Black Dog and Duck pub, Bury, Sussex - c.1944 - Ref- 290 - click image below to return At the local pub, 'The Black Dog and Duck', 29 year old Land Girl Rosalind Cox shows her Women's Land Army armband to local farm labourer Sam Scott. Sam is 60 years old and has worked as a labourer since he was 10. He is admiring the four diamonds on Rosalind's armband, which are additional to the crown and the letters 'WLA'. Each diamond signifies one year of service with the Land Army.

Bury, Sussex - c.1944 - Ref- 289 - click image below to return At mid-day, 19 year old Land Girl Rosalind Cox pauses work to return to her billet at Prattendens Cottage in Bury, for lunch. Her landlady, Mrs Annie Weaver, enjoys a cup of tea whilst Rosalind tucks into a large plate of rabbit stew. Behind them on the wall, is a display of horse brasses, won by Mrs Weaver's husband. image shown at highest available resolution

Bury, Sussex - c.1944 - Ref- 292 - click image below to return Land Girl Rosalind Cox [second from right] and her colleagues enjoy coffee, sandwiches and a chat in the candle-lit interior of 400 year old Prattendens Cottage in Bury, West Sussex. The cottage was occupied by the radio star Mabel Constanduros before the war. These get-togethers every Monday evening, gave the Land Girls the opportunity to relax and chat. image shown at highest available resolution

Bury, Sussex - c.1944 - Ref- 291 - click image to return Land Girl Rosalind Cox, centre, and colleagues image shown at highest available resolution

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