and to stay the
night. A dinner party. The M.F.H. and Mrs. Kayeand a friend came from \Jiverton.
My 64th birthday and in the same home I was born in with some pretty property with it.
Indeed my income the last 12 months was about £1700.
Fri.,16th Apr.
. To Widmerpool for the.grass sale and returning picked up Edith Champneys
'atthe Station who'~tayed the weekend.
Sat. ,17th Apr. Avvtr-r4; ~1' -f'1 ~. ~ d.af-e ~'J.r f~) .
. To Nottingham 'and sold £500 War Loan, to clear off balance in my estate i/c.
At 4.with Clark's car Itook Edith to call on the Dowager Francklin, but she and her
daughter Lady de la Rue out so followed them to Lady NaIl's (another daughter)
at Hoveringham, where Sir Joseph and his. father came in. 2 De la Rue girls also
here. Then back to Gonalston Hall for Edith to see the Edward Francklins.
Tues. 13th Apr.
My 64th birthday living at Epperstone, a small village in the most rural
part of Notts. My worldly affairs for 2 years have been prosperous. With Clark's
sedan motored·myhousekeeper Emily to her home at Thorgton where I left her and
so to survey the Ironstone quarries at Eaton .and returned to my brother Percy's
house at Langar for the night. Percy and Muriel after years of prosperity were in
some financial straites through the failure of the colliery dividends.
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Mi~~ Pinder and my godson there and in the evening our M.F.H. and Mrs. Kaye and a friend,
a pretty woman, for dinner. Percy motored me home next morning.
Fri. ,16th Apr.
Motored to Widmerpool' for the farm sale and lunched at the Hall. Edith
Champneys my sister-in-law to stay till Monday. She attached to the Social Service
Police, says it is suspected the Jews have a parliament in London to decide what
England to do a: la Moscow., , ' ,
Sat.,17th'Apr. ~l~ff~a-k ~~~<lf,~~'J.J..tL-
Motored Edith to call on the Dowager Francklin but she gone to Hoveringham
and followed. She with a daughter, Lady de la Rue and 3 children at Lady Nall's
and 4 children more. Col. Nall and his father coming in after. Returning called
at Gonalston Hall to see the Edward F~ancklins, whose pretty girls just arrived after
the ball at Lincoln last night. r ' ,
Sun.,18th Apr.
To church and tea with Vi Brett at her pretty cottage.
Tues. ,20th Apr.
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By Clark's bus to Nottingham. Clark is a tenant of mine and the village carrier.
He left meat the Midland Station and I by 11.15 to London to stay with my daughter
Margaret. M. was married October 1923 to John,Usher Hogarth (Sandy) of'the 3rd
Grenidier Guards and their sweet· child Veronica was nov 1 year and 10 months. A house
has been bought on a long lease by a fairy godmother at 39 Chester Square and it
was beuatifully furnished. Within 100 yards my brother Edward and his wife Monica
had a house and I saw them that evening. We went to tea with Mollie Bridges whose
house was the other side of the Square. Mollie Bridges a most pretty charming woman
in her thirties, has been married 3 time. She was a Miss Arbuthnot of Wilts whose
family was neighbour to the Astleyestate at Evesly. Her second husband Capt.
Alexander Dixie Astley, Polly's cousin, fell at Bagdad, leaving a handsome boy,
Ben Astley, Her present husband Col. Bridges late of the same Regt. 14th Hussars.
My brother Harold and wife have a house in Victoria Square not far away and our
intimate friends the 9harnwoods close by in Eaton Square, so old friends all round.
\'leds. ,21st Apr.
Spent the morning on business calls and to see Mr. Kiddy, City editor of the
Morning Post, who had put my letter in it on the necessity for a sound bullion
certificate asa basis of currency; which the Bank of England note is not. A quiet
evening with M. at home. Sandy is at Pirbright with the Regt. until it returns to
London next week, but I think he looked in that night.
Thurs. ,22nd Apr.;·
Lunched with Harold at 7 Victoria Square. Later my pretty cousin Elsie Lane
to tea with M. At 5.30 M and I met Edward at the R.Amtomobile Club, of which he and
I are members, and he motored us to see Dick at his new purchased cottage in Highgate
village. We returned by Hampstead to see the Heath and the old houses. New Hampstead
is a Jewry., \'le all met at Edwards for dinner, a family party, my nephew Patrick '
now at H.Q. Air Force, and his prptty wife, M. and myself and my nephew Geoffry.
Fri. ,23rd Apr. '
Got on No.6bus at Charing Cross and to S.Hackney Rectory where I'saw McLean
who was our Rector at Epperstone for 3 or 4 ~ears before the war. After a walk with him
round his fine, parish, ,Victoria Park and the Common, ,to lunch. He has 3 fine boys and
'u girl. Mrs. has faded much, she was a pretty woman. Got home to Chester Square
for tea where was Mrs. Hurst.
Sat. ,a4th Apr.
At 1 from Waterloo to putton and walked on tO,the Champneys house at Benhill
near the church where Edith and Lucy and tea. Returning later M. had a dinner party,
to Miss "Midget" Hubberty.,Sandy was home and 2 young guardees there, Runnington
Wilson and James.
Sun. ,25th 'Apr. ,
Richardson sent his car and so Ranelagh for lunch with him and his wife, old
neighbours and tenants of my house 19 years to 1909. All week was cold and dull.
A big muster of Boy Scouts at the R.C. Cathedral,Westminster. I Dust looked in.
Sandy \.,rent back.
Mon. ,26th Apr.
Motored with Margie to the Zoo to see the wonderful aquarium and, to dinner
au, Harolds, a man friend, ...H~sing Mrs. Rees and a pretty'woman, whose daughter
just married the Marquis of Queensbury who is as poor as Job. Tea \.,rith the Firths.
Tues.,27th Apr.
A trip by bus beyond the Tower and over Tower Bridge. In Bishopsgate the old
Quaker hostelry Devonshire House is just pulled down. I stayed there in 1879 but
the City is more crowded now. I looked in at the Bank now also to be gutted.
M. and I to dinner at Patrickts at 116 Queens Gate.
\'leds. ,28th Apr.
As a grandfather I am admitted to the most exclusive circles. M. andI,to
Queens Gate where Patricia, aet 4, birthday party. Baby Veronica, aet 20 months,
with us. 12 children and nurses, one nurse the daughter of an Austrian General.
Old Mr. Horne, Patricia's godfather there. ~t 7.45 to the House of Commons to dine
with Sir J. Nall, Major Carfray with him. Amusing the hardly veiled contempt of
the police foranyonenot a Member. Seeing Lady Astor's name up we adJourned to the
gallery of the House. ~he speaks well but a bundle of nerves, and during the debate
was ever talking to someone. She is very attractive looking. Lord Titchfield came
up to talk with me. Could not get a taxi so walked home at 11 and the constant
stream west made it difficult to cross the street by the Palace. This morning met
the Welsh Guards going on duty, a last remnant of 18th century pageantry.
Thurs. ,29th Apr.
, Walked with Margie to the Park and to lunch with Monica where her sister Ivy
Boulter. Earlier I had called to say goodbye on Mollie Bridges. Left St. Pancras
by 3.30 and home for dinner and so got home before the threatened universal strike
next week.
Sun. ,2nd May.
To church and aften.,rards to the Manor for a chat with Mrs. Bourne. He away
in America.
Mon. ,3rd May.
To Newark at 12 and to Balderton calling at the Hall to see my Warwick cousins,
especially the Dowager, my Mother's old friend, in her last days in bed, but well
-and cheerful •• Home at 4.
Tues. ,4th May.
The universal strike and all at a standstill. 4 million men out and no
London Papers. Buses stopped in Nottingham by violence. Charlie over for tea
about winding up my Mother's affairs, £3000 to go to Dick and there is £3000
nearly to divide among us a l l . ' -
Weds. ,5th May.
Charlie came and motored me to Nottingham, the Market Place full of idle. men
but last night an Irishman leader of violence was gaoled. All quiet. Sat ,at the
Shire Hall to hear Income Tax appeals. Left at 4 \'1ith Charlie. No papers but some
trains are :;:qnning, many men standing by the companies.
Thurs. ,6th Hay.
, The Hilitary are well hidden at \iollaton Hall, came through at night of Tuesday.
Col. Bertram Smith of the 8th Sherwoods lately in command. It is an attempt at
revolution and to sub~titute a Labour Soviet over the King's government.
Fri.,7th Hay•.
Cycled to the R.D. Council at Southwell, a Food and Coal Control Committee
formed. Sir Launcelot Rolleston (aet 74) a most young looking man, slim and not
looking more than 60 and HaIler, the County Surveyor, came on road matters.
Sir Launcelot lent me a paper, the first I had seen since Tuesday - the Gazette,
and it seems Government is firm and all going well, no outrages and little rioting.
Govt. funds all firm. Later I saw the Leeds Harcury 1 sheet, and Yorkshire goes
well, men drifting back to the railways and a fair service of trains. The
Railway companies are jubilant as they were overstaffed and this crisis will
. enable them to thin off undesirables~
I called at Norwood Park to see.Starkey.
Yesterday I neglected to say I motored to Winkburn with Bel~who
went to finish the farm accounts, whilst I walked over Orchard Wood and Dilliner
Farms and later to see Major Burnell and tea with Miss Burnell at the Hall.
Sat. ,8th May.
To see the cricket match between Epperstone and Calverton. A curious peaceful
-scene for an attempted revolution. Doubtless in Hoscow and Berlin England is painted
as going up in flames and the "Borgoozy" flying to the woods or being linched.
The Grantham paper I saw aas as usual and the Sheffield Daily Telegraph had 4 sheets
and advertisements in both. Milward came in this evening to say Sir Hugh Seely
had asked if he in conjunction with myself would act· as agent for his Notts.
estates, as the present man was impossible. I had acted for his grandfather,
Sir Charles, 1st Baronet, many years. There is 5000 acres and much infertile land
2000 acres in hand.
Sun. ,I}th Hay.
Milwardmotored me to Sherwood Lodge to see' the present agent, Capt. H
to see how matters stand. Dr. Abraham Bishop Suffragan held a Confirmation in
the church at 3, about 60 candidates, the girls looked pretty in white and veils,
an overflowing congregation. Tea in the Rectory after, the Rector and Mrs. James
and Hiss James, the Eddisons, Vi Brett, the two Pearsons, Vicar of Lowdham and
Bishop. The girls in white veils pretty and stepping by fours into the chancel
gave a ballet effect. The Collieryeuths are ranging all the coverts in
the Forest.
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Mon. ,10th May.
Annie, my sister-in-law, arrived yesterday evening to stay till Tuesday
evening to arrange my mother's effects. Mr. Place valuing forprobate •. The china
all arranged and chosen. Murie1 and Percy here. I was shocked to find I had chosen
to purchase £90 worth of effects.
Tues.,llth May.
Annie busy packing the various lots and MurieL andPercy here.' The strike
continues and I hear that 20 millions guaranteed by L10yd George's government under
·the Trade Facilities Act with soviet Russia has disappeared and is now financing
sedition here.
'Weds.,12th May.
Heard that car with four with red rosettes goes through.each morning and
returns at night. What is their job - mischief? Listeners in reported at 1 that
General Strike was called off and crowds in Downing Street cou1d.'be heard cheering,
Ba1dwiri. Along letter from Margie. Sandy is at Chiswick guarding the omnibus
terminus, 300 are running, no taxis in the street. 'Mrs •. Bourrie motored her down.
Went to tea' at Vi Bretts. The Soviet were threatening to call out all the bakers
and milk supply men 'in London and the: big towns.~If so, M. and baby. come to me.
r suspect a catch if the Soviet have ca11ed.off the, strike. The support to Government
. was so prompt and large that the Soviet was disappointed. 250,000 men had enrolled as "
Constables for whole time.and special service and were itching for a go at the Reds.
Railway men and others were returning and volunteer help ran 3000 trains yesterday,
almost everywhere trains and buses were running.
Thurs. ,13th Hay. R.A~J..c..~
Mi1ward and myself to ~i~.Qale Park (Co1.See1y) to meet young Sir' Hugh who
wants us to take management of his estate in Notts. now in a tangle, 5000 acres.'
2000 in hand which lost £13,000 last year. Back at 12 for Col. See1y's RentA1;1dit.
Fri. ,14th May.
, _" To Nottingham at 12 to the B~nk. Lunch at the County Club next to Meaby,
Clerk of Peace. Said he was pleased I had joined the Agricultural Committee.
Afternoon on to Widmerpoo1 to see progress in building or alteration to cottage
of old Nag Stable at the Fields and returning by the Foss Way called in at Cropwe11
Butter for tea with Mrs. Fowler. Commenting on blunder Archbishop of Canterbury
and Sir. H. Samuel officiously making proposals for settlement of miners and hampering
Ba1dwin•. The Si1lyBishop's attitude I remember, on opening War with Germany condemned
all round, they should have preached a Crusade.
Sat.,15th May.
Business all morning. Lazy most afternoon. Haro1d and Ne11 from London. and
Percy and Muriel suddenly appeared in afternoon.
Sun. ,16th May.
Tea with Pearsons. Met Vi and hef friends walking in my fields, fine evening
but rather low as now the last of my family here after 3 generations, most of my
llEpperstone" family now in London, 12 of my immediate family live there now.
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,17th May.
l~on.

