Old home revisited

MargaretR · 19-08-2007, 19:41

I have lived in several houses in East Lancs, so whenever I drive past one of them I cant help but give it a close look and wonder what the owners since me have done to the interior - you know the sort of thing - have they corrected some of my DIY mistakes

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I heard from a friend that a house I lived in from 1966 to 1971 was up for sale, and thought that this was an ideal opportunity to satisfy my curiosity.
It is at the end of a culdesac. I drove to it and parked in the 'turn round' space opposite it, and was disappointed that there was no for sale sign.
I was about to leave when one of the 2 old chaps who were chatting nearby approached me, thinking I was lost. I confessed the true intention of my visit, and after I had given my name as the first owner on the deeds, he was delighted to see me, invited me in to meet his wife, and wanted to know about his home's first owners.
It hadn't changed much. I denied responsibility for some problems they had encountered (there had been several owners between me and them).
However there was one DIY gaffe which I expected him to mention but he didn't - I glanced up to the lounge ceiling , and there they were, still there, polystyrene ceiling tiles

He appreciated the crazy paving on the drive which I personally had laid and it still looked good. I was able to provide him with the approximate location of the land drain pipes which had been installed under his lawn.
The visit was pleasant for both of us and I was glad I had plucked up the courage to do it.
I havent tried this at any other of the houses I have lived in - I just wondered if any of you have, and what happened?

Gayle · 19-08-2007, 20:15

When it was my Mum and Dad's 40th wedding anniversary I did a book for them about the house that they live in on Fielding Lane. They've been there for 30 years. At the end of the book I did a potted history of the other houses that they'd lived in. Their first homes had been knocked down for regeneration in Blackburn but one house in west end of Ossy is still there. So I contacted the owners and asked if I could have a chat with them about the house. They were extremely nice, despite being quite elderly and ill, and invited me round for a chat. They showed me round the house and told me who had lived in it since my parents.

It felt really weird being there because I hadn't been back since I was 8 years old. It all felt very small because it had seemed so big to me at the time.

Eric · 19-08-2007, 21:31

I don't think that I will ever go back to Clayton ... time is running out, and there is so much of Canada I want to see (remember this country is huge), but I can still look (sort of) look at my old place at 46 Rishton Road with Google Maps. It' still there.

jimmi5bellies · 19-08-2007, 22:00

I would dearly love to visit the house i was born in on Hornby Street.

MargaretR · 19-08-2007, 22:05

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I would dearly love to visit the house i was born in on Hornby Street.

I was born at 17 Hornby St -and lived there until I was 18
What number did you live at - I will try to remember who lived there

jimmi5bellies · 19-08-2007, 22:24

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I was born at 17 Hornby St -and lived there until I was 18
What number did you live at - I will try to remember who lived there

I was born at number 8, my grandparents lived at number 28.

shillelagh · 19-08-2007, 22:33

I've lived in this house for around 35/36 years. The house i was born in is just at the back of me and I can see the bedroom i was born in from the kitchen window!!! I dont need to go back!

MargaretR · 19-08-2007, 22:50

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I was born at number 8, my grandparents lived at number 28.

Number 8- It is difficult to think back to 47 years ago. The even numbers were on the posher side nearest the park and were larger inside than the odd numbered side. Yours would be 4th from the end.
Garindas' grandma and grandad lived in the end house with son John and daughter Doris
The family next to the end was Remel- Sam and his wife and 2 daughters about my age, Barbara and Jean.
I'm sorry I cant remember the others nearby on that side
Number 28- I think that was either the home of an elderly couple Lou and Gladys Harrison, or the Bimson family.
I will look on Google Earth to see if that helps my memory better
If I remember more I will get back to you (thanks for stirring old childhood memories)

Eric · 19-08-2007, 22:55

Just had a little "virtual" visit ... what surprises me is how much is left that I remember ... Riley's(?) paint works has gone ... but the swings are still there in the park (ok, different swings, but still in the same place). And Ringstonhalgh farm still seems to be there ... I wonder if the Swales still farm it ... can remember the milk delivery in the one horse trap with the churns in it ... my god, I just might have to pay one more visit.

jimmi5bellies · 19-08-2007, 22:59

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Number 8- It is difficult to think back to 47 years ago. The even numbers were on the posher side nearest the park and were larger inside than the odd numbered side. Yours would be 4th from the end.
Garindas' grandma and grandad lived in the end house with son John and daughter Doris
The family next to the end was Remel- Sam and his wife and 2 daughters about my age, Barbara and Jean.
I'm sorry I cant remember the others nearby on that side
Number 28- I think that was either the home of an elderly couple Lou and Gladys Harrison, or the Bimson family.
I will look on Google Earth to see if that helps my memory better
If I remember more I will get back to you (thanks for stirring old childhood memories)

Thats right, i lived next door to Garinda.The even numbered side started at number 6, so number 8 was the second from the end. Ronnie and Phyliss Isherwood lived at 28.

MargaretR · 19-08-2007, 23:03

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Thats right, i lived next door to Garinda.The even numbered side started at number 6, so number 8 was the second from the end. Ronnie and Phyliss Isherwood lived at 28.

I remember Frank Isherwood (nickname Fishy) -- your dad?

jimmi5bellies · 19-08-2007, 23:05

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I remember Frank Isherwood (nickname Fishy) -- your dad?

Yea

and my mum, Irene.

MargaretR · 19-08-2007, 23:06

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Yea

and my mum, Irene.

Nice to meet Frank's lass

- small world isn't it

jimmi5bellies · 19-08-2007, 23:08

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Nice to meet Frank's lass

- small world isn't it

Yes it is, lol. Im the middle one or as our family say "the daft one"

MargaretR · 19-08-2007, 23:11

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Yes it is, lol. Im the middle one or as our family say "the daft one"

I remember when he played a tea chest as a double bass in a skiffle group named the Rockets at The Empire - I think they won the skiffle contest - ask him