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The Gaskins

Neil M said:
Well, Drinkwater might have popped down the road for a cigarette and glimpsed the pools through a hedge but I'm a bit more poetic about stuff and like to imagine that "Now dawn comes to my window Breathing midsummer roses" supports the idea that he drew back his curtains and squinted at the scene with it's pools below. That is also, of course, why I'm such a poor detective!!
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hi neil actually i think you posting drinkwaters poem could lend more support to the gaskins living at no 32 and not no 16...my thinking was if his words are about what he saw and heard would he really be able to look through the window of no 16 see the pool and also hear the cookoo on olton pool....this is a very interesting thread so thanks to all for helping

lyn
 
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