1978

 With Dennis is Liz's room at 99 Oxford Gardens note the collection of dolls

Unsurprisingly 1978 shows lots of watching opera on TV and visits to the theatre were limited. Memorable at the Albert hall were Max Boyce, Macbeth and Cosi fan tutte. At the Fairfield we enjoyed Hinge and Bracket and the King's singers. Saw Plunder at the Lyttelton and Death in Venice and Peter Grimes at Covent Garden. Went to Curlew River and the Prodigal Son at Southwark cathedral. The Gondoliers at Sadler's Wells and Hans Andersen starring Tommy Steele at the Palladium. I did keep going to chorus and Beethoven 9 appeared regularly. Ann got about quite a bit, Bath, Stratford and she loved snow! Dennis was baptised by Fr Farmer at St Chad's on Feb 5 along with 5 others and we had 50 to the party in the evening. Ann left on Feb 16 having enjoyed the visit. I persuaded Mr Parker to let me go to Battersea Park music which was upstairs (it later became a computer room) and started there Feb 28th. I enjoyed working with Julian Wales who later married Marilyn and their son is George. Branch librarian was Pauline Kirwan with magnificent pre-Raphaelite hair! Sean and Pauline loved Wexford opera. Julian used to cycle to the Festival hall for the lunchtime jazz!  In those days there were lots of staff and I was trained to take charge so others could enjoy Battersea Park! Much of my career was spent there. In those days we walked to the station together! The estate was not nice but it was more convenient without a change of trains.
On 12 July 1978 we received a letter of thanks from the chorus for our work as librarians.