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The Hardwick Monument- complete with grinning skull and cadaver with shovel- Leeds Minster, UK

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Wednesday 25 December 1833

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rain in the night – fair and F49° at 9 ¼ am – breakfast in a hurry – at which at 11 5 – Mr. Simpson preached 17 minutes from Luke ii. 8 – staid the sacrament - wrote 2 ½ pages to my aunt Shibden telling her of my journey and what I had done at Leeds - French bed but she would fancy it from Leeds from instead of as determined from York - at the end of p.3 and on the other side wrote note to Washington to desire him not to give any information relative to the property in answer to inquiries made or to be made for Lord Althorpe [Althorp] - wrote also 2 pages of ½ sheet to Miss Belcombe, minster yard York about the French bed - to have 3 drawers instead of 2 in the bottom a small one in the

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middle to save the want of a table de nuit - and bed 3ft. 3in., wide and long in proportion - painted in imitation of rose-wood - to make me a paillasse and mattress like Miss Belcombes’ - wrote also a few lines (on ½ sheet) to ‘Messrs. Kendell and co. Upholsters Leeds’ to countermand the French bed saying I had got what I wanted from a friend and saying I should be obliged by having the chesnut of drawers as soon as possible. – sent all the 3 above at 4 by a little boy from the village Thomas having fallen the other day at Shibden and hurt his knee talking downstairs near an hour – no time to dress – dinner at 5 10 – coffee – tea – talk – came upstairs at 11 40 – fair going to and returning from church, but rain before and soon after and a sprinkling of snow this evening �� F42° now at 12 10 tonight would have no fire in my bedroom

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Leeds Rifles Memorial

My latest article is focused on a Lutyens memorial in the city of Leeds dedicated to those who fell in two world wars #memorial #Lestweforget

Built into the boundary wall of the Church of St Peter’s (Leeds Minster) facing Kirkgate, this Lutyens designed memorial is dedicated to the soldiers of the Leeds Rifles who fell in the First World War. The memorial was unveiled on 13th November 1921 by Captain George Sanders, VC, MC of the Leeds Rifles – he had enlisted in the Rifles as a private in 1914 and fought with great distinction for…

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End of season FFL review 2022/23

The summer of 2022, we’d just had the world cup in Qatar and, hang on minute, that’s not right. Yes for the first time ever the World Cup wasn’t held in the summer, it would be held in winter, as a result there would be a break in the season. A part A and a part B. This meant an earlier than normal start to the season and a later finish too. It would also mean fixture chaos, with teams playing 2 or even 3 games every 8 or 9 days. Players getting injured, rested and rotated would definitely impact FFL teams.  

So who were the favourites? Back in May Colin Fenwick had smashed the world record score in winning the league by a mile. Our Grimsby Roma had very nearly done the double, but lost on a tie break six to Kieron Mullin, Would Kieron be a contender in the new season. Mark Kiszka won the Champions league last time, could he feature in the new season? The Hawk was very keen to get back to winning ways. The Knightrider returned to FFL, plus new boy Gareth Dyke. No Manè or Pogba this season, but new names like Haaland and Nunez. New managers too. Ronaldo was still in the Premiership, but only 3 managers picked him. Chelsea spent a fortune and Forest bought 20 odd players.  No Matt Rushton this time, so his Champions league spot went to the manager who finished 13th last season, Andy Flanagan.

So in the unbelievable heat of 2022 record breaking summer FFL started. The first weekend saw Jesus and Arsenal shining. Ten Haag’s Man Utd got hammered by Brentford, while Nunez got sent off. Early leader was Jackie Knight.  

Early September and Haaland was hammering the goals in at record breaking rate. Disco Lee Ritchie and Duncan Mackenzie were the top two.  League Champion Colin Fenwick beat FA Cup winner Kieron Mullin by 1 point to win The FFL Bennett’s Shield. This was one of the few bright spots of what would become a disappointing season for our Grimsby Roma. VAR was once again making the headlines. All too often it felt like the joy was being sucked out of football. The whole country was rocked by the death of Queen Elizabeth the 2nd. Games were cancelled and people queued for hours and hours to see her laying in state. Well apart from Phil and Holly who jumped the queue. Unwise, but not illegal.

