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Reuben Piens549 viewsOn the corner of VerlorenbroodstraatMar 15, 2014
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The Criel family and Wilfried De Moor565 viewsMar 15, 2014
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Friends and neighbours playing snooker796 viewsMar 15, 2014
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Friends and neighbours playing snooker528 viewsMar 15, 2014
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Friends and neighbours round the piano537 viewsMar 15, 2014
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Friends and neighbours playing snooker556 viewsMar 15, 2014
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Friends and neighbours playing snooker856 viewsMar 15, 2014
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Friends and neighbours playing snooker539 viewsMar 15, 2014
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Friends and neighbours round the piano608 viewsMar 15, 2014
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Christmas fun in Verlorenbroodstraat849 viewsParty games, Maureen Hayles, Els Willems and Jonathan (Josh) HaylesMar 15, 2014
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Christmas fun in Verlorenbroodstraat590 views?, Andrew Hayles, Hedwig Piens, Jonathan HaylesMar 15, 2014
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Christmas fun in Verlorenbroodstraat889 viewsJonathan Hayles, ElsWillemsMar 15, 2014
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Christmas fun in Verlorenbroodstraat632 viewsJonathan Hayles, Hedwig Piens, Andrew HaylesMar 15, 2014
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke795 viewsMar 14, 2014
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke784 viewsMar 14, 2014
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke812 viewsMar 14, 2014
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De Schelde at the end of Verlorenbroodstraat 1970s1133 viewsMar 14, 2014
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Ringvaart Merelbeke770 viewsMar 14, 2014
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Pienske at work1401 viewsReuben Piens helps his father Eric with some building work. Maybe Hedwig, MUCH too small to be Phillipe.Mar 14, 2014
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Josh looking ghostly on the roof of Verlorenbroodstraat 292664 viewsTaken with an Agfa Box camera, two exposures.1 commentsMar 14, 2014
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Michael looking ghostly on the roof of Verlorenbroodstraat 291809 viewsTaken with an Agfa box camera, two exposures.Mar 14, 2014
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A view of the nurseries seen from Verlorenbroodstraat1379 viewsMar 14, 2014
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The only way to repair a VW... get on your knees and pray!4646 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 GITO5183 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 Merelbeke991 viewsMar 14, 2014
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke1160 viewsMar 14, 2014
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke1187 viewsMar 14, 2014
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Don Pepe Merelbeke 1977 by night, by Jonathan Hayles1218 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 Verlorenbroodstraat987 viewsMar 14, 2014
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Don Pepe Merelbeke 1977 from a post card1566 views2 commentsMar 14, 2014
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Dad leaves for work in his brand new Volkswagen Transporter minibus1378 viewsMar 14, 2014
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Sint Niklaas comes to Merelbeke908 viewsOne of the Criel brothers from VerlorenbroodstraatMar 14, 2014
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke960 viewsMar 14, 2014
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GITO Merelbeke, 4e Elektriciteit 1977-781237 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.

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Park Hotel, Wilsonplein, Gent1628 viewsClose up of the sketch of the Park Hotel from headed notepaper available in the rooms.Mar 14, 2014
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Park Hotel headed notepaper712 viewsFrom the Park Hotel, Wilsonplein, Gent, 1974.Mar 14, 2014
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Volksunie afplakker 19741075 viewsSticker from the Flemish nationalist party, Volksunie, in 1974. On the other side was the Lion of Flanders which was scanned and appears on the right hand top corner of these photo albums.Mar 14, 2014
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Park Hotel bill from 1974775 viewsEric Hayles stayed at the Park Hotel, Wilsonplein, Gent, when he first arrived in Belgium to work for Volvo Europa in Destelbergen. Later his office moved to the company's massive site at Oostakker.Mar 14, 2014
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Wembley English pub in Ghent984 viewsAfplakker van de Wembley "English pub" in Gent.Mar 14, 2014
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Winter in Verlorenbroodstraat844 viewsA view across the road from our front garden.Mar 13, 2014
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On the roof 1213 viewsJonathan and his dad, Eric.Mar 13, 2014
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On the roof885 viewsJonathan, Andrew and Michael on the roof of our 1970s modernist Belgian house.Mar 13, 2014
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Andrew on the roof797 viewsMar 13, 2014
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Josh, Michael and dad, Eric, on the roof872 viewsMar 13, 2014
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Verlorenbroodstraat 291138 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 house837 viewsDad's car, built in 1965. He bought it circa 1970.Mar 13, 2014
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Foundations of 31 Verlorenbrooadstraat1327 viewsWilfried de Moor was building a villa. Josh spent many happy days helping out.Mar 13, 2014
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Foundations of Number 3110828 viewsMar 13, 2014
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A view of nurseries from a back bedroom of Verlorenbroodstraat 29775 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...1126 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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Volvo colleagues726 viewsTwo of dad's colleagues from Volvo Europa in Ghent.Mar 13, 2014
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A typical street in Ghent.1068 viewsAnyone know which street?Mar 13, 2014
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Volvo colleagues in Ghent752 viewsDad (on the right) with a colleague from Volvo Europa.Mar 13, 2014
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A canal in Ghent.716 viewsCan anyone help identify which one?Mar 13, 2014
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Wilsonplein, Ghent778 viewsDad stayed in the Park Hotel when he first arrived in Belgium, in the centre of Ghent.Mar 13, 2014
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Wilsonplein, Ghent948 viewsDad stayed in the Park Hotel when he first arrived in Belgium, in the centre of Ghent.Mar 13, 2014
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Wilsonplein, Ghent1042 viewsDad stayed in the Park Hotel when he first arrived in Belgium, in the centre of Ghent.Mar 13, 2014
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Wilsonsplein Ghent.1100 viewsDad stayed in the Park Hotel when he first arrived in Belgium, in the centre of Ghent.Mar 13, 2014
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Centre of Ghent showing tramlines719 viewsMar 13, 2014
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Wilsonplein from the Park Hotel, 1974856 viewsMar 13, 2014
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