Not trusting the railway service I·took Clarke's Sedan, Frank Eyton driving,·
to Washing1ey, going down the Fosse to New Inn. At Oakh~ stopped to.see C~urch and
new Chapel at the School where 7 of my brothers were in the "eighties" and "nineties".
It is 33 years since Char1ie ~ook a team of us to play his old school and the Master
Hodge gave us a good lunch which invariably secured theSchoo1.a victory. Bur1ey on
the Hill, a fine pile. Mr. FinCh's who has 15,000 acres about. In my brothers' days
the beautiful girls in their early teens a great atteaction to the boys.
We had 11 o'clock lunch at Stamford and at Washing1ey, I to 1unch.with Lady Essex,
her son Ld.-Ma1don, just off acting as Stevedore at the Docks during the strike and
earned £8 in as many days. It was death to go out of gates so they slept and lived.
very well on liners in the river. Slept at Norman Cross and after audit and tea
at the Fox, Folksworth. '
Tues. ,18th May.
Audit for rents and after dinner left for home at 4.30 and got back in 3 hours.
\'leds. ,19th May.
To Nottingham to the Bank and with Be1rto Linden Hill, Babbington Coal Co's office
(See1ys) to see how farm qccounts stood.
mhurs.20th May.
Mi1wardcame to say he had Barber's estate now to see to and could I·1et my
clerks help him. Do not think I can do it unless in partnership in which I lose some
independence and my connection is so desirable so must think what to do.
Fri. ,31st May.
To Southwe11 R. District Council. A collier deputation from 011erton to
secure relief. Cycled to Oxton to see Frank1in on farm accounts. Lady Na11 and DiCk's
daughter Lavender .there. On arrival home heard Margie arrived last night at the
Manor from London with Mrs.Bourne, so up to see her.
Sat. ,22nd May.
Nottingham at 10 and to the .theatre at 2 to see The Farmer's Wife, and tea
. with Mrs. Hogarth.
Sun. ,23rd May.
Early church at 8, Manor at 10 and saW Margie and to Hoveringham Hall for
lunch with the Na11s. He tells me Bevis ~ hour after seeing Ba1dwin to say strike
called off, wired his Union the Dockers to continue strike. Such are the men we
deal with. Tea at Rectory where areMrs. McReady who was in BrusSels all through
German occupation and General Girtin, R.E.
Mon. ,24th May.
Perfect weather. To Manor and round the garden with Bourne and Margie
recalling how it was in our day,from the 1a\in eastward it is the same but west
of the house much changed except the woodland long walk. Again there after lunch
when Sandy had arrived in his car. They all to Oxton so I to the Cricket Field.
Village en f~te and had tea with Vi. Brett.
Tues. ,25th May.
Sandy left with his car packed with furniture arid pictures of Miss Ludford~
for their house. Margie came on from the Manor to stay with me •

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\veds. ,26th May.
Motored with Gervase Milward'to Hayward Oaks to choose what land shall
be farmed and what forested and chose some 400 acres here and on Baulker Farm for
forest. In the afternoon Margie, I and Mrs. Milward to the Park Wood for picnic'
tea, loading up Mrs. M's little pony in 2 paniers with tea, attracting interest
from passers by when going down the lane. We spent 2 or 3 hours in that large
beautiful woodland, fine save a passing shower whensheltered under a large holly.
Thurs. ,27th May.
In Mrs. Bourne's car to Victoria Station and Margie left for London~'
Lavender Francklin and.a larger party of Mr. and Mrs. Barber and 2 men were
there and. all got in together. M. lost her diamond brooch, one diamond was
worth £120. (Found later). . '
Fri.,28th May.
Bel~ Wales and I to Southwell for Starkey's Rent Audit. I wandered. into
the Minster a few minutes.
Sat. ,29th May.
. .
At home and to tea at. the Rectory to see Mrs. Appleton's fine boy, 11 months,
the Rector's grandson.
Sun. ,30th May.
After Church to the Butt field where 80 territorials firing. Lord
Davenport, Beckwith add Mills (Adjutant) there. Deane in after~My housekeeper
Emily Whitehead with accounts. I give her £19 a month and she generally contrives
to Save £3 out of it towards. upkeep and even some wine.

