Mariana Perry-Zoupanou
sent
this postcard of City Mill Winchester that she had
recently acquired. It was posted in 1935. In those
days, as the caption says, it was a ‘Hikers Hostel’,
and there is a barely visible pencil arrow – here
highlighted in yellow – showing where the sender
slept. Although externally the building appears
much as it does today, it seems that what is now
empty roof space was then occupied by bedrooms.
The
message is a bit hard to read, but has some
interesting observations; it says:
“Winchester,
Hants. Picture shows where we are @ present. Arrow
shows position of my bed. The place is
extraordinarily draughty and cold. We got here @
12.55 (5 mins early after a good run). We have been
in Cathedral & St Cross Church. The latter is a
beautiful place. The former is mostly Tombs of
soldiers.”
