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- noel - 18-Sep-2003
The "ex-mill" is virtually opposite a house that my youngest son has been "doing up".
You might be interested to know that these mill houses are valued at around £80,000 now, and that's cheap locally. The youngsters are going to be in for a big shock if interest rates start to rise. I'll get the photo today on the way to the gym. I think I'll have to send it to your private e-mail address though, I don't know how to get photos on the web site, unless Martin can help.
- skitzy - 18-Sep-2003
Thanks Noel my e mail address has been sent to you. Its hard to believe the house values, are they the houses in Mill ST at 80,000 pounds?
Eileen
- noel - 18-Sep-2003
About that Eileen. I've sent you the first pic. Bet you're already glad you left England. I have 3 more to send.
- skitzy - 19-Sep-2003
Thanks Noel it sure is an eyesore. I get homesick from time to time & would love to be able to spend 6 months in england & 6 months in Oz
every year. Our next trip over will probably be 2005. But my daughter insists she is going to live in Preston next year.
Eileen
- noel - 19-Sep-2003
We always think the worst about England but it has it's pros as well as it's cons. I have a few more pics to send you, I'll try andreduce the file size though. That one was aboyt 250k and usually 70 is big enough for e-mailing. One thing about Mill st. that shocked me when I returned to Lancashire, it's one way now and there are cars at every house parked in a continuous line. I remember as a kid there weren't any cars there. People couldn't afford them.
- Sandieh - 19-Sep-2003
Hi Noel, Dare I ask? could you send me the photos to if its not to much trouble ? I`d love to see how it looks down there. I`ll send you my email address. Thanks Sandie.
- noel - 19-Sep-2003
Yes no problem Sandie. My new spam buster messed things up but I've managed to recover your address now ( you may have a post from me in a hotmail account, just ignore it) Photos on way will make you ever so glad you're out there and not here.
- Sandieh - 19-Sep-2003
Thanks Noel, got them. I cant believe how it looks now, are the photo`s taken from the rear of the mill? its looks like just one building left, did`nt they ever fill the mill lodge in, seems strange just leaving it. Thanks again, Sandie.
- noel - 20-Sep-2003
No Sandie the photos were taken from the front of the mill( stood just by the railway bridge.)
The lodge has been covered by industrial units. And people wonder why I get so angry about how my country is "progressing" .
- Sandieh - 20-Sep-2003
I cant believe it looks like that now Noel, I just had another look at the photo`s I can imagine now where you where stood, I wonder why they left the old mill building standing? was`nt there a shop straight opposite the mill entrance at one time maybe a bakery? and over the bridge was where the tanks used to be lined up behind the fence, we used to walk down a path and come out at Centurian Way, my elder sister was friends with a girl called Beatrice who lived in the cottage beside the railway line,I think she died from TB when she about eighteen, Centurian Way was`nt there then it was just a lane, I remember being taken to that cottage as a very small child.