This is an account of life in Walkington in the 1920's kindly loaned to me by Mrs Lucy Drew. It was written by Professor Lythe with the assistance of his wife Joan with the express intention that it should be published in the Newsletter. Edgar Lythe, who was born in Walkington, was for many years Vice Chancellor of Strathclyde University. He always had a great interest in the village of his birth and readers may remember his work on the 'Rectors of Walkington', which was serialised in the newsletter several years ago. Edgar and Joan who both died in the 1990's requested that whoever was responsible for publishing their work should add any detail necessary to make places or events recognisable to the readers of today. The work is beautifully written in the vernacular of the 1920's and therefore any additions I have made are in brackets in italics and marked with an asterisk.

Tony Collinson

 

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