Through her door at 22, Regent Street, Holton Road, Barry Dock tumbled 36 postcards of London, each bearing just a word or two and a number.
She must have recognised the hand writing as that of her sweetheart and realised, that once put in order, a love letter from Edwardian London would be revealed.
The first card, No 1, showed the Royal Exchange and bore just four words.
1. Dear G
I am
Below are the other 35 images with the words written on the back of each card in order.
2. sending you a
3. few postcards
4. for your collection
5. hoping you will
6. like them
7. s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ t [sweetheart]
8. Don't get
9. worried in
10. reading these
11. few postcards.
12. These cards only
13. cost 6 1/2d the
14. lot at Plumstead
15. there are
16. thirty six.
17. You will
18. find
19. that
20. I have
21. numbered
22. all the
23. cards
24. on the
25. back.
26. I am feeling
27. better this
28. week.
I have
29. received your
30. second letter.
31. Now Dr G
32. I must
33. conclude
34. from
35. yours
36. B.W.
"B.W." was a Mr Basil Woodward, he and Gwen James, the recipient of this 36 part love letter, later married. It's good to write.