By October Disco was still top, but facing a challenge now from Chris Geoghegan. VAR made the headline again, this time when a power surge at Leeds caused it to shut down completely. Arsenal were top and clear, Haaland just kept scoring, Meanwhile Klopp kept on moaning, and he also got a red card. Things were going very badly for Ronaldo. Mark Taylor and Tappy were starting to regret picking him. Talking of very disappointing choices, UK Prime Minster Liz Trust was gone after only 45 days. It would be a season of sackings. Gerrard and Tuchel gone, lots more to come. After the first group stage of the champions league Senol, Kieron, Jon and Jamie were gone.  Disco became the first manager to pass 100, The Hawk, Chris and Tappy challenging.

November and the FA Cup Legend Ronnie Radford sadly passed away. Meanwhile Ronaldo was interviewed by Piers Morgan. This time Ronnie didn’t hold back, attacking Man Utd and how he felt let down and ignored. He even texted me to moan that so few managers had picked him. He seemed to belittle recent league leader Disco Lee Ritchie. It was the beginning of the end for CR7 and FFL. By the World cup break Tappy was top, Disco 2nd, The Hawk 3rd and Pam Taylor 4th. That was it, the pause button pushed. Tappy was the Christmas number one in November.

Mark Kiszka narrowly beat Kieron to the World cup, as Argentina narrowly beat France.

When FFL finally returned it was Christmas. No more Ronaldo and lots of very tired and injured players. This would have a huge effect on FFL teams, subs would be more important than ever lots of penalty points.  

The football world was saddened by the death of its greatest ever player. Pele was not just a great player, but also a global icon. In premiership Haaland continued to score, but Arsenal were top and clear. In the FFL Disco was top, with Pam Taylor, Tappy and The Hawk close by. More sad news was breaking, one of the stars of Football Italia, Gianluca Vialli died. There can’t be many football fans of my generation who didn’t get swept up by channel 4’s coverage of 90s Italian football. Luca was a major part of that. By the end of January Everton had sacked Lampard and not bought anyone in the January sales. Man city sold Cancelo. In fact several players left the premiership during the window. This along with the tiredness from the world cup and injuries meant lots of penalty points. This was going to be a very unpredictable and low scoring season. Mark Taylor was the new league leader. Could Mark win his first league title since 1804? I mean 1904 err 2004.

Early Febuary and my Friday night Chinese take away didn’t arrive, Apparently the firm had started using a form of balloon drone to deliver. Never did find out what happened to that balloon? Leeds sacked their manager, while new Everton manager Dyche saw his side beat Arsenal. The top of the FFL was taking a very Taylor theme. Mark top, Pam second and Paul 3rd, no sign of Ollie??? Oh there he is in the bottom 3 with Flynny and Robyn Stanney. In The champions league Andy Flanagan was flying into the semi finals, along with the Hawk. The final group games saw Michael Dymond and Mark Kiszka join them. In a season of sad football related deaths former World of Sport presenter Dickie Davis passed away. The terrible earthquake in Turkey and Syria killed tens of thousands including former Pemeirship player Christian Atsu. Chris Geoghegan was on cup run, beating Pam Taylor in round one, drawing league leader Mark in the second. Senol Durmush was also going well and into the 2nd round, where he would face The Hawk. By the end of the month the 3 Taylors were still at the top. March and Pam Taylor started to fall away, The Hawk now joined the top three with Mark and Paul. Manchester United won the league cup, beating Newcastle in the final. John Motson, the voice of FA Cup finals, world cups and Match of the day sadly passed away.

