Walter Draycott’s Great War Chronicle
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Left Seagrave at 8:30 for Sileby in the pony and trap of Miss Kathleen Knight. Arrive Leicester at 9:30 and said good bye to Fred Draycot and Nancy. Boarded the 10:55 train for Birmingham.
Arrived at Doctor White’s at 1 pm and have chat all afternoon with Mrs White.
*Pony and Trap – A small horse drawn carriage
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MacDermot calls at 9 am. I say goodbye to Harry and leave then off to Liverpool Midland Station. Call at photographers and get photos. Back home again and say good bye to Mr Draycot and Simcocks, take the 12:20 train for Leicester via Manchester (Grand Central Railway). Arrive at Manchester at 1:20. Leave 2:15 pm.
Wrote letters till noon. At 3 pm I visit Miss Amie Burrows at West Derby. She was a friend of Sister Martha. Stay till 5 pm then on to Harry’s and Upton’s at 6:30 stayed home till 11:35 pm. Harry sits up till my return.
Thursday 11th February 1915
Visit Cotton Spinning Mills of Harwoods between 1 and 3 pm with Cousin Tom. Tea at 3:30 pm and walk down to Station with Mrs Draycot and take train (4:35 pm) for Liverpool. Family chat with Harry and Simcocks till midnight.
Wednesday 10th February 1915
Take the 4.5 [sic]pm train for Bolton to see JW Draycot. Arrive at 5:55 pm, and met at station by J.W.D. Grand reception. Introduced to William Draycot (son) and wife, Thomas (son), Edith (daughter). Afterward shown William’s Bank, City Hall, JW’s school where he is headmaster. We have great talk at night till midnight.
In morning I go to town. Have photos taken. On to Knotty Ash to see Sister Craig at the Hospital.
Entertained greatly. Had tea with Mr McLaughlin (Fanny Craig), Sister Craig, and Sister Noddings. Leave at 6 pm. On to Uptons and stay till 11:30 pm
I leave on 7:35 train for Liverpool and arrive at 12:15. Met at Station by Charles my brother who came over from Derby. I receive £5 from Rifle Paymaster at Salisbury. Arrive home at 1 pm. Harry gets home at 5 pm and glad to see me. So are all friends. I take Charles to see Craigs, [Shaws] and Hollinghursts.
To Church of England in morning in Khaki and afternoon and evening to Primitive Methodist Chapel with girls and Mr Inglesant. The latter preached at both services and very earnest too.
Maud and Lily sit up and chat with me till 12:30 midnight.
* The Primitive Methodists (Draycott often calls them the P.M.’s) were an offshoot of Wesleyan Methodism in Britain in the 19th Century. They focused attention on the role of lay people, and on simplicity of worship. The two streams of Methodism re-merged in the 1930’s.
I go into Leicester at 4 pm and after calling at Aunts, return to Seagrave at 8:30 pm. Cyril still ill.
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