Good old England! Things to reflect on from times gone by.

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Stephanie Jackson Posts: 3911 Joined: 13th Apr 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 20:25 on 12th September 2008 Interesting facts Lyn! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
L Posts: 5656 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 20:44 on 12th September 2008 On 12th September 2008 15:50, Peter Evans wrote: Great to know where our language comes from aint i Lyn. This is a bit like my grandmothers old house but with a slight;y smaller range. Picture by Peter Evans My grandmas house also had whitewashed stone walls. Thanks for posting this pic Peter, it look exactly like my Grandparents house too! I remember when we when to visit them, my Mum would cook on a fire like that and she did quite a good job of it. The oven was on the right hand side, and there was always a really heavy kettle boiling away on top of the fire. Oh and it made fantastic toast! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Andy Edwards Posts: 1900 Joined: 14th Mar 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 20:55 on 12th September 2008 Yes, it rings a bell. My grandmother lived in Welshpool (Montgomeryshire as it was then) now Powys of course. Great picture Peter!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 21:28 on 12th September 2008 My grandma lived in a two up, two down and looked about as small as this one. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Peter Evans Posts: 3863 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK	quotePosted at 23:26 on 12th September 2008 I bet, like my grandmothers place, the have all gone now as well. Those cottages were so cosy and warm in the winter and cool in the summer. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 00:25 on 13th September 2008 My grandmother raised five kids in her two up, two down. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Peter Evans Posts: 3863 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK	quotePosted at 00:45 on 13th September 2008 My fathers mother raised 13 in a 2 up 2 down. My grandfather and all the sons in one bedroom, and my grandmother and all the girls in the other. How they managed to get all those kids with that sleeping arangement is a mystery in itself. My mothers mother only raised 4 in a 2 up 1 down. How they did it I will never know. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
L Posts: 5656 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 07:09 on 13th September 2008 My Grandparents bought up 3 strapping lads in their tiny miners cottage in S. Wales. After seeing that programme on BBC called 'Coal House' set in 1927, I now know what it must have been like! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
L Posts: 5656 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 10:12 on 16th September 2008 I remember when town centres were like this, ahh memories Picture by Patricia Gillespie My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Andy Edwards Posts: 1900 Joined: 14th Mar 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 10:31 on 16th September 2008 Not a Tesco in sight. Or a Boots, or a Next, or a T-Mobile, or a ....................... My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions