The gate team Diana,Alice & John

St Kilda (work party 3) June 2006 Day 6

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June 13th 2006
It was out in the wind and rain today as kitchen duty is done on rota.Hugh gave me the task of hanging a new gate at the cemetery entrance, to be assisted by Diana and Alice. Someone had found an old photograph of the burial ground that showed a gate in situ.It was then decided to replicate and hang a similar one.This went through the same procedure that every alteration to the islands fixtures ... read more

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