Item 03: Walter Bruce Rainsford diary, 1 January 1916-31 December 1916 - Page 137

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[Page 137]

I visited several fine Cathedrals & Churches – La Madeleine, Notre Dame, Sacré Coeur, St. Augustin, St Chapelle, St. Germain l'Auxerrois Sainte Trinité,Egilse Russe, Eglise St Louis.
Had a look at a French Hospital at Auteuil in the 16th arrondissement (Paris is divided into 20 districts or arrondissements).
One afternoon Mr. Clegg put a car at my disposal to go out to Versailles, about 16 km. from Paris. Went out through the great Bois de Boulogne with its lakes, grottos, lawns & forest of trees. At Versailles which is a military town of fair size, I saw the Palace park & gardens and the grand Trianon.
Darracq Limited are no longer turning out motor cars – they are doing war work with 4000 employees.

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