Tues.,lst June.
George Gibbs of Lowdham Grange married at Burton Joyce to Miss Thurnall,
I went to the Wedding. For George a good social connection for she is related to
the Bridgman-Simpsons, an old and'large landed family. George's father was a
yeoman and. his mother daughter of a wealthy clergyman of an engineering family.
At the Reception 2 o'clock, almost a "breakfaSt", I sat with Mrs.Sherbrooke,
the Richard Francklins and the Hingston's, Mrs. H•. was a Pleydall-Bouverie
and cousin of the bride, her sister is Viscountess Powerscourt. I brought
Col. Bailey back to advise on additions to the cottage and found Charlie (the owner)
there. Col. B. stayed to dinner. The Coa2 Strike continues at deadlock. Cook~
to smash the country. ~k..:S

Thurs. ,3rd June.

To Nottingham Guildhall to the Town Planning Committee. £7000 spent and
nothing done.
Fri. ,4th June.
To Oxton for the audit. Collected over £1500 including the Hall Rent.
Sat. ,5th June.
To Nottingham with the cash. Lunch at the Club with Mason, Col. Mellish
(Vice Chairman C.Council) and Meaby, Clerk of the Peace. Clarke's bus very full.
North wind for some days but hot sun.
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Sun.,6th June.
I 7.16
Territorials shooting on the range and saw the pretty girls in best dresses,
skirts knee high and flesh coloured stockings trooping down there this afternoon.
Mon.,7th June.
Went over to Knapthorpe to meet Mr. Boddy and let him that large farm from
next Lady Day and then on to Winkburn Hall'for tea with Miss Burnell, a clever, , chatty
~. lady of 86 and gave her brother a lift in the car to Hockerton, called at Norwood " ,
~ Park for a chat with John Starkey, his wife and daughter motored to Cornwall. Had
sparkling Astor for dinner and gave the maids a glass each. With my income now cannot

1 live so well as on an expenditure of £1000 20'years ago. Indeed.if one lives within
it the King and County?take half one's expenditure and take half one's savings at
(J death. The result of party government and ignorant ministers.

Tues.,8th June.
Let Sir Hugh Seely's bignrm at HaywoodOaks to Lewin., Then with my two clerks
to Ruddington for the audit and all paid. Weather fine and warm, a fine tea at 3
with Mrs. Nicholson's at her farm house where we held the audit. I looked at
the fine church here, all but the tower and spire recently built in 1888 chiefly
by Misses Paget, their millionaire (multiple) tenant~ at the Grange Sir T.I. Birkin,
and the 'American multi-millionaire Philo who lived then at the Hills.
With our car then via the old Park at Bunny to Widmerpool and walked to the Field
Farm leaving my people to see the Hall grounds. Neep the farm steward who is chief
Special Constable said 70 men tried to frighten the station master to come out but
he stuck to his post. Mrs. Monckton and,her daughter Mrs. Read at the Hall frightened
a mob would attack the Hall so they off'by motor to Weymouth and so to Jersey. Back
home by the Fosse Way.
\'1eds.,9th June.
To Nottingham by Clarke's car with my cashierBel~and to the Black Boy for
theWidmerpool audit and received £1500. Home for tea, where Capt. Gordlon who
is taking my late Mother's house from Charlie came on my invitation with his
future Mother-in-law, Lady Leslie,.and her daughter. Charlie and Charlie Richardson
came in shortly from Newark., My, cousin Emily Warwick of Balderton is dead, aged 79,
a great friend of my Mother's. Her house Balderton Park 'will now be closed where 30 to
40 years ago we had many'marry parties.
Thurs. ,lOth June.
At home, a dull day. The'coa!t strike shows no signs of closing.
Fri.,llth June.
To Nottingham by bus and to the c,lub, lunched with Sir Dennis Bayley, and
Dr. Taylor whose wife very rich in Raleigh Cycle Works, bought E. Bridgford Manor
of the Martins, once a large landed family now declined. Owthorpe, Colston Bassett
and Hoby was all their's, some 6 or 7000 acres, 80 years ago.
Sat.,12th June.
To the Commission of Sewers at the Shire Hall. Heavy rain spoilt the ~ngland­
Australian C. Match at ilrentBridge. 'Margaret writes she llexpEicts ll in December.
Pray all will go well.
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:SUn.,13th June.
Fine and tea at Rectory.
Monday and Tues.
Rain all the time. Tues., our first audit of Sir Hugh Seely's estate.
iveds.,16th June.
Trains uncertain or scarce through coal strike so took car to Nottingham
for the Bank and deposited money and then across Trent Bridge and the Fosse Way
to Newark for the Balderton Hall and Fenton audits, at the Saracens Head in a room
looking ove~ the lively market place. Going to see Charlie, Arthur Warwick was
in office. Called returning for tea at the Edward Francklins at Gonaston Hall,
both his tall pretty girls in.
Thurs. ;17th June.
With Milward up Langdale to see what of Seely's estate should be scrapped
for afforesting. 40 years ago I wished to see Sherwood reafforested and now I
shall see it so far fulfilled as to planting.
Fri.,18th June.
To Farnsfield for the audit.
Sat. ,19th June.
Nottingham to Bank and Water Committee and by Car to Oxton for Esam's
funeral where R. Francklin and Capt. Sherbrooke. Walked home through our magnificent
Park i'lood.
Sun. ,20th June.
To tea with the Dowager Francklin at Gona1ston, a dear· old lady. Our oldest
friend in this neighbourhood. She was a daughter of Jervis Lrd.St.Vincent and
great niece of the great sailor.
Mon. ,21st June.
With BelJ:to the audit at Winkburn and at4 to'see Major Burnell-Miles and
tea with Miss Burnell.
Tues. ,22nd June.
Lunch at the Club and after to the Land Office re Seely's Estate Duties.
Morning at the Agricultural Committee at the Shire Hall, chiefly about getting
tenants out of cottages on Ld. Midd1eton's.estate recently sold to pay death duties,
even Mackley the Trade Union Delegate said what mischief these duties worked.
·Thurs. ,24th June.
Off for a fortnight of my London season at 10 and found Sandy and Margie
at lunch in. their house in Chester Square, No. 39 oPPQsite the fine church.
The house well furnished. At 4.30 left Waterloo for Winchester at 5.20. Katie
Spencer my late wife's cousin met me •. "Budge l Firth one of the Masters and
Sandy's cousin for dinner.
Fri.,25th June.
The Centenary Eton & Winchester cricket match held in these beautiful fields.
It is quite a London season function and costumes gorgeous, light and short with
long pretty legs in flesh silk hose, girls look well in spite of loss of locks
through the fashionable 11 shingle" • Madge Spencer, "Tommy". a fine woman of 300

