Good Friday
Sunny, but a strong cold west wind,
and heavy showers both morning and evening.
News coming over the radio all day about the allied advances into Germany . Even places like Hanover
and Nuremberg
are threatened. But there is still an
ominous silence from German sources, and no doubt Churchill’s policy of war to the bitter end and surrender without terms is costing
thousands of lives on both sides.
There is so far no suggestion of
the Germans withdrawing from Norway ,
Denmark , or Holland .
Went to Elm this afternoon, and began
to pack old Warby’s pottery for removal to the Museum. In the church-yard there saw many of the
graves covered with yellow daffodils, and little parties moving about them,
some planting bulbs.
Just past the church there was a
man ridging up potatoes, with a fine pair of horses, one black and the other a
half Suffolk, using an old Ransome’s iron tom.
Warby continues to produce the
most amazing new treasures – he suddenly fished out a paper bag full of
small pieces of much decayed wood, some show mortice holes and tenons. These were found in 1933 at Stays’ Holt,
eight feet deep, associated with quantities of rope, some of it in the form of
a large “pig-net” with meshes about 4" square.
There was also one of the well-known “horse-bit” bronze amulets. Warby was convinced at the time that this was
some sort of cart or sled. Amongst the
wood were horse bones, - what looked like quantities of decayed barley or grain
of some kind. This important find was
destroyed at once, and when Warby reported it to Curtis Edwards, Edwards said he thought
it was of no importance.
Made a list of the all the
colour ware, and packed it ready for removal. Left at 5.30, hoping to have tea at the
Limes, but there was no one there, so went back to Wisbech and had a late and
delightful tea at Mrs. Burnett’s.
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