Goodlet diaries

4 Jul 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 28

This week, week 28, as the summer unfurls, Goodlet’s mother heads to Brighton to visit relatives and our diarist turns his thoughts to the …

27 Jun 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 27

Our serialisation of Alexander Goodlet’s Ealing diaries from 80 years ago reaches the half-year mark. Week 27 includes his own, melancholic review of the …

20 Jun 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 26

“We had a coffee in Lyons for old times’ sake and strolled back,” writes Alexander Goodlet in an unusually jolly mood (Lyon’s cafe is pictured, to …

13 Jun 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 25

The serialisation of Alexander Goodlet’s diaries from 80 years ago continues. Week 25 includes hot weather, a reply to his application for a job …

7 Jun 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 24

Week 24 has a recurring phrase, which pops up regularly in Goodlet’s world: ‘Walked to Horn Lane as usual’ (pictured). It appears to be his …

30 May 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 23

Week 23 of our serialisation of Alexander Goodlet’s diaries begins with a bad day and gets worse with money worries and the fear of …

23 May 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 22

Week 22 begins with bad news and a general fog of gloom descends over proceedings. Brief respites come in the form of horse racing …

16 May 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 21

Week 21 of our serialisation find Goodlet’s parents ‘very washed out and nerve wrought’, while trains provide a welcome distraction. If it helps, you …

9 May 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 20

In week 20 of our serialisation, several walks to Hanger Hill help our hero shake off the lethargy of late rising or the worry …

2 May 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 19

Lyon’s for tea and coffee (see picture above); it is a bit of a theme in week 19 of the serialisation of Alexander Goodlet’s …

25 Apr 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 18

Week 18 of our serialisation touches on north American political deals, Goodlet’s distaste of potential conscription in Britain, and a piece of good news on the …

18 Apr 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 17

Week 17 of our serialisation of this 80-year-old diary of local man Alexander Goodlet deals with a Canadian goldmine disaster, disturbing news from Austria…and …

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Goodlet diaries

The Goodlet diaries: Week 28

The Goodlet diaries: Week 27

The Goodlet diaries: Week 26

The Goodlet diaries: Week 25

The Goodlet diaries: Week 24

The Goodlet diaries: Week 23

The Goodlet diaries: Week 22

The Goodlet diaries: Week 21

The Goodlet diaries: Week 20

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The Goodlet diaries: Week 17

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