with us. Tea in the Hospital grounds. I met several I knew. Eton out 76 and the
School for 63 was a sensation. For Eton Forbes and Hill \'lood gave good bowling.
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sat.,26th June.
Walked by the fields to st. Cross, the wonderful 14th century Alms House
and Norman church of almost cathedral proportions to see Matrise's beautiful
typtrich painting again, and stayed for service but got to the cricket field to
see the match recommence. Mr. and Mrs. Hollins (Mary Seely) and her boy at the
school. I nevQr had 2 days in finer surroundings and more interesting pretty
company.
Sun. ,27th June.
IITommytl motored me to London for lunch and here I stayed with Hargaret.
We entered by the, new West Road which when the trees grow will look fine.'
We came by Aldershot. Here I am close to all my London relatives, Edward and
Monica, Harold'and Nell, and Mollie Bridges all close by, and so could drop in
for a chat in the quiet hours between tea and dinner. Veronica my grandchild
now 2 years is sweet. Besides the nurse, 2 maids. Killick the butler,'late in the
Guards, and Sandy's soldier servant the establishment.
Mon. ,28th June.
Although Sandy's Company is at Pirbright he is home being detailed to help' '
get up the Tournament at Olympia and this morning he and I to the Tower where
some 300 Grenadiers mustered in uniform of Charles II time to becinema'd, the
background perfect for the period. They went through the original drill and I '
spent a pleasant 2 hours. The Co~treams are here and mounted guard whilst I was
here, the whole brilliant and pe~ceful. I had to get to Whitehall to 'see the ,
Forestry Commission to offer Seely's portions in the old Sherwood Forest for planting.
To the Academy and think pictures better hung and better quality than 40 years ago
and, no crowd nOd as then. .
Tues.,29th June.
Called for Monckton (of Widmerpool) and to the Public Trustee. In the afternoon
he and his sister Mrs. Reade (her husband Capt. Reade at the Admiralty), Molly
(Patrick's wife) and her child to tea and Lady Charnwood came in who was charmed
with Veronica and her forgetmenot blue eyes, but admired Patricia's deep hazel eyes and
black hair, but said she would grow into a bold girl of striking looks. I entertained
Sandy and Margie to dinner at the R.A.C. in Pall Mall. Few people there.
Weds. ,30th June.
Lunched with Harold and Nell in Victoria Square and Nell took me to Ranelagh near Putn
a Country Club, a charming 18th century house and grounds in a large park and after tea ~
to the Polo Ground for a match, meeting Mrs. Richardson and Eva and Fanshaw with them,
looking more oily and fat than I saw him 14 years ago. Willey's Scopwich team was
playing and beaten. We returned by bus 22 which passes the gates and lands us in
Sloane Square with only a RanEilagh party on board.
Thurs. ,1st July.
After lunch to Lords for the 2nd Test Match with Australia. We all had tickets
but Sandy got to the Members Pavilion. Margie and I could only get seats on a wall
but a good view. Mrs. Baldwin there, a decidedly pretty woman. Margie and I left
early for tea with the Charnwoods in Eaton Square and I looked at the pictures.
Sandy, M. and I to Martin Lane Theatre to see tlThey Knew what theywanted tl , scene
laid in Calefornia and American actors mostly Italians, powerfully played Tallulah
Bankhead a star the only principal woman.
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~Madge Holloway (pretty Madge Champneys) here from India with her boy and a Mrs. Ray
fDom Malaya.~McF9f3e1ya is a Rubber Magnate, hfs wife pretty Violet Champneys, Polly's
~ niece. They have two young children, Amyan and Margaret. . . '.;' , . '.
~ Sat.,3rd July. .
Arrived for breakfast in her motor; 45 miles from Otterpool, my god-daughter
~ Mary Champneys whom I had not seen since christened 21 years ago, a veritable peach
and live wire. Violet motored me to Sevenoaks shopping, a grea t traffic through of
motor coaches bound for Hastings and we returned by a .circuit of Knowle Park,by
bye roads free of traffic. Katie then with me to the station to meet Jim Watson (son
of Sir - Watson) a fine young fellow who stays here. A party to tennis in the afternoon,
, and I played and won. The garden is ~ acres and a small dairy farm attached just outside
Knowle Park. Mary left at 5 having a dinner and, dance at Folkestone in prospect.
Sun. ,4th July.
~lith Violet and Madge and Jim.Watson to church at Seal by motor. Sandy and Margie
came for tea and motored me home in the evening. I recognised Lewisham not having
been 'there since 1872 as a boy of 10.
Mon.,5th July.
To Charing Cross and met· Mary Champneys and brought her to' Chester Square
and afterwards took her to the Berkeley Hotel,in Piccadilly; where she stays with
friends for a matinee, dinner and dance. But being proud of my god-daughter I took
her first to her cousin, Mollie Bridges, she and the Colonel being just from
Winchester where Mollie's boy Ben Astley is at a preparatory school for Eton.
Tues. ,6th July.,
To Somerset House to settle Death Duty on the late Sir Chas. Seely's timber
sales and though I had to go through 4 hands it was surprising the quick dispatch
we made.
Margie and I went to the OXford & Cambridge match at Lords, a large and smart"
company and saw Oxford out. Some coaches there, a relic of the old days.
Dined with, Mollie Bridges and took her to Olympia for a dress rehearsal of the
Military and Naval Tournament, a great show and success~ She said the riding far
exceeded the Cossacks. The show of tanks and the~ way they crossed temporary bridges
and climbed the "mountain" pass against the Biffs wonderful. The Charles II Guards'
drill also gone through here. Sandy gets £1 a day extra and the men 3/- each and
"lashings of beer". \ve were not more than 20 visitors.
\'leds.,7th July.
To the Tate Gallery and at 4 to join Lady Charnwood's party on the Terrace of
Westminster Palace. 14. Sir Ernest Trollope, Ld. Charnwood, la Touch and myself
the only men. Margie talked to Sir Ernest and I to Miss Cochrane whom I had met
at Goodwood last year. (Motors overcrowding these sort of ~unctions).
Thurs. ,8th July~
Having paid two vain calls before I went at 10 to No.9 Albion Mansions in
Battersea and found Edith Stewart (Ella's sister) at l)pqie and also Daphne, Ella's child,
now married Major Boddy, and a talk of old times. She, Edith, twitted me that with my
devotion to Ella I,did not go to Devonshire. Got back to take Margie to the Guards Club in ~
Brook Street (the Ladies Annexe) and then walked through Grosvenor Square,
Green Street and the Park to Chester Square in time to gather my luggage and
leave for home where I arrived 5 o'clock after an enjoyable and varied 2 weeks
in , as Lady C. says, "my Belgravian house", and indeed I now can enjoy London.
with leisure and dignity. At 6 to see the Women v. Men of the Village at:,cricket,
very amusing. Mrs. Bourne plays really well. . .' .
Fri.,9th July.
Picking up business threads and. at 2 to Nottingham. for maps.,etc.,
Sat.,lOth July.
At home and tea at the Rectory,.
Sun. ,11th July.
Read Lessons at church. Fixed my children's tea next Thurs., .when I hope
Margie ,.,rill be here. Percy, Muriel and "TommyTeddie" to dinner at 1, en route
for Woodbro.
Mon. ,12th July.
By car to Norwood Park but John Starkey not at home, lunched with his 3 young
daughters, then to Winkburn to give instructions to Clipsham about repairs and to
tea .with Miss Burnell at the Hall, motoring the Major a little way for his "\.,ralk",
and I returned by Hexgreave to see Bartles big farm and the mess he is making of it.
Tues.,13th July.'
To Nottingham Shire Hall for the Agricultural Committee.
Weds. ,14th July.
Margaret with her child Veronica and nurse came to stay till Oct. Mrs.Hogarth
motoring them from Nottingham and the carrier brought their luggage. We have had
sunny and at times very hot weather since July set in. Hay mostly in.
Thurs.,15th July.
Glorious afternoon and all the school children (51) for a strawberry tea
and a crick match between girls and boys on my lawn.
Fri.,16th July.
To Nottingham to meet Col. Seely and Capt. Starkey at Enfields discussing
evidence against "overhead" cables. Margaret went to stay at the Manor but left baby
Veronica with me.
sun.,18th July.
Mrs.·Bourne took me with Margaret and her husband to Langar Hall foi tea,
a tennis party. Geoffry was at home with an American friend. Mr. and Mrs. Lowak
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Boot, Pat Ashwell and one or two girls. The place ,
and gardens looked well. Percy showed us the church which almost joins the house
and is called the cathedral of the Vale.
Tues. ,20th July.
The enqJil.iry at Newark Town Hall against the electric cable, we iieading for
"underground" cables. Hallen the Company's Counsel is Conservative candidate for
Dundee, now full of Russian Bolshevics who fled the 190b Revolution and took
Scotch names. .
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,Congress gave his address, a most excellent one, jibing at the Socialist tendencies
of the day. At 10 we went to the Castle for Mrs. Hogarth's reception, coming out
of the Hall I came on our party walking, Sandy and Margaret, Mr. and Mrs. Bourne and
Capt. and Mrs. Sherbrooke. About 1200 were at the Castle and the fine rooms (which
had witnessed QueenAnne in her flight from'James II for the Whig Peers, rendesvoused
at Nottingham) were none too large. An awning led down'the terrace to the lawn (once
the inner Baily) where was an immense ball tent and a supper one close to, a capital
dance came off and a cabaret entertainment. In the garden (where was once the outer
Baily) the Grenadier Guards band played and as the night was warm and moonlight
the whole was a brilliant success.
\veds. ,21st July.
By car to Widmerpool where I was all day. A Mr. Flint there as Monckton thinks
he may have to se}'l, the Death Duties having taken all the realisable assets £8000
and left him his coal shares now unrealisable and paying nothing owing to the coal
strike now 3 months gone, really an attempt to'follow the Russian lead.
Thurs. ,22nd July.
Earl M~ers died suddenly in London. He was in the Guards but about 1877
was persuaded by Col~ Eyre of Rampton (Eyres after 500 years had to sell that
place were ruined) 'to join the 4th ,Notts. Volunteers now the 8th Sherwood Foresters T.F.,
In 1891 or 2 he became Lt.Colonel and in about 1900 on Sir Harry Wimot's death he
became the Brigadier General and Hon.Col. of the 8th Sherwood Foresters, the Brigade
formed in 1899. Our Brigade continued (9th Battalions strong) till 1908 when with
Staffordshire added it became the 46th North Midland Division since renowned in
War and which broke through the Hindenberg Line first of all at Bellinglise,
Sept.29th, 1918. A reward for the Earl who had been so long associated in building,
up the force. I went to his funeral, recalling our happy times in camp with him
for 25 years. Of the old officers with him in the 8th, Col. Mellish, Edge of Strelley,
Otter, Col. Nicholson, Elliott Smith,Hugh Hole of Caunton, Bertie Branston of
Newark, Constable Curtis and myself were present. The Company was large. The Park
looked lovely, until recently this fine stretch of Sherwood Forest was uninvaded by
railways and until motor cars came it was for miles a succession of superb forest and
deer parks only known to us of the county, and as my family were persona grata both
at Welback and Thoresby I enjoyed ~ine times hunting and dancing in good company.
In 1891 I was at the late Lady Man_ers' last ball here. Hardy, a son-in-law, was
very civil and gave me a prominent place near the family. The daughters were all
pretty.
Fri. ,23rd July.
To Nottingham to meet 11r.Percy the Mining Engineer to unra~e1the Paget
embroglio at Ruddington, Chas. Paget having left the coal (now proved of no value)
to one set of trustees and his estate to others of his family. This in 1874. Now
Morleys want to make a model industrial settlement but will have the minerals and
I have sold them the land for it.
Mr~ Bourne's garden party very pleasant and the Manor garden lovely. At, the
end in the retired back court a late game the evident satisfaction of pretty Molly
Dowson (of Woodbro Hall) in having 3 young men in tow was amusing.
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Sat. ,24th July.
To Mrs. Francklin's patty at Gonalston Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Taw from Merton
Hall, the parents of Mrs. Magrath (Rosita Forbes) the traveller. Constable Curtis
who had known her since a' child said she had a \'londerful lIimaginationll, and, dressed
up an account of herself in "the Royal ll to impress the· public. She stated she had
broken many bones hunting with the Belvoir (that sounds well) but it was with the.
Blankney on an old pony and she broke no bones.
sun. ,25th July.
Cycled to Oxtonfor tea with the R. Francklins where was,Mrs. Bryan (Sherbrooke)
who showed me her drawings.
Mon. ,26th July.
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Car to Nottingham to meet Taylor of the Forestry Commission and so to
'. Sherwood Lodge where Milward met us and we surveyed the 1000 acres between here
and Blidworth proposed to be leased for forestry and thus help to realise a
dream of my youth, th~ restoration of old Sherwood Forest. Back to Epperstone
for tea and sent Taylor on to Nottingham by car. .
Tues. ,27th July.
By car to the Puppy Show at Gedling Kennels with Margaret. Kaye the Master
gave a big lunch to the farmers. I sat by his brother-in-law Canon Robinson,
Rector of the wealthy living of Plumtre (£1000 a year) and had to propose
"the Visitors ll , Ld. Petersham replying. Sir L. Rolleston made an amusing speech.
I have many peaches and the season is brilliant.
\veds. ,28th July.
To Nottingham for the Gunthorpe Bridge meeting, declared 7~ and £300 to
reserVe, i.e. £600 in one year. Home at 4 and Esam the solicitor came and to
Gedling to view that property. Sir John Turner lives in the,house and we went in.
Sir J. has 21 grandchildren arid some there now.
Thurs.,29th July.
Baby Veronica's 2nd anniversary of birth and Grandma Hogarth and ~er sisters
all to tea with piles of peaches.
Fri.,30th July.
To Southwell Council where we stood by our resolution to pay miner's family "

