https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/09/03/doris-halsall-civil-servant-despatch-rider-x/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Mon, 04 Sep 2017 11:18:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/09/03/doris-halsall-civil-servant-despatch-rider-x/#comment-1166999 Mon, 04 Sep 2017 11:18:06 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=159623#comment-1166999 Thank you for this amazing story of a beautiful, vibrant woman. My 97 year old Mother-in-law passed away this past Saturday. These were unique women. Our lives have been enriched by their strength and grace.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/09/03/doris-halsall-civil-servant-despatch-rider-x/#comment-1166867 Sun, 03 Sep 2017 22:20:46 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=159623#comment-1166867 Love reading about that era of Social History, so glad the lady has such recollections of her life and that she has had a happy life although hard at first.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/09/03/doris-halsall-civil-servant-despatch-rider-x/#comment-1166825 Sun, 03 Sep 2017 17:46:31 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=159623#comment-1166825 What a beautiful lady. Thank you for sharing this and so many other wonderful stories here.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/09/03/doris-halsall-civil-servant-despatch-rider-x/#comment-1166807 Sun, 03 Sep 2017 16:25:04 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=159623#comment-1166807 This story was even better the second time!!

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/09/03/doris-halsall-civil-servant-despatch-rider-x/#comment-1166739 Sun, 03 Sep 2017 08:53:04 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=159623#comment-1166739 Absolutely brilliant glimpse of local social history – read this as soon as I got up this morning. Congratulations on the eighth year – may there be many more.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/09/03/doris-halsall-civil-servant-despatch-rider-x/#comment-1166702 Sun, 03 Sep 2017 05:54:04 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=159623#comment-1166702 The story about Doris, was interesting, but too short. Write more about her life, please.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/09/03/doris-halsall-civil-servant-despatch-rider-x/#comment-1166700 Sun, 03 Sep 2017 05:52:04 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=159623#comment-1166700 What wonderful recollections, and such a remarkable lady!

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