A week later and everything FFL changed. A truly terrible weekend for Mark Taylor (partly caused by Liverpool beating Man UTD 7 nil) saw him drop from top to 7th. More bad news as this was FA Cup second round weekend. Chris beat Mark by a record 33 points. New league leader Matt Wheeler was also through after hammering Paul Taylor. Disco beat Tappy by 1 point. The final game saw Senol Durmush draw with the Hawk. Senol would go on to win the replay. What followed was one of the most bizarre moments of the season. A tweet by Gary Lineker about the government’s immigration bill sent The BBC sports coverage into lockdown. He was taken off the air, as a result his colleagues went on strike. No football on 5Live, no presenters or commentary on Match of the day, all to Talk sport’s amusement. Freedom of speech became no talking at all, until an agreement was made. St Patricks day and Vieria was sacked at Palace. Palace would raid the retirement home and return Wroy as a possible saviour. The Hawk and Matt Wheeler were joint top, with Tappy, Paul, and Mark Taylor not far back. The bottom and of the table Robyn Stanney was 60 points adrift. My advice don’t let Boyfriend Jack help you with your team next season. Haaland just didn’t stop scoring. The Ivan Drago of football smashed 5 in Europe and 3 more in the FA cup. Unstoppable.

April and the sackings continued, Conte, Rodgers and Potter all gone. Lampard who had already been sacked by Everton was the new manager at Chelsea. £600 million of signings and several high profile managers, surely Lampard couldn’t make things any worse? The Hawk was the first manager to pass 200 points with a lead over Tappy, Mark Taylor and Matt Wheeler. The Champions league semi finals saw Andy Flanagan finally remove Mark Kiszka’s reign as champion. The Hawk beat Michael Dymond in the other semi. In the first leg of the final Andy took a 9 point lead.

Early May and Spurs sacked their caretaker manager and amazingly Lampard had made things even worse at Chelsea, while Wrexham Hollywood FC, with Deadpool and co in charge won promotion back into the football league. The Hawk was still top, but with strong challenges from Tappy and Mark Taylor, however with so many players missing they were struggling to field full teams.  Mark in fact pulled the lead back to only 3 points. Not long ago The Hawk was looking at a treble, but now his lead was gone, out the FA cup and 9 points down in the champions league final. Chris Geoghegan’s cup run continued, beating Disco in the semi final at the Etihad, While Senol beat Matt Wheeler at Villa Park. Big Sam was back as the new Leeds Manager. Andy Flanagan won his first title. The first leg lead was enough to win the Champions league. The manager who only got in as first reserve due to Matt Rushton not entering, was victorious. With just the league left for the Hawk, he was 14 points ahead of Mark and 16 ahead of Tappy. Man City were on for the treble now  

FA Cup final weekend saw Chris take an early lead, but Man City resting KDB brought points scoring subs into Senol’s team. In the end it was Turkish delight as Senol Durmush won his first FFL trophy since 2014. Man City won the league, with Haaland player of the season. The Hawk had a 26 point lead over the chasing pack of Matt, Senol, Andy and Mark going into the final premiership fixture weekend. Everton, Leicester and Leeds were fighting to avoid joining Southampton in relegation. Forest and their 30 signings had survived. Burnley Sheffield United and Luton were going up.  

The final weekend of the Premiership, just these games and The FA Cup final left. The Hawk was top of the league and looking very good. A close run battle for the champions league spots. Everton had to endure 10 minutes of injury time to hold onto 3 points and premier league membership, just. So many players were rested, injured or suffering the effects of a very long season. Over half the league suffered pen points. Mark Taylor took full advantage of this and moved into second, but still 23 points behind the Hawk. Sally Sands moved into the champions league spots.

FA CUP final day, City going for the double and a chance at a treble against Utd. The Hawk was well clear at the top, but champions league spots were tight. City scored the fastest ever FA cup final goal. Utd strike back from a VAR penalty. In the end city won 2v1. The double in the bag and the champions league final to come.

So that’s it. Colin Hawkins won the FFL Title, Andy Flanagan the champions league and Senol Durmush the FA cup. Robyn Stanney the wooden spoon and gave birth on cup final day, congratulations.  Mark Taylor got 2nd. Stally, Sally and our Grimsby Roma made the final champions league spots at the expense of Steve Tatham and Chris Geoghegan.

Thank you for being part of an incredible season, sometimes sad, sometimes crazy, sometimes very strange, but amazing.

Two final thoughts

Firstly, if Matt Rushton had entered this season, would he have won the Champions league?