only food cards. On to Hexgreave for lunch with the Wilsons.

Sat. ,31st July.'
Cycled to Baulker,etc. to see farms.
Sun. ,1st Aug.
Sir J. Nall came and took me to tea at Hoveringham. Says Cabinet Ministers
don't debate their bills in cabinet hence the flood of legislation and'many ,
ministers only lIduds". Baldwin too much of a theorist and Churchill responsible
for coal subsidy.
Mon. ,2nd Aug. Bank Holiday.
Brilliant weather. Jolland's pretty girls at tennis on my lawn and my house
. well furnished with baby in Pram so garden is of use.
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Tues. ,3rdAug.
The tenant at Knapthorpe in difficulties. I went to Newark to meeting of
creditors and it was decided to have farm in his brother's hands. He gave notice
,last March and I let the, farm from next Lady Day and the~Burnell rents of £660
is pretty well secured. , ", ", ,
\veds. ,4th Aug.
To Nottingham to see Cartwright, Sherbrooke's solicitor. 'The Captain w~ts to
make a family company of the estates but we can only see an expense and little'
advantage.
Thurs. ,5th Aug.
Took up the Auctioneers Humbert and Flint and motored all round Widmerpool.
Fri. ,6th Aug.
Lunched with the Wilsons at Hexgreave.
Tues. ,10th Aug.
Margaret and child with Mrs. Hogarth by motor to Guisbro Hall in Cleveland,
which Mrs. Hom has taken with the grouse shooting. Nurse and I motored to Nottingham
with luggage and I saw she and Killick, Margie's butler, off by train to the same
place. Patrick's child,and nurse come here tomorrow to stay 3 weeks.
Heds. ,11th Aug~
I took Clark's Sedan with Upton to drive and followed my family party.
Through the Dukeries, by Snaith with its fine "Queen Anne" Hall to Selby and
York where we lunched outside the Minster, and I in to see the new cleaned
old glass and some now rather garish and all lacking the artistic finish of
the 13th century 5 Sisters in the N.Transept. Thence via Thirsk and Southerton
to Guisbro. The house a fine place in Tudor style built 1906, the furniture
beautiful and pictures an interesting family record of the Challonerssince
Edward VI reign. One was Governor to Prince Henry (King James I son) whose
death,no'doubt prevented Challoner's,rise to highest ,office. The present one
is prother to Lord Long of Wraxall and took the name of Challoner in succeeding
to the Guisbro property of his uncle. The party here besides mine are Mrs. Hom's
,sisters Mrs. Hogarth, Mrs. Lawson and Miss Lyn4ham, 2 men servants and.4 maids
besides the family housekeeper and 3 motors with mine and 3 chauffeurs. Baby
Veronica a daily delight to all. lam in the Nursery wing,in front are two stone
,terraces and lawn for 4courss and a natural wood of some acres comes up to it.
Thurs.,12th Aug.
,Miss Lynham and I scaled the Cleveland cliff to the Moor and had a fine view
of the coast for as far as Durham and Redcar, returning noticed how the old Abbey
would dominate all the vale from its knoll. But alas only the east gable remains.
After lunch in my sedan Margie and nu~se with Veronica and I to Saltburn on sea~ '
and had engine trouble on a hill. The place pleasant, sands fine and a fine Ness
to south of the bay. The sands alive with people and bathers, girls in skin tight
bathing dress look pretty and I notice not ashamed of "breasts" instead of strapped
"flat" figures, the former fashion. We had tea in a field returning leaving Mrs.Hom's
party at the Hotel.
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Eri.,13th Aug.
After lunch we walked to the gardens which is approached by the Monks pools
for ~ mile and now let off to the gardener. The Abbey gable (east end) shows the
finest specimen of the Decorated period and the largest window I have seen by
the York 14th century school. The church was originally 380 feet'long and 270 .
feet'across the transepts and must have been one among the finest in England.
The gardens on terraces face the Cleveland Hills from Roseberrytopping and the
view from the Prior's Lodgings, of which only an undercroft remains, must have
been superb. A Norman gate enters t~e old garth from the north but only its
arcades remain. A huge chesnut which has reproduced itself Banyan tree fashion •
is a great feature and a lily pond below the genuine mediaeval terrace well ~ IS
a pcture, the old house stood here was plain and ugly. .
Sat.it,14th Aug.
Margie and I started to call on Lady Ley but the gradients (1 in 6 ascending
the Moors) caused an engine trouble so we stayed on Danby Moor near the Beacon
to enjoy'the air and view and returned to lunch where Hogarth and Crompton
(of Slandon) who come here next week to shoot. '
Sun. ,15th Aug.
Heavy rain but in the afternoon Margie and I to explore Redcar in our Sedan
to get an easy approach to the sands for baby. Redcar is not attractive but a new
coast road 2 miles by the dunes brought us to Marsh-on-Sea, a small village which will
just suit - near to it is a beautiful Tudor Hall. Engine trouble returning, made us
walk up a hill and caused 3 ~toppages.
Mon. ,16th Aug.
Left at 10.30 for home,. the hills in clouds but I met flawless weather at
York where we had the engine examined and no further trouble home. Near Askern
new colliery, many acres of cricket fields, tennis, flower gardens, full of well-
dressed children, flannelled miners on strike, a perfect paradise, miners' families
supported on rates paid by poor farmers and labourers near byl , Lucy and Edith
Champneys arrived a few minutes after my arrival for 10 days stay.
Tues. ,17th Aug.
Harvest in full swing, motored to Winkburn for tea with the Burnells. '
Weds. ,18th Aug.
To Ruddington to see what timber has been felled and stolen (2'Scotch firs)
and to the Shire Hall, as police desire to prosecute.
At the Club lunched with Bedford who has seen a letter from Cook, the Miners
'Secretary, who boasts he draws 'no pay since the strike now 15 weeks old. In reply
to ,the Swadlincote branch's request to speak asked 1st class expenses hotel at
Derby and motor car and £30 for ~ hours speech, but the branch dropped the request
at this. .
Bedford tells me we started interning Germans at Newbury Training Stables,
uncleaned, unhealthy, and no conveniences, so deaths~ The Germans started Ruhleben
in retaliation. Asquith and Mrs. came to enquire and see but the Colonel refused
permission as he was under War Office command. Mrs. insisted for herself and stamped
but was refused unless Squiffy wrote and signed an order as Prime Minister, which on
order and dictation of Mrs. he did. He, Squiffy, is ent~rely under her domination.
 Thurs. ,19th Aug •.
Took Wales and Jameson to. drive by Sedan bo Washingley. Engine trouble
uphill by Little Belvoir but had no more and did 126 miles at 20 mile average,
through Melton, Oakham, Stamfordwhere 2nd breakfast. I called on Lady Essex
at the Hall. We Dot back at 6 after 7 hours on the estate. What a boon this would
have been to my grandfather.
Fri.,20th Aug.

