At work as usual. Finished very late. Called for papers at dinner time. Went with Willie Whittaker to Shiney Row, car from New Herrington to Houghton, walked from Houghton to home. We were stopped by a picket at Grindon1 who were stopping motorcars. A picket also at East Herrington. We saw an aircraft of some sort over Newcastle way. A raid of [sic] Shields during the night but nothing done.
Grindon and East Herrington are just outside what would have been the built-up area of Sunderland in 1915; on the main roads to Chester-le-Street and Durham respectively. It would be interesting to know if there were pickets that day on the other main roads out of Sunderland - and if so, why. ↩