Diary extracts for April 1948
1st Apr 1948:
Journey up to York (with Crispin) by train to see Richard's Mother
tractors of brilliant colours working everywhere. Plenty of horse ploughs still, some fine horses.
5th Apr 1948:
Bus journey with Crispin and Jasper to Ilkley took 3 hours.
Crispin says all people here talk Yorkshire, but people in Hampshire, don’t all talk Hampshire . . . true.
9th Apr 1948:
Old Mr. Munt (a former mate of Aubrey Beardsley) is ill with pneumonia. [lived at 'The Cottage' opposite]
14th Apr 1948:
To the docks with Crispin and Mr. Blackhall
. . . the graving dock with Arundel Castle being overhauled, saw 1st flying boat come to its dolphin moorings by the Town Quay. Then we went onto the Queen Mary.
16th Apr 1948:
Crispin comes back from Brockenhurst Grammar School looking quite bright and chirpy, seems to find plenty to laugh at.
17th Apr 1948:
Painted organ case in the ‘Chapel’ but trumpet angels will have to be left till the roof is settled.
18th Apr 1948:
Started the vaulting in the ‘Chapel’ picture. Looks as if this part may take a month or so.
23rd Apr 1948:
RA elections
Margaret Fisher Prout got in but not William Roberts!
25th Apr 1948:
painting the ‘Chapel’ all day.
26th Apr 1948:
Silver Wedding of the King and Queen. Official holiday.
26th Apr 1948:
We went to the sandpit on the way to Lyndhurst.
Made a drawing (preliminary) for a painting there.
27th Apr 1948:
Decided to put the ‘Chapel’ away for a bit to harden as the under painting rubs off when glazes are applied.
Started on 12th Night again for Schools show at Tate in June.
30th Apr 1948:
RA Private View
On the whole we felt we didn’t want to come to a private view again