A bit off-thread, but all this talk of Earlsbury Gardens makes me think of how basic a lot of peoples' accommodation really was, right up until the 1970's in some cases. Our house on The Broadway had an outside loo which usually froze in a bad winter, and a tin bath that hinged down from a cupboard in the kitchen. Hot water came from an Ascot over the sink. I don't think we even had carpets when I was young. The house was rented, of course, and the old ****** who owned our house and a few others on The Broadway absolutely refused to have bathrooms installed. She also didn't care too much about running repairs. Only in the 1960's when my old man started earning a decent wage did we have such luxuries as a bathroom, carpets and an immersion heater. Funnily enough, even when he could afford it, he wouldn't entertain the idea of buying a property, as this was for "toffs" only. No wonder I was green with envy when I went to my friend's house in Earlsbury Gardens.
Them wuz the days.....
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