September 2nd 1908 b. Burt to miss hartnall

montacute, somerset to Paddington Green, London

133 miles

the message

"Dear Miss Hartnall

Am having a fine time. It rained the first day & I stayed at Yeovil with a cousin for two days. Am just off for a ramble in the copse with my sister now.

With love from

B. Burt"

the sender

This is one of two cards sent by B. Burt to Miss Hartnall in 1908. Neither contains enough information to identify B. Burt. This one provides the additional facts that B. Burt is on holiday with a sister and that they have a cousin in Yeovil.

The Recipient

There are three possible identities for Miss Hartnall and details can be found at

the places

Montacute, Somerset

Paddington Green, London

what the card says to us

The picture is of Montacute House is a late Elizabethan mansion built in 1598. It is Grade 1 listed and is now a National Trust property (https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/montacute-house) This has no bearing on the card except that it was posted in Montacute.

This is one of two cards sent by B. Burt to Miss Hartnall. This one on September 2nd and the other a week later on September 9th.

They tell us nothing about the relationship between B. Burt and Miss Hartnall. Even the gender of B. Burt is not known.