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15 Vicar's Close Wells c1953

15 Vicar's Close Wells c1953
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I lived here from 1953 for a couple of years. The street is reputed to be the oldest complete street, lived in continuously, in Europe. Built between 1348 and 1430 it was for people who worked in the adjacent cathedral. My Dad was on the staff there then.

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 Deborah Lundbech
Deborah Lundbech club
How lovely! It's a storybook house!
4 years ago.
Phil Sutters club has replied to Deborah Lundbech club
Those two large bushes were Japonicas and my mother used to make jam or jelly from the fruit. They weren't any use for anything else as they were very hard and acid. The reddy-pink flowers were very pretty though.
4 years ago.
 Amelia
Amelia club
A lovely home to have lived in. Nothing much changes here, does it?
4 years ago.
Phil Sutters club has replied to Amelia club
Well, they have restored the chimneys, replacing the assorted pots with a sort of stone cage. Any recent photo online will show you what I mean. I sort of regret that. They look too neat and tidy and not how I remember them.
4 years ago.
 Alan Mays
Alan Mays club
Great photo, and it sounds like a wonderful place judging by its Wikipedia write-up! St. Augustine, Fla., and Philadelphia, Pa., supposedly have the oldest streets in the U.S., but they only date to the 1600s and 1700s.
4 years ago.
 RicksPics
RicksPics club
How interesting this all is. Thanks for sharing.
4 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Fascinating image Phil, thank you.
4 years ago.
Phil Sutters club has replied to Roger (Grisly) club
I still maintain that my red Foden Dinky Toys tanker is under the floor boards of my bedroom there. It certainly didn't make it to our next home out on Mendip. I had a secret hidey-hole under a loose section of floor-board.
4 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
An interesting addition to the group Phil
Thank you posting your image
www.ipernity.com/group/west.of.england
4 years ago.

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