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Epilogue – Life After Being a Land Girl in the WLA

February 5, 2014 By LG-Admin Leave a Comment

Trips to Chester

Chester from a water color. On the far left is Chester Castle, centre the 12th century church of St. Mary-Within-the-Walls, and to the right of that Bridgegate, and over the Dee the Old Dee Bridge built in 1387.

Chester from a water color. On the far left is Chester Castle, centre the 12th century church of St. Mary-Within-the-Walls, and to the right of that Bridgegate, and over the Dee the Old Dee Bridge built in 1387.

One of our favorite places to visit was Chester. This we did by crossing on the ferry from the Pier Head to Birkenhead and catching a train from Woodside station at the head of the ferry ramp. Once there we walked the walls, beside the River Dee and explored the old parts of the town. On one memorable occasion I can recall well, we attended a performance of Handel’s “Messiah” in the Cathedral.

Engaged in Chester

Engaged 1954

Engaged 1954

It was there in Chester on the banks of the Dee that John proposed to me, and I accepted him, and we celebrated with a meal at the “old worlde” and famed Blossom’s Hotel. So it made sense to go back to Chester to purchase my engagement ring. This we did in a jewelers shop located in one of the “rows” on Eastgate Street, just outside the city walls. It was in an ancient timber framed building with the pavement or sidewalk many feet above street level, for which Chester is known. Again we followed our purchase with another pleasant meal at the Blossoms Hotel. We continued to visit Chester after our formal engagement but found more peace and tranquility at Arnside in Westmorland.

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Proud member of the Women's Land Army, Jeanne Flann, nee Harlow, here. Happily retired in Utah after a full and satisfying life that got off to a great start working as a Land Girl in the Trough of Bowland, you can read more about me.

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Book Outline

  • Introduction
  • Part One
    • Chapter 1 – Prologue, the Sullivans, the Harlows and My Childhood
    • Chapter 2 – Joining Up – The Women’s Land Army
    • Chapter 3 – Lancashire College of Agriculture at Hutton
  • Part Two
    • Chapter 4 – Lower Greenbank Farm Over Wyresdale
    • Chapter 5 – Holt Farm Gateacre – Tragedy & Deliverance
    • Chapter 6 – Marshaw, The Trough of Bowland Fells
  • Part Three
    • Chapter 7 – Epilogue
    • Chapter 8 – Recognition at Last
  • Appendix

All Sections

  • Finished for Now – Land Girls.Me a Memoir
  • Welcome to Land Girls
  • Appendix – The Bowland Fells
  • Recognition at Last For Land Girls
  • Epilogue – Life After Being a Land Girl in the WLA
  • Last and Best Assignment as a Land Girl: Marshaw – The Trough of Bowland
  • Second Assignment as a Land Girl: Holt Hall Farm, Liverpool – Tragedy and Deliverance
  • First Assignment as a Land Girl: Lower Greenbank Farm, Over Wyresdale

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