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Our Merelbeke home starts arriving back in England.....1019 views.... on the roof of dad's VW Transporter minibus.Oct 27, 2014
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Photo developers A Bracke in Merelbeke1057 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!!806 viewsMerelbeke 1977Mar 26, 2014
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Michael and dad fix the VW exhaust.. it's only one year old!!931 viewsMerelbeke 1977Mar 26, 2014
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Michael and dad fix the VW exhaust.. it's only one year old!!946 viewsMerelbeke 1977Mar 26, 2014
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Boerderij in Merelbeke812 viewsMar 23, 2014
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Boerderij in Merelbeke806 viewsMar 23, 2014
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Sky in Verlorenbroodstraat Merelbeke, 1970s855 viewsMar 23, 2014
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Ducks in our garden at Verlorenbroodstraat 29853 viewsMar 23, 2014
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Merelbeke centruum 19741142 viewsMar 19, 2014
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Merelbeke centruun - Gemeentehuis 19741156 viewsMar 19, 2014
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Boer en ploegpaard1 - Merelbeke farmer 1975876 viewsMar 19, 2014
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Ringvaart Merelbeke 19751072 viewsMar 19, 2014
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1975 not sure where but not far from Merelbeke1272 viewsMar 19, 2014
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Ringvaart Merelbeke 19751077 viewsMar 19, 2014
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Boer en ploegpaard 2 - Merelbeke farmer 19751140 viewsPlus zoon?Mar 19, 2014
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Michael, near Merelbeke 19751038 viewsMar 19, 2014
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Josh Verlorenbroodstraat Merelbeke 19751047 viewsMar 19, 2014
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Jonathan, Andrew Michael at Verlorenbroodstraat 291039 viewsMar 15, 2014
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke730 viewsMar 14, 2014
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke719 viewsMar 14, 2014
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke739 viewsMar 14, 2014
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De Schelde at the end of Verlorenbroodstraat 1970s1046 viewsMar 14, 2014
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Ringvaart Merelbeke704 viewsMar 14, 2014
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Josh looking ghostly on the roof of Verlorenbroodstraat 292505 viewsTaken with an Agfa Box camera, two exposures.1 commentsMar 14, 2014
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Michael looking ghostly on the roof of Verlorenbroodstraat 291719 viewsTaken with an Agfa box camera, two exposures.Mar 14, 2014
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A view of the nurseries seen from Verlorenbroodstraat1309 viewsMar 14, 2014
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The only way to repair a VW... get on your knees and pray!4493 viewsDad and Michael repair the heat exchangers already on our new Volkswagen Transporter minibusMar 14, 2014
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Michael Hayles, Ronny Meersschaut, Hedwig Piens leave for the GITO5111 viewsLeaving for school. Josh is also there, behind Michael. Sadly he can't be seen.Mar 14, 2014
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke928 viewsMar 14, 2014
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke1065 viewsMar 14, 2014
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke1096 viewsMar 14, 2014
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Don Pepe Merelbeke 1977 by night, by Jonathan Hayles1125 viewsTaken on an Agfa box camera resting on the ground with an exposure of about one minute.Mar 14, 2014
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Michael the giant leans on a neighbour's house in Verlorenbroodstraat919 viewsMar 14, 2014
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Don Pepe Merelbeke 1977 from a post card1444 views2 commentsMar 14, 2014
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Dad leaves for work in his brand new Volkswagen Transporter minibus1284 viewsMar 14, 2014
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Sint Niklaas comes to Merelbeke844 viewsOne of the Criel brothers from VerlorenbroodstraatMar 14, 2014
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke892 viewsMar 14, 2014
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GITO Merelbeke, 4e Elektriciteit 1977-781138 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 14, 2014
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Winter in Verlorenbroodstraat772 viewsA view across the road from our front garden.Mar 13, 2014
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On the roof 1126 viewsJonathan and his dad, Eric.Mar 13, 2014
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On the roof816 viewsJonathan, Andrew and Michael on the roof of our 1970s modernist Belgian house.Mar 13, 2014
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Andrew on the roof722 viewsMar 13, 2014
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Josh, Michael and dad, Eric, on the roof800 viewsMar 13, 2014
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Verlorenbroodstraat 291056 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 13, 2014
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Austin 1800 in the drive of our house771 viewsDad's car, built in 1965. He bought it circa 1970.Mar 13, 2014
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Foundations of 31 Verlorenbrooadstraat1237 viewsWilfried de Moor was building a villa. Josh spent many happy days helping out.Mar 13, 2014
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Foundations of Number 319647 viewsMar 13, 2014
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A view of nurseries from a back bedroom of Verlorenbroodstraat 29707 viewsBy the late 1990s this scene looked very different, with a new housing estate standing where the nurseries were.Mar 13, 2014
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Andrew on the roof...1045 viewsIn the background, the garage door of the Meerschaut's house. Marcel Meerschaut was a "Bobinage van motoren". Mar 13, 2014
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Josh on roof of Verlorenbroodstraat 29808 viewsYou can see Marcel Meersschaut's "boxen" in the background.Mar 13, 2014
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The end of Verlorenbroodstraat1301 viewsOur short-cut to the Hundelgemsesteenweg.Mar 13, 2014
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View from the roof1052 viewsShowing the rear of the Meersschaut's house and one of the garages, or "boxen" that Marcel Meersschaut rented out.Mar 13, 2014
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Verlorenbroodstraat, at the end of the road.1070 viewsMar 13, 2014
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Foundations of 31 Verlorenbroodstraat in 1974914 viewsFrom the roof of Number 29Mar 13, 2014
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Foundations of Velorenbroodstraat 31, 19741343 viewsWilfried De Moor, his brother and nephew working on the foundations of Wilfried's villa.Mar 13, 2014
       
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