Rather stormy and home all day •

. . Sat.,' 21st Aug. R~~
Cycled to ~;"eial& Farm leaving cycle at farm in Calverton near the Gorse.
Walked over the fsrm. Tea at the Rectory with Lucy and Edith who were revelling in
the village.
Sun. ,22nd Aug.
After morning service and lunch we all motored to Langar Hall where Harold
and Nell are staying. Lovely weather.
Mon. ,23rd Aug.
In the afternoon to Mrs. Sherbrooke's at home for her house party cricket match.
Lucy·and Edith renewed old friendships though it is'30 years since, they left Notts.
Tues.,24th Aug. '
Again to the cricket match but Capt.Sherbrooke's team against the Foresters
beaten in one innings. We however left early for Winkburn for tea with the Burnells.
Thurs. ,26th Aug.
Lucy and Edith left by Clarke's bus which passes my gate at 10 each morning and
I cycled to Haywood Oaks. Much as I dislike the collieries penetrating Sherwood.Forest
district I admired the picturesque grouping of the new colliery village near Bltdwoeth
mounting a rise, the works looking like a mediaeval fortress crowning the hill. It is .
7 miles out'of sight 'of our valley and I hope to get several hUndred acres of woodland
between us under the new' government forestry scheme~
Fri. ,27th Aug.
To Southwell Council and resolved to stop relief to colliers on strike.
Called to see Starkey at Norwood.
Sat. ,28th Aug.
To Widmerpool where to lunch with Monckton and his mother. Won't sell under
£100,000. Then motored to Nottingham. The number of swallows and martins about my. house
this. year now extraordinary and with my bats account for so few insects in the garden.
Sun. ,29th Aug.
To lunch with the NaIls at H6veringham. He to Parliament tomorrow and expects'
a lively time. Superb weather, a: bUmper harvest and if it holds the condition of the
corn equal, they are threshing in the fields.
Mon. ,30th Aug.
Little Patricia and ~urse left for Sigsworth in Nidderdale. Patrickand Molly
. coming for them by motor and my family party returned from Gisboro Hall the same way •
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 My chaueffeur Upton'having developed measles Margie did not go to Miss Foxes
Tea Dansant·at E. Bridgford. I went alone but not to dance. My cousin Beaumont has a
pretty tall daughter. Mrs. Vere Wright,(a French lady), drove over in a smart phaeton,
a rarity ~ow. In the early morning I walked to Plowman Wood to see hounds cubbing and
one killed.
Sat. ,.4th Sept. ,
, Cycled'to Blidworth Grange, and Mon., with Milward over Seely's estate,
arid all the land in. hand in train' to· be let. . '
Tues. ,7th Sept. , ,
Measles being in the village my little grand-daughter'left for Nottingham.
Rainy nights hinder harvest.
Weds.,8th Sept. , ''
'Cycled to Halam'and on to'Westhorpe to see Lewin. 22,000 Notts miners at
work but the government interfering. The fact is Lloyd George control' of coal mines,
in the war led to men demanding a,national level of wages which being continued
prevents settlements. National settlement gives absolute power to the lea.ders .
Smith and Cook who will not give it up. . "
Thurs.,9th Sept.
,Walked to'the Park Wood to meet hounds coming on Mrs. Milward's and Mrs.Bourrie's'
party. Many horse people out.
Fri. ,10th Sept.
Cycled to Southwell for the Council meeting. Sandy arrived after 2 days shooting
at Hodnet in Salop at9 o'clock after 8o mile run.'

Sat. ,11th' Sept. ' . ,

Up at 4.30 and at 5 Sandy and I and his man Fyles off for Charlie's Lodge
in Nedderdale at Blyth,just getting light the Thoresby lights in Argles and Hardy's house,
(they both married daughters of Earl Man~ers) showed the Rujford Hounds were out.
Passing Doncaster Racecourse, it was fine and so through Wetherby and Knaresboro~,
Got to Sigsworth Lodge at 8.20 (93'miles) for breakfaBt, where Charlie,Annie, their
son Major Patrick and his wife. At 9 to the Moor above till 5.30, 8 guns, 5 drives and
41 brace and a duck. Major Collin and I acted as stops and 12 beaters andkeepers~,
Lunch at the hut at 1 and to Charlie's16th century cottage close to his Lodge for tea.,
Then to fish in Caesar's Pool, a view of the Fairy Glen, and dinner at 8, Sandy and I
being at the pretty inn, which the Macalmots use as their shooting lodge.',Patrick
with us we stayed talking and drinking ale, till 1. .
Sun.,12th Sept.
At 10 Patrick and Molly left for London, he being wired for to ,return to the·
Air H.Q., leaving his child Patricia and nurse. Sandy and I left then and got home at
1.30 and to the Manor for tennis after.
Charlie has the house plan of his Tudor cottage furnished with the old oak he
got from my Mother and well in keeping with the place'.
Though cloudy yesterday on the mountains we had, not more than ten minutes rain
and a sunny afternoon.
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Mon.,13th Sept.
Motoring to Winkburn, Edingley, walked over the Moor Farm and next few days
. spent ip country work and let Moorfields at Oxton.
Fri. ,17th Sept.
Nottingham and the Rope Walk for tea to see Margie and Veronica staying there.
Sat. ,18th Sept.
Cycled for lunch~ Norwood Park with the Starkeys and at 5 Colonel and Mollie
Bridges. arrived here from Aberdeenshire to stay the night en route to London~
Mon. ,20th Sept.
Did not make up my mind till this morning to go to the Town Planning Conference
at Nottingham and .fortunately took motor. At the Town Hall found the party left but
the Bradford delegates just arrived so after the party and joined at the new swimming
bath beyond Lenton. A handsome girl swimming. So on by Boots college building to
Wollaton Hall for lunch, given by the Mayor. The whole party not 20. I took up a
lady delegate from New York and a Canadian. A Hindu delegate from the Pumjab, I guessed
Babu, he was too dark and heavy lipped for a Punjabi.So round by the new housing estates
to the Castle for tea, a good picnic day.
Tues.,21st Sept. ,R_
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Cycled to ~QiR8aa~ Farm but only Mrs. Blatherwick and'her pretty youngest in.
She was a ~lhittaker and her grandfather owned and farmed 700 acres in Ra~sdale
selling it to the Seely's ~n1870 for £70,000. The house is a good specimen 18th
century country house'. The lesser gentry could live well by farming. their land in
those days and Whittaker was a grent hunting man and an acknowledged head of the
Flying Horse Ordinary, a precurser of the Clubs. '
Weds.,22nd Sept.
Margie and Mrs.Homberger to tea. M. going to London tomorrow got supplies from
Emily.