Secondly, can anyone but Colin's win the league anymore?

MT

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At the airport in Amsterdam by 730am for our flight to Leeds where we’ll begin our English exploring.

We have a lovely upgraded car to start our journey. Meandered our way to York and set about on foot and walked around the city via the city wall and got some inspiration for our garden. This wall dates back to Roman times and was built during the 12-13th century

York Minster from the 6th century

It’s hard not to be reminded that it’s King Charles coronation is tomorrow

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Christmas

We celebrated the turning on of the Wood Lane lights with our friend Laura who had come down from Glasgow for the annual Les Girls lunch at Brasserie Blanc in Leeds - such a good time was had by all that no photos were taken! I helped with the decorating of the Wood Lane Christmas tree as part of the Beverley Christmas Tree Festival in the Minster - very cleverly designed by Sue and Emma. Bill and I spent Christmas Day at home - unwrapping presents, eating, drinking, walking and watching tv before driving over to Bramhall on Boxing Day to spend two nights with Markus, Alex and Evelina. Lots of presents and games and eating.

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Top 20 universities for LLM in the UK

You visit the mall in order to buy a new pair of pants for yourself. You enter the first store you come across and purchase the first pair of pants you see. When you wear the jeans at home, you discover that the fit, style, or colour are completely unflattering.

Now tell me, was it wise to make such a rash apparel purchase? This demonstrates the value of thoroughly considering all possibilities and factors before choosing anything, even something as straightforward and unimportant as what to wear.

What about the significant choices that directly affect your future? For instance, picking the appropriate university to pursue an LLM from can be very complex. However, there is nothing to worry about. We've got you!

To help you with the tedious work of selecting a university, this article presents the best 20 universities for llm in uk.

But hold on, you have to determine where to buy these jeans before deciding what kind of pants you want, right? Which retailer—Zara, H&M, or Forever 21—is it? Similar to this, it's critical to consider why one would ever consider attending a UK university before learning about the top LLM programmes there.

Due to advantages including receiving a specialised degree, gaining real-world experience overseas, expanding your international network, the chance to pursue a career in academia, and studying from a globally renowned university, pursuing an LLM abroad has the potential to advance your career. These factors emphasise how crucial it is to choose where to pursue an LLM.

LLM hopefuls who want to attend some of the oldest and most esteemed colleges in the world frequently travel to the United Kingdom. The UK is home to some of the biggest and most renowned legal firms in the world, like Clifford Chance LPP and DLA Piper, giving law students a huge opportunity to obtain work experience or possibly get hired by these companies. The variety of legal studies provided by these prestigious universities may both thrill and astound you! However, we are here to support you.

Here’s a list of the top universities to pursue llm university in uk:

University Of East London (UEL)

University of Birmingham

Birmingham City University (BCU)

University of West London (UWL) – Thames valley university

Buckingham university

University of Wales College of Cardiff

City university of London

University of Hertfordshire

Council for national Academic awards

University of Bristol

Hull university

University of Durham

Inns of courts school of Law

University of Lancaster

Leeds University

Leicester University

London University

University of Warwick

Oxford University

Cambridge University

University of Liverpool

East Anglia university

Nottingham university

University of Manchester

Bangor University

Kingston University, London

University of Wolver Hampton

School of law, University of Sheffield

University of Kent, Canterbury

Brunei university

University of South Hampton

NorthUmbria University

University of the West Minster

BPP University College, London

University of Central Lancashire

University of Exeter

Anglia Ruskin University

University of Reading

Sussex university

University of Northampton

Aberystwyth University, Wales

University of Bristol

Moorgate and Bloomsbury Centre

University of Glasgow

Newcastle University

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The Consecration of the Bishop of BeverleyWednesday 30 November at York Minster

The Consecration of the Bishop of BeverleyWednesday 30 November at York Minster

The Reverend Canon Stephen Race, currently Rector of The Benefice of Central Barnsley in the Anglican Diocese of Leeds and also Area Dean of Barnsley, will be consecrated as the new Bishop of Beverley at a service in York Minster on Wednesday 30th November at 11am. Everyone is welcome. The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, will lead the service and the consecrating Bishop will be The Rt Revd…

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Leeds Minster

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Leeds Minster, Yorkshire, UK

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Ay up folks, its Yorkshire Day! A celebration every year on 1st of August of this wonderful, diverse and culturally rich part of England.

