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Walking around bomb damaged London with Granny and Great Granny - Letter 2

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Monday the 11th of October 2021 (close to the eve of the Battle of Hastings) Granny and her Mother (Minnie Margaret was your great grandmother) used to go walking in London especially near the end of the Second World War. They lived in Cannon’s Park in Edgware - there was a mansion in the park that belonged to Handel (he was an organist and composer for Lord Chandos). Granny lived in a house in Rose Garden Close which was named after the part of the estate of the mansion house where it was situated. As there was also Orchard Close, Lake View, and other names. Granny’s house overlooked a school that she later went to as a primary school called North London Collegiate School and it was founded by Miss Spiel and Miss Buss. On Founder’s Day, we all had to take a daffodil to school, which were collected up as we went on the train to Camden Town where the original school was the place. I have a photograph of us all lined up spelling out FMB (Frances Mary Buss) by the seniors of the school an...
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An introduction to Great Grandfather - letter 1

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  The first letter to my grandchildren about my life... The 4th of October 2021 (only ten days until the Battle of Hastings)  Yesterday, well Sunday the third of October - by the time this card reaches you yesterday will be a different date - was Granny’s (on your Father’s side) father’s birthday. This means that he was your Great Grandfather. How coincidental that he would have celebrated his birthday, one day after your Mother.  Now your great grandfather worked as an accountant in the City of London, also known as the City. Your father also worked there. Your Great Grandfather was a very good singer with a High Tenor voice. He was often called into St. Paul’s Cathedral which is in the City of London. He was asked to sing permanently, but his choice was either to sing or marry his wife. You can probably imagine the answer. That is why we are all here. Also singing would mean that he would have to sing seven days a week. I don’t know which was easiest? His name was Charl...
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Introduction to this blog

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I am trying to write down some of Granny's or Margaret's meandering memories. Sometimes disguising a tape recorder or frantically writing notes as Mum tells me about something after coming back from work. If there is something wrong factually do let me know and if there is a memory that you have with Mum, please let me know and I can interview you or ask you for some more details. Also do let me know if you like these tales or should they be tails.  
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