micky 3,325 Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 I needed a few marker pins so i looked in at the place i called home for the first eleven years of my life, no running water , no bathroom no electricity , and outside toilet , the picture with the upstairs fire was me and my sisters bed room the down stairs fire was the living room and it a cooking range the other end , the last picture was a well which was used daily in the garden were Pig sties Fowl pens and dog Kennels , i stood there a few minutes and saw a lot of Ghosts and thought i could move back tomorrow. 8 1 Quote Link to post
micky 3,325 Posted January 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 Forgot about what i went for 2 Quote Link to post
Rabid 1,936 Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 Nice place, buy it and get it rebuilt, looks like it's got some good views as well. Quote Link to post
Phil Lloyd 10,738 Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 Never go back...... Quote Link to post
micky 3,325 Posted January 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 The Orchard is now a large Badger sett now the old Fellah would have turned in his grave if he saw that , he had lost the bottom of his leg WW1 he used to climb the stairs at night it made an awful noise and my sister used to tell me that it was Blind Mary coming to get my eyes and that would start me wailing , if Mam heard she would come in and my sister would say i had been swearing , CRACK. 6 4 Quote Link to post
bell 3,606 Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 I think we are drawn back to places we have experienced ‘life’.......I am the same Micky....look back with fond memories but live for the now mate.... Quote Link to post
micky 3,325 Posted January 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 On 28/01/2018 at 19:46, bell said: I think we are drawn back to places we have experienced ‘life’.......I am the same Micky....look back with fond memories but live for the now mate.... Expand I do live for now but i often wonder how my grand children would have hacked it , i would love to shove the b*****ds out there for a month but saying that there was a POW who worked there and i could not have hacked his . 1 Quote Link to post
EDDIE B 3,166 Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 It amazes me how things can change so much with time. Quote Link to post
j j m 6,565 Posted January 29, 2018 Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 nice place mate Quote Link to post
The one 8,513 Posted January 29, 2018 Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 My old haunts have a new housing scheme on them now Quote Link to post
Born Hunter 17,832 Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 That well looks bloody lethal. Leicestershire? Quote Link to post
DIDO.1 22,847 Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 On 29/01/2018 at 16:17, The one said: My old haunts have a new housing scheme on them now Expand Same here? Quote Link to post
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