The Diary of Mary Ann Denham

An Horticultural exhibition took place yesterday at Carisbrooke Castle, it was exceedingly well attended the whole of the day. In the evening I finished painting Grandfathers headstone. Mr. C. Pike cut the garden hedges – we heard that Mr. James Baker has in his garden at St.Paul’s View Cottages Cross lanes a tremendous cabbage measuring upwards of nine feet and proportionally high, he has also two others which to all appearance will soon arrive at the same size.