Item 02: George Edward Edmondson diary, 18 September-8 December 1916 - Page 13

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4th November '16 (Con.)
& had some supper. Went to bed at 12.30.

5th November '16
Got up at 9 & shaved & brushed up. After breakfast Beattie & I walked through the Ely River Subway to Penarth on the Sea shore (Bristol Channel), a very pretty place. Spent an hour there & walked back. Had dinner at home & sat in the sitting room with a big fire talking & reading. After afternoon tea, got ready to leave for London. Went to Station with Beat & got the 4.45 train to Paddington. Arrived Paddington 8.5. Went to Hotel & booked room & was entering Trafalgar Tube when I met Bill & the girls. Some luck. We went to Millie's Place & then out to Camberwell Green. After we saw the girls home we got tube back to Hotel 12 mid.

6th November '16
Got out of bed at 9.30. Had a hot bath & breakfast. Met Millie at Charing Cross Tube & walked up to the Strand to the Photographer & got taken. After that Billie & we got a taxi to Baker St. & took the girls to Mme. Taussuds. After we came out we went to the Globe for dinner. Afternoon took train to Richmond & walked down to the River Thames. Came back by train to Hammersmith & Tube to Charing Cross. Had Tea at the B.C.C. & then saw the girls home. Said good bye to them. Came back to hotel to get our things.