Yorkshire ties as my favourite region in England with Northumberland and I flip flop between which one we want to end up living in (The Yorkshire Dales or the Northumberland coast). From its wild moorlands of Bronte country, to its bustling industrial mill towns of Leeds and Halifax, to its beautiful seaside towns and fisherman’s villages, the rolling hills and drystone walls of the Yorkshire Dales and beyond it isn’t hard to see why Yorkshire has earned the moniker “God’s own country” by its proud inhabitants. So to celebrate this wonderful place here’s a few facts about York’shr.

Yorkshire is the largest county in the UK and covers a large part of Northern England, that’s a whopping 2.9 million acres- ee ba gum!. It is BIG, so big that over the years it was often subdivided into smaller jurisdictions for admiration purposes, most notably the areas of North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire. While each of these regions certainly has its own distinct geography, accent, culture and history to explore, Yorkshire as a whole has always continued to be recognised as a geographic territory and cultural region. Yorkshire may be big now but it used to be bigger! Until 1974 it covered parts of what are now County Durham, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and the Tees Valley. Yorkshire also has nearly a third of the total area of National Parks in England (the North York Moors, most of the Yorkshire Dales and part of the Peak District) covering a fifth of the region’s land area.

Yorkshire also lays claim to being home to some of Britain’s ‘oldest’ things including the oldest known city in Britain, Ripon, which was granted a charter by at least 886. Scarborough on the coast was Britain’s first seaside resort, established in 1660 after the discovery of the ‘healing’ spring waters which later would form the spa. The oldest registered visitor attraction in England is Mother Shipton’s Cave and Petrifying Well in Knaresbough, North Yorkshire which has been welcoming tourists since at least 1630. Sheffield FC is the oldest football club in the world founded in 1857. The county is also home to Britain’s oldest pub (and perhaps the oldest pub in the world), The Bingley Arms in Bardsey dates from AD 953 to the days of the Vikings and has been serving beer for over 1,000 years. Speaking of pubs, Yorkshire is also home to England's highest pub, The Tan Hill Inn which sits 1,732 ft above sea level at a point where the counties Yorkshire, Durham and Cumbria meet. You might recognise it from the Christmas Waitrose advert where everyone got snowed in!

As well as the ‘oldest’, Yorkshire lays claim to some other great feats! The county has over 2,600 ancient monuments of national importance (14% of the English total), 800 conservation areas and 116 registered parks & gardens. The North York Moors Railway is the longest steam operated railway in the UK, with over 18 miles of track running through the countryside from Pickering to Whitby. The city of York has the longest city walls in England, at three miles long, and they enclose an area of around 263 acres. York Minster is the largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe, it took 252 years to build in its present form and contains 128 medieval stained glass windows and York’s Shambles is considered to be the best-preserved medieval street in Europe.

The emblem of Yorkshire, the white rose of the House of York is instantly recognisable for many and flies on flags across the county. The county is well known for its distinct culture, from its dialect to its food. This county gave us Parkin, Yorkshire curd tarts, Wensleydale cheese, Pontefract cakes and by far its most outstanding contribution to English culture; the Yorkshire pudding which makes up THE MOST IMPORTANT part of our Sunday dinner!

The unofficial anthem of Yorkshire is the popular folk song On Ilkla Moor Baht ‘at (“On Ilkley Moor without a hat”) which showcases some of the distinct words and pronunciations the region is known for. The dialect is old and has roots in Old English and Old Norse, being known as Broad Yorkshire or Tyke. Known for expressions like ayup, reet good, put ‘wood int ‘ole (close the door), shut thee cake oyle (shut your mouth) this county is still a glorious bastion of reet proper English as it was meant to be, home to northern and regional diversity that is fast disappearing. I will leave you to puzzle over this poem by about Yorkshire by Eric Scaife;

We’re a rare strange bunch ‘at live up ‘ere

But we’ve gradely grub an’ champion beer

An’ mony a famous name thou’l see

On Yorksheer own proud family tree.

