88/52/1-2

These are a pair of ribbed, khaki, woollen socks with closer ribbed knitted at the tops. Also they are darned at the heels. They were part of the Women’s Land Army uniform. These stockings or socks were worn with the breeches (88/46).

1 pair of socks: yarn

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Standard museum name: SOCKS // Accession number: 88/52/1-2 // Classification: PERSONAL clothing garment // Negative number: 60/15739 // Acquisition method: GIFT // Acquired from: [...] AMPHILL, BEDFORD // Date: 14 June 1988 // Store: // Condition: good but stained // Recorder: JMB // Date: 10.3.89 // Description: WOMEN'S LAND ARMY UNIFORM // A pair of ribbed, khaki woollen socks with patterned tops. Darned at the heels. // Dimensions: Length: 69.0 cm // Associated information: These knee length stockings or socks were warn with the breeches 88/46 // References:', MERL miscellaneous note, Georgia Charitou, September 2014 – Objects 88/44-66 form part of the Doreen Thorp Collection of material relating to the Women’s Land Army. The collection consists of papers relating to the career or Doreen Thorp in the W.L.A. from 1939-47, as well as items of clothing which form part of a W.L.A. uniform. ‘, Transcription of information about Doreen Thorp – ‘Mrs. N. D. Warren (nee Thorp) 13.6.1923 – 3.1.1988. // In September 1939 I joined the Women’s Land Army and in October I started two months training at the Midland Agricultural College in poultry, milking (hand & machine), stock and general farm work.’

1939 - 1947