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Level	Item
Finding No	DDST/1/8/1/26
Extent	28 pieces
Title	Letters and postcards from Robert Strickland-Constable, Heatherdown School, to his mother Margaret Strickland-Constable, Wassand Hall
Date	Jan-Mar 1915
Description	Written during Easter term. Talks of life in school, including a new punishment called 'cells' which requires writing out a passage of text instead of dancing in the evening. Is pleased his slippers have been sent to the front. He is hoping to learn boxing, has knitted a helmet to send her. Mentions that some of the boys have a telephone. His brother has written to him to say he does not like fagging very much. Mr Herbert J Collings of the Inner Magic Circle is coming to visit and Colonel Burn visited. Talks about them building a rifle range and taking part in a paper chase.
AccessStatus	Open