At the age of 14, winifred moved away from the forest of Dean for a life in service in London. although she hated leaving her country home, she soon became accustomed to life in the city. After 26 yrs in London, married to a Londoner with 4 Cockney offspring, she considered herself a Londoner, only occasionally feeling the pang for her country origins. But the strains of the continuing ill-health of one of her children, living in a flat surrounded by busy dangerous roads, and with unfriendly neighbours, began to take their toll. She soon dreamed of returning to her beloved Forest of Dean. Within a month, her dream became reality -- starting a new life in a cottage just a few miles from the forest edge, once again enjoying the country freedom she had enjoyed as a child.
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