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Our Merelbeke home starts arriving back in England.....1017 views.... on the roof of dad's VW Transporter minibus.Oct 27, 2014
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Photo developers A Bracke in Merelbeke1054 viewsWhen we lived in Merelbeke in the 1970s, a spooky old derelict building stood on the corner of Hundelgemsesteenweg and Van Goethemstraat, next to the potato yard. Then one day, a couple opened a smart little photo shop in part of it. They were related to the Piens family who lived next door to us in Verlorenbrooadstraat.
The finished photos came back in an envelope with a drawing of the building. The entrance was to the right, just behind the tree in the picture. Oct 26, 2014
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Michael and dad fix the VW exhaust.. it's only one year old!!800 viewsMerelbeke 1977Mar 26, 2014
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Michael and dad fix the VW exhaust.. it's only one year old!!926 viewsMerelbeke 1977Mar 26, 2014
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Michael and dad fix the VW exhaust.. it's only one year old!!939 viewsMerelbeke 1977Mar 26, 2014
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Boerderij in Merelbeke807 viewsMar 23, 2014
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Boerderij in Merelbeke801 viewsMar 23, 2014
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Sky in Verlorenbroodstraat Merelbeke, 1970s852 viewsMar 23, 2014
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Ducks in our garden at Verlorenbroodstraat 29845 viewsMar 23, 2014
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Merelbeke centruum 19741134 viewsMar 20, 2014
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Merelbeke centruun - Gemeentehuis 19741145 viewsMar 20, 2014
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Boer en ploegpaard1 - Merelbeke farmer 1975874 viewsMar 20, 2014
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Ringvaart Merelbeke 19751069 viewsMar 19, 2014
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1975 not sure where but not far from Merelbeke1264 viewsMar 19, 2014
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Ringvaart Merelbeke 19751074 viewsMar 19, 2014
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Boer en ploegpaard 2 - Merelbeke farmer 19751133 viewsPlus zoon?Mar 19, 2014
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Michael, near Merelbeke 19751033 viewsMar 19, 2014
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Josh Verlorenbroodstraat Merelbeke 19751041 viewsMar 19, 2014
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Jonathan, Andrew Michael at Verlorenbroodstraat 291035 viewsMar 15, 2014
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke727 viewsMar 15, 2014
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke715 viewsMar 15, 2014
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke737 viewsMar 15, 2014
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De Schelde at the end of Verlorenbroodstraat 1970s1045 viewsMar 15, 2014
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Ringvaart Merelbeke704 viewsMar 15, 2014
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Josh looking ghostly on the roof of Verlorenbroodstraat 292489 viewsTaken with an Agfa Box camera, two exposures.Mar 15, 2014
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Michael looking ghostly on the roof of Verlorenbroodstraat 291711 viewsTaken with an Agfa box camera, two exposures.Mar 15, 2014
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A view of the nurseries seen from Verlorenbroodstraat1301 viewsMar 15, 2014
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The only way to repair a VW... get on your knees and pray!4410 viewsDad and Michael repair the heat exchangers already on our new Volkswagen Transporter minibusMar 15, 2014
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Michael Hayles, Ronny Meersschaut, Hedwig Piens leave for the GITO5103 viewsLeaving for school. Josh is also there, behind Michael. Sadly he can't be seen.Mar 15, 2014
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke923 viewsMar 15, 2014
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke1056 viewsMar 15, 2014
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke1092 viewsMar 15, 2014
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Don Pepe Merelbeke 1977 by night, by Jonathan Hayles1121 viewsTaken on an Agfa box camera resting on the ground with an exposure of about one minute.Mar 15, 2014
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Michael the giant leans on a neighbour's house in Verlorenbroodstraat916 viewsMar 15, 2014
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Don Pepe Merelbeke 1977 from a post card1440 viewsMar 15, 2014
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Dad leaves for work in his brand new Volkswagen Transporter minibus1281 viewsMar 15, 2014
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Sint Niklaas comes to Merelbeke839 viewsOne of the Criel brothers from VerlorenbroodstraatMar 15, 2014
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke889 viewsMar 15, 2014
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GITO Merelbeke, 4e Elektriciteit 1977-781132 views4e elektriciteit, GITO, Merelbeke, schooljaar 1977-78. Van links naar rechts:
1e rij:M. Mortier (leeraar wiskunde), Rudy de Sutter, Bernard Ramue, Ronny Meersschaut (mijn makker v.d. Verlorenbroodstraat), Marnix de Bruyker, Jonathan Hayles, Pieter Rijkbosch, Pieter Jacob, Luc Eekhout.
2e rij: Christian Bekaert, Hans Verstichel, Christian Piens, Geert van Assche, Johan Piens, Luc van der Straeten, Wim de Schrijver.
3e rij: Ronny van Wesemael, Geert van Lancker, Dirk Trossaert, Patrick van Hecke, Yvan Courtijn, Ronny Henrickx.
Twee studenten waren afwezig: Pierre de Cooman en Jan (van?) Goedertier. Ik ben niet zeker of de bovenstaande namen allemaal juist geschreven zijn.
Mar 15, 2014
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Winter in Verlorenbroodstraat769 viewsA view across the road from our front garden.Mar 14, 2014
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On the roof 1114 viewsJonathan and his dad, Eric.Mar 14, 2014
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On the roof812 viewsJonathan, Andrew and Michael on the roof of our 1970s modernist Belgian house.Mar 14, 2014
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Andrew on the roof713 viewsMar 14, 2014
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Josh, Michael and dad, Eric, on the roof796 viewsMar 14, 2014
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Verlorenbroodstraat 291054 viewsFrom the rear. In the foreground, a cement mixer on the building site of 31, Verlorenbroodstraat where Wilfried de Moor was building a villa.Mar 14, 2014
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Austin 1800 in the drive of our house769 viewsDad's car, built in 1965. He bought it circa 1970.Mar 14, 2014
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Foundations of 31 Verlorenbrooadstraat1230 viewsWilfried de Moor was building a villa. Josh spent many happy days helping out.Mar 14, 2014
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Foundations of Number 318903 viewsMar 14, 2014
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A view of nurseries from a back bedroom of Verlorenbroodstraat 29702 viewsBy the late 1990s this scene looked very different, with a new housing estate standing where the nurseries were.Mar 14, 2014
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Andrew on the roof...1043 viewsIn the background, the garage door of the Meerschaut's house. Marcel Meerschaut was a "Bobinage van motoren". Mar 14, 2014
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Josh on roof of Verlorenbroodstraat 29806 viewsYou can see Marcel Meersschaut's "boxen" in the background.Mar 14, 2014
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The end of Verlorenbroodstraat1298 viewsOur short-cut to the Hundelgemsesteenweg.Mar 14, 2014
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View from the roof1050 viewsShowing the rear of the Meersschaut's house and one of the garages, or "boxen" that Marcel Meersschaut rented out.Mar 14, 2014
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Verlorenbroodstraat, at the end of the road.1064 viewsMar 14, 2014
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Foundations of 31 Verlorenbroodstraat in 1974906 viewsFrom the roof of Number 29Mar 14, 2014
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Foundations of Velorenbroodstraat 31, 19741338 viewsWilfried De Moor, his brother and nephew working on the foundations of Wilfried's villa.Mar 14, 2014
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