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Last edited by marchogaeth; 09-02-2013, 06:00 PM."A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
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Starts off really well, the area I live in was part of the Royal Sherwood Forest until the 17th century when this area was gifted to Nell Gwyn by Charles 11.......... I think.
Gone right down hill since then and I like many others live in a ex council house built just after the second world war.
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1880 - built by the lady who lived next door's grandad for the workers in the corn mill behind us. Our house is the one that he lived in himself...and the gardens were nurseries but were bombed during the war so were divvied up by the lady who live at number 8's husband so that every house had a strip of land going to the canal.
The plots themselves have been divvied up since so instead of one long strip we have a shorter fatter bit next to the canal; but the lady whose husband divvied them up sorted that out too - and she still moans that her friend should have a bit by the canal and not a shorter fat bit by the path; and every time I say 'who divvied them up then?' and she says 'my husband' and wanders off...
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Zaz is that the Erewash of Trent & Mersey? Spent many a happy hour boating on the T&M and my mates house 'modern by your standards' backed on th the Erewash in Long Eaton
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The Cardiff house built 1935, 1 of 4 all basically the same 3 bed detached houses but each tweeked by the buyer so they are slightly different. Built on a plot belonging to a large Victorian house which had an orchard. Most of the surviving apple trees are in my garden. Have the deeds.
West Wales cottage built before 1841, originally two, one room adjoining cottages with loft, occupied by two families of agricultural labourers working on nearby farm. Was derelict in 1915 when the land was sold as "garden plots on cliff". Cottages reroofed and another room added between 1915 and 1920 and occupied by a fisherman and family. They were here for several generations. I had an extra storey put on the cottage so it has 5 rooms, not 3 Hard to believe how I need 5 rooms but two families could live in 2 rooms
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Originally posted by zazen999 View PostWe're not in Erewash but it is the T&M.
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Would that be The Malt Shovel, The New Inn, Clock Warehouse, can't think of the forth, but its the only place I can think of with some many canal-side pubs, nice ones to.
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There are several books that cover it Newton. You should find out about your local history - the farm that the barn belonged to. Check out the censuses, maps newspapers. You can do lots of it online if you know where to look
Start with old-maps which is part of the OS. Put your postcode in and maps for 150 or so years will be at your fingertips!
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