1 March 1945 I was taken up a spiral oak staircase to the low rooms under the roof where the skeleton timbering was exposed
Hereford, February 24
Having examined the pens of lambs and ewes for sale I made my way towards the attractive farmhouse. I passed by some strange relics displayed amongst the machinery. A pair of large spindly wheels of a pale yellow colour fascinated me. I imagined them spinning over the ground bearing a tilbury or curricle, owned by a dashing young man in a high top-hat. But what seemed to attract attention was a dump of coal and firewood. The only drawback to this lot seemed to be that it went with an ancient steam threshing-machine.
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