Thread: where (and when) d'ya come from?

i would be interested to know where my fellow ajarners were born, and maybe to see a piccie or two from that era/area. if the list grows, please feel free to add your nic, year and place of birth in the appropriate alphabetical order. i'll start with

LoveBucket (1956) Heswall, Merseyside, England.

(these pics are 1955 but close enough)with thanks to francisfrith

Heswall, Telegraph Road c1955


Heswall, shrimp boats on the Slipway c1955

shrimps were caught in the Dee and cooked on board the boats on the way back to the slip. The fishing was a thriving industry in those days.

for the following LoveBucket thanks Heswall Pages by KennetRose

The Wirral is the tongue of land that protrudes into the Irish Sea between Liverpool and North Wales. It is bordered to the northeast by the River Mersey, to the southwest by the estuary of the River Dee, and for a short stretch in the northwest by Liverpool Bay.
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The Mersey shore is densely populated, industrialised and depressed; of little interest except for the Victorian model village of Port Sunlight. The Dee shore is marked by a long ridge of sandstone, which gives the local buildings their characteristic smokey-pink colour. The ridge is covered in heathland and gives beautiful views of the Dee estuary and North Wales. The centre of the Wirral was once low-lying marshland - the mediaeval author of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight wrote of "The Wildernesse of Wyralle" - and is now dotted with picture-postcard villages that are little-known outside the area.
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Apart from the views, the sunsets are spectacular!

Sunset, West Kirby

Parkgate (where we bought pots of shrimps and cockles)

Good thread idea. I wsa born in the world's most boring national capital, Ottawa, in Canada's centennial year, 1967. I'll look for pics of it at that time.

LoveBucket (1956) Heswall, Merseyside, England.
natalie8 (1967) Ottowa, Canada.

Can't find any decent picture of boringsville from then, just pics of people sitting in a row, unsmiling.

your name's on the list nat, photos not essential

Originally Posted by LoveBucket

and maybe to see a piccie or two from that era/area.

I was born in Peoria, Illinois at the very end of 1960. Can't believe there are interesting picks of that place either.

crew (1977), Bloomington, MN,USA

I grew up in the shadows of the old Metropolitan Stadium. Here's a pic. It was replaced by the Metrodome in 1982. The Met was torn down and the Mall of America (Mega Mall) now stands in its place.

You guys are ooooooold

Some little town you've never heard of, Ontario, Canada, 1980.

Originally Posted by Lizara

You guys are ooooooold

No, dear...just experienced.