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 Memories of Merelbeke - een randgemeente van Gent

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Michael Hayles, Ronny Meersschaut, Hedwig Piens leave for the GITO5034 viewsLeaving for school. Josh is also there, behind Michael. Sadly he can't be seen.
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Foundations of Number 314879 views
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GITO Merelbeke flyer van 1975 4/44206 views
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GITO Merelbeke flyer van 1975 3/44038 views
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The only way to repair a VW... get on your knees and pray!3356 viewsDad and Michael repair the heat exchangers already on our new Volkswagen Transporter minibus
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Josh looking ghostly on the roof of Verlorenbroodstraat 292332 viewsTaken with an Agfa Box camera, two exposures.1 comments
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Visit to The Atomium Brussels 19752289 views
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Centre of Ghent (or Gent) 1974 olr 19752274 views
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Visit to The Atomium Brussels 19752112 viewsMichael Hayles and Maureen Hayles
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Michael looking ghostly on the roof of Verlorenbroodstraat 291645 viewsTaken with an Agfa box camera, two exposures.
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Tram near the Gravensteen in Ghent, 19781420 views
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Don Pepe Merelbeke 1977 from a post card1378 views2 comments
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Foundations of Velorenbroodstraat 31, 19741285 viewsWilfried De Moor, his brother and nephew working on the foundations of Wilfried's villa.
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Pienske at work1275 viewsReuben Piens helps his father Eric with some building work. Maybe Hedwig, MUCH too small to be Phillipe.
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The end of Verlorenbroodstraat1263 viewsOur short-cut to the Hundelgemsesteenweg.
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Dad leaves for work in his brand new Volkswagen Transporter minibus1235 views
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1975 not sure where but not far from Merelbeke1215 views
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Foundations of 31 Verlorenbrooadstraat1176 viewsWilfried de Moor was building a villa. Josh spent many happy days helping out.
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Skating on ice on a small brook next to the Watersportsbaan in Ghent.1138 viewsThe Hayles brothers, December 19751 comments
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Merelbeke centruun - Gemeentehuis 19741117 views
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Boer en ploegpaard 2 - Merelbeke farmer 19751103 viewsPlus zoon?
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Merelbeke centruum 19741103 views
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GITO Merelbeke, 4e Elektriciteit 1977-781102 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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Don Pepe Merelbeke 1977 by night, by Jonathan Hayles1071 viewsTaken on an Agfa box camera resting on the ground with an exposure of about one minute.
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On the roof 1053 viewsJonathan and his dad, Eric.
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Ringvaart Merelbeke 19751047 views
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke1042 views
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Verlorenbroodstraat, at the end of the road.1038 views
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Cousins from England and Phillip, Hedwig and Reuben Piens and Ronny Meersschaut in dad's VW minibus1036 viewsI think this is the only picture we have showing Phillip Piens
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Ringvaart Merelbeke 19751036 views
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Photo developers A Bracke in Merelbeke1024 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.
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View from the roof1021 viewsShowing the rear of the Meersschaut's house and one of the garages, or "boxen" that Marcel Meersschaut rented out.
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Verlorenbroodstraat 291020 viewsFrom the rear. In the foreground, a cement mixer on the building site of 31, Verlorenbroodstraat where Wilfried de Moor was building a villa.
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De Schelde at the end of Verlorenbroodstraat 1970s1015 views
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Andrew on the roof...1012 viewsIn the background, the garage door of the Meerschaut's house. Marcel Meerschaut was a "Bobinage van motoren".
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke1004 views
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Josh Verlorenbroodstraat Merelbeke 19751001 views
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Jonathan, Andrew Michael at Verlorenbroodstraat 29991 views
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Jonathan (aka Josh) Patricia Meersschaut and Ronny Meersscaut, pop sterren990 views1 comments
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Michael, near Merelbeke 1975987 views
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Our Merelbeke home starts arriving back in England.....986 views.... on the roof of dad's VW Transporter minibus.
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Wilsonsplein Ghent.975 viewsDad stayed in the Park Hotel when he first arrived in Belgium, in the centre of Ghent.
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A typical street in Ghent.947 viewsAnyone know which street?
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Volksunie afplakker 1974947 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.
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Ghent by night by Eric Hayles946 viewsEarly 1980s
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Wilfried and Lydiane De Moor with Eric Hayles on a tall ship in Ghent931 views
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Wilsonplein, Ghent925 viewsDad stayed in the Park Hotel when he first arrived in Belgium, in the centre of Ghent.
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Eric Hayles with Family De Moor923 views
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Wilfried De Moor auditions for Cirque du Soleil908 views
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Michael and dad fix the VW exhaust.. it's only one year old!!903 viewsMerelbeke 1977
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Michael and dad fix the VW exhaust.. it's only one year old!!893 viewsMerelbeke 1977
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Michael the giant leans on a neighbour's house in Verlorenbroodstraat875 views
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke868 views
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Wembley English pub in Ghent865 viewsAfplakker van de Wembley "English pub" in Gent.
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A view of the nurseries seen from Verlorenbroodstraat858 views
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Eric and Maureen Hayles Wilsonplein Gent 1975858 views
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Wilsonplein, Ghent854 viewsDad stayed in the Park Hotel when he first arrived in Belgium, in the centre of Ghent.
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Foundations of 31 Verlorenbroodstraat in 1974853 viewsFrom the roof of Number 29
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Boer en ploegpaard1 - Merelbeke farmer 1975853 views
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Ghent 1979834 views
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