Thurs.,23rd Sept.
To Nottingham to see M and Veronica with her nurse off to London at 3•
. Fri. ,24th Sept.
To Southwell Council and to call on James at Grant House who showed me photos
of the British Museum prints of Southwell 120 years ago, showing the Vicars Choral
lodgings now built over by the School.
Sat. ,25th Sept.
To Nottingham Theatre to see No,No Nanette, an amusing musical comedy. The miners
are drifting back towork,120,000 in the pits already. .
Sun. ,26th Sept.,
Walked over to Gonalston Hall for tea with Mrs. Ed.Francklin and her.two pretty
girls Sarah and Judith. Dr. and Mrs. Willoughby from Southwell there.
Mon. ,27th Sept.
Raining hard, to Thistley Coppice to meet hounds~ The Francklin girls, father
Sir J.Nall and self on foot. Betty Coke, 2 Seelys, G. Milward mounted. It cleared'
at noon when I went to Nottingham to lunch with Mrs. Homberger and took her to Widmerpool
to see the Hall which she was charmed with. we just missed the Moncktons but saw the
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Rector Palmer who co~entedon the funds being left to maintain the chapel and
monument of beautiful Mrs. Robertson who died 35 years, a great friend to me. Mrs.H.
took me down the Fosse and left me at Epperstone.
Tues. ,28th Sept.
Left by car at 8, breakfast at Stamfordand on to Washingley Hall where sold some
timber to Miles and lunched with. the Countess of Essex•. Tea at Stamford in the little
square north end of town between'2 churches. Stamford street is one of England's
streets and a rival- of Oxford High. ..
Weds. ,29th Sept.
Dowager Musters and Mrs. Milward her daughter to tea.
Thurs.,30th Sept.
By car to Newark, saw Charles Richardson who could not return with me .and so Fenton
by Shilton and walked over farms there and returned byBalderton~ Called at Upton Hall
to see my cousin Gertie Warwick,'andthough only 1 year younger than myself'is a
beautiful woman. She had to "bingle" years ago,. the hair was so.curly and it is a
mass of curls like a Laurenceportrait; a complexion like a girls without make-up.
I reminded her of Bridlington when we were 9. I solemnly bought her a keepsake.

Fri.,lst Oct~
Cycled to Calverton and to Lowdham.
Sa:\;. ,2nd Oct.
Took grapes for the Church Harvest Festival 'and to tea' at the Rectory where the
Revd. Mnrsden from Haigh, Lancs. Revd. Cherrington and wife from Bleasby and 2 boys,
Mrs. Appleton and her baby are at the house •
. Sun. ,3rd Oct.
To early church, fine, warm; in fact this is a perfect autumn for sun and warmth and
the leaf is not yet touched and roses very full. Hu~ lost 14 turkeys from foxes and
3 others over a dozen'pullets each from dogs which are more destructive than foxes who
are our best rat and mouse catchers. The coal strike, or really a great attempt at
revolution, petering out.
Hon. ,4th Oc;l;.
By car to Winkburn for tea with Major and Miss Burnell.
Tues. ,5th Oct.
Sir H. Seely's farm at Haywood Oaks being let we had a.sale £2000 farm stock
and implements. A splendid grove of old oak surrounds the house which was formerly
the administrative centre of the forest. 200 acres is now leased back to the Crown
for forest again.·' To Nottingham Agricultural Committee at 2 and got 2 orders for
2 cottages for farm men, the present men to go.
''leds. ,6th Oct •.
To Nottingham to try on new clothes at Brashers in Chapel Bar, Scot-cloth suit
and plus fours, 8 gns. and a scarlet hunting frock 10 gns.
Thurs. ,7th Oct.
Cycled early to Gonalston to meet hounds. Ed. Francklin and his 2 pretty girls
out like myself on foot. In the evening to dinner at Langar for my godson's coming of age.
,14 young people and then onto Elton, Sir D. Bayley's (Buriel's brother) where a ballroom
and a futther party to dance, but I got away at 11.
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Fri. ,8th Oct.
The new occupants of my mother's house, Capt. and Mrs. Gordon, to tea.'
Sun. ,lOth Oct.
W. Arundell Monckton and the Gordons to dinner and I to the Manor for tea.
Tues. ,12th Oct.
To Cockcliff Hill, now let, and farm stock sale £1500 and onto Nottingham
for Agricultural Committee.
Weds. ,13th Oct.
1osco Bradley, M.B.H.,met me at the Club and motored me home re letting
Burnell farm, he being a brewer.
Fri. ,14th Oct. (j.fe~ ~Srua-;e.)
To London by 11.15 from Nottingham to 39 Belgrave Square and found Margie
and her child well. Called to see Monica slowly recovering from a serious illness. Rain.
Sat. ,15th Oct.
To unveiling of the Guards memorial on the Horse Guards parade. Margaret was
gone with Mrs. Stourton to a window at the Foreign Office, so I had two tickets
so took my tall and handsome niece Molly (Patrick's wife) and got good places
near,the great ones. 2000 guards in scarlet and 7000 war veterans in plain clothes.
General Sir - Higginson there, over 100':years old., .The massed bands and pipers
f}?lendid, the Irish pipers in green jackets aiJ.d orange kilts. The massedpipers
played Flowers of the Forest to a slow march. Mrs. Stourton and my nephew Geoffry
to lunch. She Lord Stourton's daughter~in-law and being a protestant there were
ructions. She daughter of 2nd Lord Selby. To dinner with Geoffry at the United
Universities Club in St. James'sSt. .
Sun. ,17th Oct.
Sandy's regiment being at the Tower we see little of him till the evening.
Geoff and'I after lunch to the Tate Gallery to see the last in art!!
Mon. ,18th Oct.
All day at business in the Temple and at 4 to tea. with Edith Stewart so
not in till 8. M. gone to bed and Sandy away, obeyed a message from Harold to
dine in Victoria Square. '
Tues. ,19th Oct. ,
Geoff to lunch and after with Margaret to buy a Fiat car which Aunt Kate is
to give. Saw Mrs. Wickham and her nephew Sir Hugh See1y so before I returned it was
reported home I had bought a new car. We went out Notting Hill way I did not know.
\;leds. ,20th Oct.
With Margie to the Times Book Club in Wigmore St. Met Mr. and Mrs. Firth and then
to the Tate Gallery. I later to see the film of Mons and walked home through the Park.
Thurs. ,21st Oct.
To see Godfrey Mellor in Wigmore st. Lunched at Mollie Bridge's and then with
Margie toHis Majesty's Theatre to see the Co-Optimists, a variety show, good.
To see Monica later.-
 Sergt. Clews sniped 146 Boche in'the \'lar.Our latrines \vere well under
cover and well managed, but the Bochehad'none and had to come out of his trench
in the early morn, when his back face shone white through the haze or gloom~ Clews would
bag him and cut a notch on his rifle stock.
Weds. ,3rd Nov. ..
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The meet at the Manor, rode Gaylad, got inY,new Pizlk, found at Plowman.Wood
and ran to Gedling.
Sat. ,6th Nov.
By car to Leicester down the Fosse, 26 miles to ,the Horse Repository, missed
buying Starlight (Chas.\'lrights) though bid 70 gns. but at once bought a 5 year old of
Arkwright's for 70 gns.
Tues.,9th Nov.
To Newark for sale of Balderton Hall, no bid, so via Nottingham to London
by dining car and reached 39 Chester Square at 9. Margaretwaiting but Sandy is
shooting snifS in the Orknays, Ronaldshay.'
vleds. ,lOth Nov.
Was in Piccadilly for the 2 minutes Silence in commemoration of end of. War
in 1918. Lunched with SirJ. Nall in the annexe of the Carlton Club in Carlton Gdns.
formerly Lord Dudley's' house, in the former salon in'the gilded splendour of the
Regency period. Walked to·the House of Commons through the lbthcentury cloisters
and Nall got mea.seat under the' gallery and on the floor of the House The "Mountain"
in eruption on, questions about .. iihe money from Moscow and who got it. Lady Astor up
once or twice as usual. She is attractive looking.
Fri. ,12th Nov.
Lunched with the Firths and went on to the Aldwichwith Margaret to see
Rookery Nook, an amusing farce. M. had done enough so I alone to dine with Patrick
and Molly in Queens Gate.
Sat. ,13th Nov.
To the Savoy vlith M. to see "So to bed" with, Sam Pepys as hero, and Yvonne
Arnaud an excellent Mrs. Pepys. A family dinner with'Teddie and Monica. M. and I,
Geoffry and Gladys Norman.,MonicaJslowlyrecoverying but her face still swollen.
Sun. ,14th Nov.
Lunched with the Richardsons in Ashley Gardens. Sandy got back last night,
ina 30 ton steamer to shoot a distant island he and Runiington Wilson nearly·
swamped as a gale got up. Tea at The 6harnwoods in Eaton Square, a large party and
the nice old lady Miss Cockrane and I had much talk, also with a pretty girl Miss Vogt,
the Norwegian Minister's daughter. Lady Thompson I remembered as Miss Tennyson
Deyncourt.
Mon. ,15th Nov.
Called at the Czech Legation and had a long talk with Major Niemetz. Called
on Mollie Bridges.
Tues. ,16th Nov •
. Sandy and I. left for Epperstone leaving Margie and my darling grand-daughter.
M. expects next month, an anxious time for me for I never passed. a happier year than the
last, for with 5 weeks stay with Margaret in London and she and Veronica 3 or 4 months,
in Notts I had no long separation from my family. Her establishment, the nurse, two
maids, Killick the butler and Sandy's man Files, the house is \1Tell run. Got home 'for
dinner on Woodcock from Major Burnell. The anniversary of my wedding and dearPolly's
death. I visited St. Ermine Hotel we were married from and on Sunday sawSt.Andrews
Ashley Place where we married 27 years ago. In that July previous 1899 Percy and
Muriel married from' Queen Anne Mansions in the,' church opposite St .Ermines.
\'leds. ,17th Nov.
Very wet but to the.~eet at Oxton and so to Graves Lane, a find and Halloughton
Wood, met Mrs. nlewellyn, nee Elwes, whose. parents rented Oxton Hall 18 years ago.
A handsome woman.
£hurs. ,18th Nov.
A rent audit held at my house, and good.
Fri.,19th'Nov.
Rather foolishly sent Chance to Tinley who. has offered £30 profit and I
have, another chance to get Starlight. To the Bank at Nottingham~and sundry errands.
Sat.,20th Nov.
To Nottingham to sign ~ax collectors warrants, wire fromCampion and he has "
bought Starlight for me at £60.
Sun. ,21st Nov.
Wm. Monckton from Widmerpoolto lunch with me. Dined at the Manor where a
large party, Mr. and Mrs. Percy, Sandy, Miss Martin, etc. Played Rummy and won.
Mon. ,22nd Nov •.
By train to Yaxley and to Norman Cross Hotel. Held village audit at the. Fox,
FolkSworth, and next day the large farm audit and home by 8 via Newark. Starlight
arrived yesterday.
Wed. ,24th Nov.
To the meet at Gonaiston, Sandy rode Starlight, foggy in the Trent valley
but bright sunlighton.the hills. After a ringing fox from Thistley a find at
Halloughton \Yood and 5 miles to Farnsfield, ending at Combes \vood.
Fri. ,26th Nov.
To Southwell for the Norwood Park audit at the Crown.
Mon. ,29th Nov.
To Winkburn for tea with the Burnells.
Tues.,30th Nov.
To Miss May Birkin's funeral at Wilford Hill, fine but cold and great
views from this high ground. She \1Tas 40 years ago the first dance partner of \1Thom
I have any recollection and a very pretty girl she was. She was full of good works
especially among women in prison. Sandy motored from London bringing 'Geoffry
my nephew and both stayed.here. .
\veds. ,1st Dec.
Mrs. Bourne rode into my courtyard and then Sandy and I joined her and to the
meet at Lambley House, found 'in the Gorse and'quite a good though slow run.
Thurs. ,2nd Dec.
Car broke down just as I was leaving and then a . .Tire arrived to say the 2
Hodgson Wilson's from Hexgrave were coming, so it was lucky. We have their big
farm to let. .
Fri. ,3rd Dec.
Held Sir H.Seely's audit at my Epperstone house, very good. Sarah Meredith
died, a lifelong friend and nursery maid to us when i was a small boy.
Sat. ,4th Dec.
Going into Nottingham Club met Sandy who had a great hunt yesterday, he just
off with a friend to shoot the Guisbro moors.
Sun. ,5th Dec.
Foggy. Church at 11, and called to see Mrs. Bourne and the Gordons after.
Mon.,6th Dec.
Had'a delightful ride through our large Park Wood ,on Starlight, threading
some miles of ride, the most beautiful wood in Notts. diversified with hill and dale and
although so much big timber is now cut the better it shows up the old massive yews
and hollies dotl:ed about. .
Attended the'funeral of Mrs. Sarah Meredith (nee Cartledge)'a lifelong friend of
the family. She was nursemaid when I broke my arm first time in a fall from my pony
near the big oak in Moor Lane and was afterwards my mother's parlour maid for many
years. Went after to the Manor fora long talk with Mrs.Bourne on hunting matters.
Tues.,7th Dec.
With my 2 clerks by car, Jameson driving to the audit at Ruddington, held at
Mrs. Nicholson's pretty farm house and a high tea after. My most cosy audit.
\'leds. ,8th Dec.
With Belr to the audit of Widmerpool ~enants at the Back Boy at Nottingham.
Thurs.,9th,Dec.
Rode Starlight and \oJith Hrs. Bourne through the Park \vood.
Fri.,lOth Dec. ,
To Oxton for the audit. Tinley has sold my horse Chance to Mrs.Taylor, the
late Sir F. Bowdon's daughter for £130 and after giving Tinley £30 for doing it reduces
Starlight's cost to me to under £40 and he is well worth £140. The Bank sent Parkinson
for the Oxton cash and so saves me trouble.
Sat.,llth Dec.
Margaret had a daughter last night, born in London. A wire sent me.
Sun.,12th Dec.
Saw Sandy at the Manor, he came from'London this afternoon.
Mon. ,13th Dec.
Rode to the meet at Tutley Grange. Sandy out on one of Piggins horses.
I left at Cropwell Bishop.
 Tues.,14th Dec.
Sandy rode Starlight with the Rufford at Winkburn. One of Bourne's grooms
riding him on with theirs. Mrs. B. going there also. I tq the Shire Hall,Agricultu~al
Committee.
Weds. ,15th Dec.
To Newark for an audit of Balderton and Fenton tenants at· the Saraceh' s Head•.
Saw Charlie.
Thurs. ,16th Dec.
To lunch with the St.arkeys at NorwoodPark •. ·
Fri.,17th Dec.
To Farnsfield for audit and dinner at the Plough and got away early and a nap
before going with Mrs. Bourne to dine at the Rope Walk with the Hogarths, picking
up Capt. Sherbrooke at Oxton. Bourne and Sandy there and so all to the Hospital
. Ball at Vi~toria Hall. 500 present. Made the acquaintance of Capt. Pierpoint, heir
to the Man_ers Earldom and the great estates in Notts.
Sat. ,18th Dec.
Riding with Mrs. Bourne and her boy Hrimphrey by Woodbro and Ca~verton.

