When Dorothy Robinson left her city job in Bradford to work in the countryside around Keighley and Skipton, she took with her an old office notebook.

That was in 1942 and Dorothy, in her early 20s, had joined the Land Army to do her bit for the war effort.

That notebook turned into the first of a number of diaries which she kept for the 18 months while she worked on farms at Lothersdale, Cross Hills and in Keighley.

The diaries and her uniform have now been put on display at Cliffe Castle Museum in Keighley.

Conservation officer Dale Keaton said: "They are a fascinating read and an absolutely tremendous piece of social history.''

It was felt to be the right time to put them on display because of the Armistice 80-year celebrations and the release of the movie The Land Girls, said Mr Keaton.

Dorothy's current whereabouts are unknown but the uniform and diaries were donated by a relative in Liverpool. She had lived in Bradford and it was understood she worked at Woods Photographers before joining-up, said Mr Keaton.

"She tells us all about her life on the farm, her work and relationship with the farmers," he said.

"She was a pretty girl and at one farm the farmer's wife thought she was too much of a temptation for her husband and she had to leave.

"But at another farm she and other Land Army girls were preferred to boys. She was told by the farmer 'one lad is a lad, two lads are half a lad and three are no lads at all'."

Dorothy had other skills and in her spare time enjoyed painting - her work depicting life as a Land Girl was exhibited at Leeds Art Gallery in 1942.

The current exhibition includes a photograph of Dorothy in her uniform and one of the three diaries is open on a particular page which is transcribed for people to read.

She tells of her training, especially in animal husbandry, and of her fondness for Captain, one of the farm horses.

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