One of the things that I am trying to do in this blog is to capture Ham as it changes and so this is a "before" photo of Ham Close taken in anticipation that the area will be redeveloped sometime soon, there have been serious talks on this for years.
It is also an opportunity to stop and look at a set of buildings that most people (well, I do it) walk past regularly without paying much attention to them.
I am Lesley again. I lived in Newman House from 1966 with my Mum and Dad and brother and sister. The buildings were brand new then. I think this building was for retired people at that time. I seem to remember elderly people in these properties. They were all council properties then. Best wishes Lesley
ReplyDeleteThe block in the foreground had there stories, each had two x three bedroom flats and 2 x bedsitters. Many were originally set up with a grandparent in the bedsit, and the rest of a family in the flat. We were in that block, in the flat on the bottom right as you look at it (127)
ReplyDeleteThe bigger block to the right is four stories, and I think they were all one bedroom flats and yes, generally for older people.
i come from edwards house originally ham close
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