Oor sportin’ ways are second ter none

Oor art an’ culture speak as yan

Us Yorksheer fowk ev Yorksheer ways

An’ when we say we laiks we plays.

Oor language is t’ English true

Oor thee, thou, tha’s are nothin’ new

Wi’ glottal stops an’ aitches dropped

The G at end is allus cropped.

So com’ thi ways to oor grand county

An’ sample sum o’ Yorksheers bounty

Oor ales are grand, oor looance too

An’ friendly fowk to welcome thoo.

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So today lads and lasses ‘sit thi sen darn’, put yus feet up, hav’ a proper brew of Yorkshire tea and enjoy some of my favourite photos I have taken around Yorkshire. Happy Yorkshire Day!

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The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid, commonly known as Ripon Cathedral, and until 1836 known as Ripon Minster, is a cathedral in the North Yorkshire city of Ripon. Founded as a monastery by Scottish monks in the 660s, it was refounded as a Benedictine monastery by St Wilfrid in 672. The church became collegiate in the tenth century, and acted as a mother church within the large Diocese of York for the remainder of the Middle Ages. The present church is the fourth, and was built between the 13th and 16th centuries. In 1836 the church became the cathedral for the Diocese of Ripon. In 2014 the Diocese was incorporated into the new Diocese of Leeds, and the church became one of three co-equal cathedrals of the Bishop of Leeds.

The cathedral is notable architecturally for its gothic west front in the Early English style, considered one of the best of its type, as well as the Geometric east window. The seventh-century crypt of Wilfrid's church is a significant example of early Christian architecture in England. The cathedral has Grade I listed building status.

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Tuesday 24 December 1833

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wrote the following Shibden hall – Tuesday morning 24 xber [December] 1833. ‘Sir – be so good as keep the balance of the rents till my return, and make it known that I shall let the upper land belonging to this place as soon as I get back – I am, sir, etc. etc. A. Lister’ – Left this note with Cordingley for ‘Mr. Samuel Washington Crownest’ – breakfasted and and off to York at 7 5 - at Leeds at 10 40 - drove to Mr. Edward Hope 88 and 89 North street and left with him the 2 old picture-frames I had bought to be gilded for the picture of my great uncle Lister now in Marian’s room and for the gentleman in armour - then to Kendell’s - Boar Lane -ordered chest of 8 drawers 10 guineas and French bed 12 guineas with only paillasse and hair mattress - then to Nelson’s about stoves and lamps and off from there at 11 50 - stopt for a moment in passing thro’ Tadcaster at Briggs’s to ask the price of carriage horses - would furnish me a good strong pair at about £45 each - said I did not wish to go beyond £44 each - £80 for the pair - alighted at Mr. Duffin’s door, York,  at 3 ¼ - promised to return and dine with them at 5 - then bought comb at Parsons’ drove to Myers the coach makers’, said I would send the carriage back to have the blind mended and did do so after it had set me down at Mrs. Belcomebes’ in the minster yard - she very unwell, confined to her room - saw a French bed would just suit my purpose (from 3 to 5 ½) - determined to have one like it, and to countermand the one at Kendells’ - Mrs. Milne just returned on Saturday from Langton - Mr. Bulcock and Louisa Belcombe there - staid about ¾ hour - (think Mrs. Milne would not perhaps fancy me cold) then sat with Mrs. Henry Belcombe till almost 5 - the rest had heard of me from the N-s, she surprised and glad - at the Duffins’ at 5 5 - poor Mr. Duffin much waned towards dotage - Mr and Mrs. Greenup in Lodgings in York - Mrs. Duffin much as usual - asked me to spend a few days with them - civil inability on my part to promise - off from Micklegate at 6 ¾ and at Langton at 9 35 - tea - Mrs. N- better than I expected all glad to see me – Rather rainy day and evening

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水乡小巷 by Ching2016

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水乡小巷 by Ching2016