A manuscript diary of Geoffrey Kershaw of Cumberland Lodge, Croydon, written in a Renshaw's Diary and Almanack for 1866. There are daily entries briefly noting the day's activities. The writer has signed his name in the fly-leaf. The entry from auction catalogue details the contents, mentioning that the diary gives an overview of the life of a young lower middle class; the chronicle includes activities as sports, classes and social activities, and the encounter with a girl that he chooses as a future wife.
