First thing I saw was the date: 1603. 'Wow! A 17th century medal', I thought. But no, it is in actual fact a sports medal awarded by the David Hughes Grammar School, Beaumaris in 1936.
HILDA OLIVER
THREE LEGGED RACE
UNDER 16
1936
Thursday, 21 July 2011
ONCE MORE UNTO THE BEACH
Some things come out of the sand as found treasure - this little beauty was a lost one.
First thing I saw was the date: 1603. 'Wow! A 17th century medal', I thought. But no, it is in actual fact a sports medal awarded by the David Hughes Grammar School, Beaumaris in 1936.
HILDA OLIVER
THREE LEGGED RACE
UNDER 16
1936
Hilda would have been so browned off when she discovered that her precious sports medal was lost in the sand on the Menai Strait - it must have been a hard won battle as she struggled to victory across the playing field tied to another schoolgirl. Perhaps someone knows where her family are now?
First thing I saw was the date: 1603. 'Wow! A 17th century medal', I thought. But no, it is in actual fact a sports medal awarded by the David Hughes Grammar School, Beaumaris in 1936.
HILDA OLIVER
THREE LEGGED RACE
UNDER 16
1936
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment