In this second instalment, Polly’s journal carries us forward into adulthood. These pages follow her journey from young woman to wife and mother of eleven, revealing the everyday rhythms of family life in Newcastle upon Tyne in the early twentieth century, along with moments of joy, hardship, and resilience.

Grandma Baggott wrote a remarkable journal in the 1950s. Within its pages, she recorded vivid memories of growing up and raising a family in Newcastle upon Tyne — a rare, first-hand glimpse into everyday life more than a century ago.

So many young lives cut short. A poignant reminder of how grateful we all should be for their sacrifice

The Great Hunger was a period of mass starvation, disease and emigration in Ireland between 1845 and 1852.