9 Derwent as it was then

A Facebook treasure trove!

Maybe some of you already know this Facebook page: Winchmore Hill and Palmers Green memories . But if you don't, and you're interested in views...

 September 4 2015
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The Italian connection

This summer we went to Lucca, Italy, and you probably know that our ancestor, Carlo Morganti, who was Grandpa's grandpa (his mother's father)...

 August 15 2015
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Garden fixtures

In the Hughes' gardens, there weren't many additions of the kind you now often see, fancy gazebos, or ponds with a fountain, or a separation...

 February 28 2015
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Palmers Green Railway station

I knew I'd have to do this one sooner or later... Today the train station has acquired a number of features it didn't use to have when I was...

 February 5 2015
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Secret of the lost planet

Hi all, and a happy new year. During the holidays, I took up this book from a shelf ( I knew it came from Auntie Olive, or perhaps Monsieur Père),...

 January 2 2015
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Holy Land (3) The religious dimension

Hi, Grandpa's albums are as I said the record of a pilgrimage, which I don't know whether he intended to make if it hadn't been for the occasion...

 November 27 2014
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Holy Land (4) - the preparatory notes

The writing on the wall Hello! Noël hasn't just been given the two albums which were the subject of the two previous posts, but a wad of notes...

 November 24 2014
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Holy Land (2) - the fun they had!

One very pleasant aspect of Grandpa's narrative is his humour. This post will deal with that! It's rather unexpected, in fact, because of the...

 November 19 2014
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The Holy Land (1)

Some time ago, I was reminded that Monsieur Père and Grandma had gone on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and Israel, and I asked Noel if he could inquire...

 November 13 2014
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Tell me if I'm wrong

Am I right to think there's a difference in the house between these two pictures (1962 and 1980s)? I think I heard the toilet extension had been...

 October 2 2014
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