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[non sibi sed omnibus]

Just seen a foto showing prefabs 1952.These were ashurst avenue.we lived hammersley avenue.Anyone got any fotos info or comments.

[clocker baz]

non sibi sed omnibus, on 01 May 2012 - 03:36 PM, said:

Just seen a foto showing prefabs 1952.These were ashurst avenue.we lived hammersley avenue.Anyone got any fotos info or comments.

We lived in lever street and i remember those prefabs being built, I think they were built in 1949 or 50 but Imay be wrong There are some photos on "the clock lot "site which is on facebook

[windle_alex]

Yes, I did work on a few of these in my early days. The concept was good, perhaps ahead of its time but it was never really developed and maybe they were used well past their sell by date.

[non sibi sed omnibus]

one thing I do remember was the massive and I mean massive at the time-the refrigerator we had.It was styled on the big yankie fridges.God only knows how we filled it!!.

[church mouse]

Where are the photos of the prefabs in Ashurst Drive please .... we lived in them from 1947/8 until about 1954.....

[SKYMAN]

Out in the jungle livin in a tent
Better than a prefab, no rent

[Phyll]

Hi NSSO, You said you saw a photo, any chance you could put it on here?
Also, don't remember having a Fridge, it was years before we got one, just had the Pantry.

Edited by Phyll, 04 May 2012 - 06:10 AM.

[leschip]

As JVY will testify the prefabs in Prescot had 2 qualities-- Winter,like an ice-box Summer,like an oven. Phyll the ones in Prescot did have a built in fridge.
By the way Bert Trautmann worked on the building of the prefabs.
Best garden?? Number 11 Preston Ave. (no not ours!!)

[stephen nulty]

leschip, on 04 May 2012 - 08:17 AM, said:

By the way Bert Trautmann worked on the building of the prefabs.

Maybe he's on this picture http://www.history.k...=PHS4&search=32

[leschip]

Good Grief, Ste. What a great picture-- if you were to join up with Phyll --GCHQ wouldn't get a look in

[jvy20]

leschip, on 04 May 2012 - 08:17 AM, said:

As JVY will testify the prefabs in Prescot had 2 qualities-- Winter,like an ice-box Summer,like an oven. Phyll the ones in Prescot did have a built in fridge.
Best garden?? Number 11 Preston Ave. (no not ours!!)

Remember moving in c 1954 - all electric prefab complete with fridge - coal fire but no gas. Soon found out that what Les says was perfectly true !! Incidentally the garden referred to was my dad's !

John

[stephen nulty]

leschip, on 04 May 2012 - 11:42 AM, said:

Good Grief, Ste. What a great picture

Yeah, I remember looking at it with my Dad before he died (2004), and he said that they used to walk up from Lathum Close (he was around 13/14) to watch the Germans, but kept getting chased away.

[non sibi sed omnibus]

Hi Phyll.Not retained the item.It was in St.Helens Heritage Newsletter for May 2012.Its via chrispcoffey@googlemail.com or chrispcoffey@gmail.com is also on st.Helens star--Coffey Time.Do you google this.If not you can get Newsletters e mailed to you.regards kevin.

Edited by non sibi sed omnibus, 04 May 2012 - 03:09 PM.

[tessmop]

Ten out of ten for that Stephen,a brilliant flashback,anymore like that?

[Phyll]

Hi NSSO/Kev, Yeah, I get that newsletter, didn't read it all yet. I will go and have a look.

Hi Tessmop, You can browse all the photos on that site, at your leisure. Enjoy.

http://www.history.k...ch_prescot.html