!ion. ,20th Dec.

To Winkburn for the "audit and to tea with Major and Miss" Burnell at the Hall.
\'leds. ,22nd Dec.
Sandy and I rode across fields to the meet at Thurgarton, coming on Mrs.
Sherbrooke and Betty Coke (of Brookhill) near Thistley coppice. Hounds gone to
Bleasby, but found at Thurgarton Chequers and a good run by Gonalston Hall,
Hoveringham, Longthorpe, Gunthorpe and to ground at Bulcote.
Thurs.,23rd Dec.
Began my Christmas. Gave £1 to all my people and by car to Nottingham ·to get
the 1.30 train to London, sending my housekeeper Miss Whitehead to~h~~~~~
and so none of the family in Epperstone for near a century. Found Margie looking"
well and the baby pretty. Miss Irving in attendance. I had room at Chester Hotel,
2 doors off. A cheery dinner with Harold and Nell in Victoria Squar~. .
Fri.,24th Dec.
To see Margie at 11 and after a snack at the R.A. Club to the British Museum
and had a guide to the Library. Back for tea with Margaret in her bedroom and dined
with the Charnwoods in Eaton Square. Alfred Noyes the poet, Mrs.Arbuthnott, Major
Phipps from Cologne, the last and yet embodied Territorial of the War. Mrs.Arbuthnott,
Mrs. McDonald, John Benson and Theodora, etc.
Sat., ·Christmas Day •
. Harold and Nell took me to join the Richardsons at Ranelagh for lunch after
I had sat with Margie, and so to tea. Dinner at 8 with Edward and Monica a few doors
away. Sandy who had come from Notts, also Monica's father and mot~er, Mr. and Mrs.
Rowley, a neighbour coming in later.
 Sun. ,26th Dec.,
After seeing Margie, by underground to Highgate to see Dick and walked to ~.
Hampstead Heath and Kenn Wood before lunch, returning by 284.bus to Victoria. ~
The open ground of Mornington Crescent is having a factory built on it, a great .~
shame for. these open squares are the salvation of London. Saw Margaretand then to ~
the Charnwoods, a large party for tea and charades, Lord Askwith1taking a lead here .. ~
'and his lively daughter Betty. Alfred Noyes also there and we managed to "rag"one <:(.
of his poems in a scene. Col. and Mrs. Vanyon Slaney at tea and several young people.
Mon. ,27th Dec •.
The cold east wind of the past week gave me a chill. Sandy had gone to Notts
to hunt so spent the day with Margaret.
Tues. ,28th Dec.
Returned home, Sandy staying with me.
\veds. ,29th Dec.
. Turned out at 1 in rat-catcher kit and came on hounds at Syne Breck and drew all
round north ~f Oxton but no draw. The meet at the German Jew'Kahn's house so would not go.
Fri. ,31st Dec.
Rode Starlight to the Council at Southwell'and so ends an enjoyable and as pros-
perous a year I've experienced.