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Len · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 3:16 pm Post subject:

Our family left the Hostel in 1970. We moved to Denise Street, Lake Heights, Warrawong. We stayed at Lake Heights up until November 1973 from which we returned to the UK.

I live now in a small town in the North West. Gt Harwood, Blackburn, Lancashire.

Roy · Active Member Joined: 23 Aug 2005 Posts: 60

Small world Len, Im from Queens Park Blackburn

Len · Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:56 pm Post subject:

Well shiver mi timbers, that?s amazing.

Queens Park is only about a 10 minute drive from where I live.
My girl friend lives down by the infirmary Hospital, Blackburn which means I have to drive past the queens Park Hospital each time I go there.
Small world.!! :)

Have you got an address for queens Park?
Perhaps If I?m passing I could see if I can get a photo of the place.

Roy · Active Member Joined: 23 Aug 2005 Posts: 60

That would be great Len,

31 Rippon Street, Queens Park, on the left going up, last house without bay windows.

Len · Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 7:51 pm Post subject:

Roy I?ll have a look this week end, weather permitting. At the moment it?s wet and miserable. Hehe
I?ve done some enquiring and I now know where the streets at.

Roy · Active Member Joined: 23 Aug 2005 Posts: 60

Thanks Len,

I think it was number 32 but not positive , anyway it was the last house without bay windows on the left going up from Queens Park Road.

Len · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:17 pm Post subject:

31 Ripon street, Queens Park , Blackburn.

Roy this is a photo of your Parents old home before you moved. You can just make out the house number plate.

Sorry about the photo quality but it was a horrible day, plus we felt a little bit uncomfortable as the area is now predominantly Asian, so we had to sneak while taking the pictures. hehe

Len · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:51 pm Post subject:

This is another view.

Len · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:52 pm Post subject:

and another.

Len · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:55 pm Post subject:

My girl friend. :D hehe

Len · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:58 pm Post subject:

This was looking up the street.

Len · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 6:01 pm Post subject:

This was looking down the street, your house is next to the tree on the right.

Len · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 6:05 pm Post subject:

This was looking Down the street.

Len · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 6:11 pm Post subject:

This is also looking down the street. Ripon street is in two halfs.

Len · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 6:16 pm Post subject:

While we were in the vicinity we had a walk up to the Queen?s Park boating lake. I'm sure you will remember?