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From Historical Hastings
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...10 o'clock still waiting here, time is now 3.40 pm. Lone raider dropped a load of bombs it shook the school windows where we are it made such a noise. Damage in Berlin Road, only 2 or three houses from our house. No sirens sounded.

[evacuation to Axbridge]

Sept 13th Axbridge Left Town Hall at 1.15pm chosen by Mr Lewis at once and went away at 2.30. We have been for a car ride, then Mr Lewis showed us around the farm. He has 70 acres, 19 milk cows, four calves.

Sept 14th 1940 Nazi planes over here all day. Sirens can be heard from Weston-Super-Mare, Bristol and other places. Barrage balloons are all around this farm. We are 9 miles from Weston.

Sept 18th Gran's Birthday.