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Foundations of Number 319647 views
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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.
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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 minibus
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Josh looking ghostly on the roof of Verlorenbroodstraat 292505 viewsTaken with an Agfa Box camera, two exposures.1 comments
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Michael looking ghostly on the roof of Verlorenbroodstraat 291719 viewsTaken with an Agfa box camera, two exposures.
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Don Pepe Merelbeke 1977 from a post card1444 views2 comments
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Foundations of Velorenbroodstraat 31, 19741343 viewsWilfried De Moor, his brother and nephew working on the foundations of Wilfried's villa.
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A view of the nurseries seen from Verlorenbroodstraat1309 views
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The end of Verlorenbroodstraat1301 viewsOur short-cut to the Hundelgemsesteenweg.
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Dad leaves for work in his brand new Volkswagen Transporter minibus1284 views
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1975 not sure where but not far from Merelbeke1272 views
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Foundations of 31 Verlorenbrooadstraat1237 viewsWilfried de Moor was building a villa. Josh spent many happy days helping out.
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Merelbeke centruun - Gemeentehuis 19741156 views
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Merelbeke centruum 19741142 views
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Boer en ploegpaard 2 - Merelbeke farmer 19751140 viewsPlus zoon?
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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.

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On the roof 1126 viewsJonathan and his dad, Eric.
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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.
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke1096 views
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Ringvaart Merelbeke 19751077 views
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Ringvaart Merelbeke 19751072 views
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Verlorenbroodstraat, at the end of the road.1070 views
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke1065 views
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Josh Verlorenbroodstraat Merelbeke 19751047 views
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De Schelde at the end of Verlorenbroodstraat 1970s1046 views
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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".
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Jonathan, Andrew Michael at Verlorenbroodstraat 291039 views
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Michael, near Merelbeke 19751038 views
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Our Merelbeke home starts arriving back in England.....1019 views.... on the roof of dad's VW Transporter minibus.
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Michael and dad fix the VW exhaust.. it's only one year old!!946 viewsMerelbeke 1977
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Michael and dad fix the VW exhaust.. it's only one year old!!931 viewsMerelbeke 1977
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke928 views
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Michael the giant leans on a neighbour's house in Verlorenbroodstraat919 views
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Foundations of 31 Verlorenbroodstraat in 1974914 viewsFrom the roof of Number 29
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke892 views
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Boer en ploegpaard1 - Merelbeke farmer 1975876 views
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Sky in Verlorenbroodstraat Merelbeke, 1970s855 views
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Ducks in our garden at Verlorenbroodstraat 29853 views
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Sint Niklaas comes to Merelbeke844 viewsOne of the Criel brothers from Verlorenbroodstraat
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On the roof816 viewsJonathan, Andrew and Michael on the roof of our 1970s modernist Belgian house.
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Boerderij in Merelbeke812 views
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Josh on roof of Verlorenbroodstraat 29808 viewsYou can see Marcel Meersschaut's "boxen" in the background.
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Boerderij in Merelbeke806 views
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Michael and dad fix the VW exhaust.. it's only one year old!!806 viewsMerelbeke 1977
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Josh, Michael and dad, Eric, on the roof800 views
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Winter in Verlorenbroodstraat772 viewsA view across the road from our front garden.
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Austin 1800 in the drive of our house771 viewsDad's car, built in 1965. He bought it circa 1970.
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke739 views
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke730 views
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Andrew on the roof722 views
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke719 views
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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.
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Ringvaart Merelbeke704 views
       
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