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 Memories of Merelbeke - een randgemeente van Gent

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Foundations of Number 3111109 views
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Michael Hayles, Ronny Meersschaut, Hedwig Piens leave for the GITO5205 viewsLeaving for school. Josh is also there, behind Michael. Sadly he can't be seen.
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GITO Merelbeke flyer van 1975 4/44716 views
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The only way to repair a VW... get on your knees and pray!4678 viewsDad and Michael repair the heat exchangers already on our new Volkswagen Transporter minibus
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GITO Merelbeke flyer van 1975 3/44482 views
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Josh looking ghostly on the roof of Verlorenbroodstraat 292714 viewsTaken with an Agfa Box camera, two exposures.1 comments
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Visit to The Atomium Brussels 19752622 views
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Centre of Ghent (or Gent) 1974 olr 19752509 views
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Visit to The Atomium Brussels 19752230 viewsMichael Hayles and Maureen Hayles
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Michael looking ghostly on the roof of Verlorenbroodstraat 291827 viewsTaken with an Agfa box camera, two exposures.
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Don Pepe Merelbeke 1977 by night, by Jonathan Hayles1757 viewsTaken on an Agfa box camera resting on the ground with an exposure of about one minute.
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Tram near the Gravensteen in Ghent, 19781740 views
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Park Hotel, Wilsonplein, Gent1644 viewsClose up of the sketch of the Park Hotel from headed notepaper available in the rooms.
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Don Pepe Merelbeke 1977 from a post card1600 views2 comments
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Foundations of Velorenbroodstraat 31, 19741437 viewsWilfried De Moor, his brother and nephew working on the foundations of Wilfried's villa.
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Cousins from England and Phillip, Hedwig and Reuben Piens and Ronny Meersschaut in dad's VW minibus1431 viewsI think this is the only picture we have showing Phillip Piens
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GITO Merelbeke, 4e Elektriciteit 1977-781427 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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Pienske at work1421 viewsReuben Piens helps his father Eric with some building work. Maybe Hedwig, MUCH too small to be Phillipe.
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Dad leaves for work in his brand new Volkswagen Transporter minibus1398 views
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The end of Verlorenbroodstraat1391 viewsOur short-cut to the Hundelgemsesteenweg.
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A view of the nurseries seen from Verlorenbroodstraat1391 views
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1975 not sure where but not far from Merelbeke1387 views
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Foundations of 31 Verlorenbrooadstraat1350 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.1314 viewsThe Hayles brothers, December 19751 comments
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Merelbeke centruun - Gemeentehuis 19741268 views
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Wilfried at his mother's in Moortsele1267 views
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Merelbeke centruum 19741260 views
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Boer en ploegpaard 2 - Merelbeke farmer 19751250 viewsPlus zoon?
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On the roof 1235 viewsJonathan and his dad, Eric.
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke1211 views
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Wilfried and Lydiane at Wilfried's mother's in Moortsele1190 views
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Sinterklaas comes to Merelbeke1186 views
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Ringvaart Merelbeke 19751186 views
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Wilfried's mother in Moortsele1182 views
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Ringvaart Merelbeke 19751181 views
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Photo developers A Bracke in Merelbeke1176 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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De Schelde at the end of Verlorenbroodstraat 1970s1164 views
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Verlorenbroodstraat, at the end of the road.1160 views
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Verlorenbroodstraat 291159 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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Lydiane makes sure Wilfried is doing things properly1156 views
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Wilfried adds the finishing touches to his villa1153 views
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View from the roof1148 viewsShowing the rear of the Meersschaut's house and one of the garages, or "boxen" that Marcel Meersschaut rented out.
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Andrew on the roof...1148 viewsIn the background, the garage door of the Meerschaut's house. Marcel Meerschaut was a "Bobinage van motoren".
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Wilfried adds the finishing touches to his villa1139 views
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Jonathan (aka Josh) Patricia Meersschaut and Ronny Meersscaut, pop sterren1137 views1 comments
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Our Merelbeke home starts arriving back in England.....1132 views.... on the roof of dad's VW Transporter minibus.
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Josh Verlorenbroodstraat Merelbeke 19751130 views
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Michael, near Merelbeke 19751124 views
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Jonathan, Andrew Michael at Verlorenbroodstraat 291121 views
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Wilsonsplein Ghent.1117 viewsDad stayed in the Park Hotel when he first arrived in Belgium, in the centre of Ghent.
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Volksunie afplakker 19741100 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 Hayles1089 viewsEarly 1980s
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A typical street in Ghent.1088 viewsAnyone know which street?
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Cards at Number 311082 views
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Wilfried and Lydiane De Moor with Eric Hayles on a tall ship in Ghent1078 views
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Eric Hayles with Family De Moor1065 views
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Michael and dad fix the VW exhaust.. it's only one year old!!1060 viewsMerelbeke 1977
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Wilsonplein, Ghent1056 viewsDad stayed in the Park Hotel when he first arrived in Belgium, in the centre of Ghent.
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Wilfried De Moor auditions for Cirque du Soleil1045 views
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