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Betty Clark
ST CHRISTOPHER
My St Christopher charm is worn under my sweater, worn close to my skin where it gives me much pleasure.
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It is circular, a figure standing in the centre of the gold ring. He is facing sidewards and holding a staff in his right hand and a child in his left.
His back is smooth to my touch and his cloak flows down to the ground like biblical times. Just the feel of it brings fond memories.
My fondness for this is because during the war I was put in a home, but I could not have asked for more.
I was happy and cared for at this Railway Home and sad and delighted when at the end of the war we were settled in a new residence in Derby. We were allowed to vote for a new name and instead of the Railway Servants Orphanage the popular choice was St Christopher’s.
I never forgot my happy childhood years and many years later I brought myself a St Christopher charm to wear for protection.
I finally invested in a larger charm and received a gift of a gold chain to wear around my neck. I wear it under my sweater, but finger it often and remember my almost 10 years in an institution.
- Betty Clark
