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Gay Boys market.
Morning - Out for brewery and also in park looking after the brothers Titterton who are doing gutters and fences.
We had a tremendous wash of water last night. Regular flood on?
This blog started as my great grandad John Alcock's diary, which he wrote in Cheadle, Staffs, England in 1888. John was born in Cheadle in 1853. In 1877, he travelled to New Zealand, marrying Alberta Eccles (Bert) there in 1880. They had 3 children in New Zealand (Mary, Ethel and Ursula). They returned all together to Cheadle sometime between 1885 and 1887. Their son Walter was born in Bank Street, Cheadle, in 1887. Since completing the diary, the blog continues with all things John Alcock.
What market was that again? Victorian Cheadle is certainly full of surprises. Perhaps that's why Christmas Day was so quiet - they were saving themselves for the main event.
ReplyDeleteI had a good laugh when I read that. It really stands out against all the other serious entries.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what it really was. Something like a charity Christmas bazaar with music?