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Domestic and Housing Memories

In this section of the website Frome people talk about the domestic and housing conditions of the past.

Tony and Sylvia Austin remember their cottage near St John’s School
 Tony and Sylvia Austin remember their cottage near St John’s School 935 1024 Mercer Design
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Tony and Sylvia Austin talk about life in Church Lane in their one-up and one-down cottage, without an indoor water supply or electricity

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Gwen Venn talks about living in her small cottage in Willow Vale
 Gwen Venn talks about living in her small cottage in Willow Vale 461 534 Mercer Design
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Gwen Venn remembers how her kitchen window was six feet from the railway line and how she made tea for a passing train driver

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Dorothy Russell moved to Vicarage Street when she got married
 Dorothy Russell moved to Vicarage Street when she got married 240 320 Mercer Design
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Dorothy Russell talks about what life was like in her two-roomed cottage on Vicarage Street, with a shared toilet in the back yard

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Gerald Quartley remembers growing up in the rural outskirts of Frome
 Gerald Quartley remembers growing up in the rural outskirts of Frome 614 768 Mercer Design
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Gerald Quartley was born in Whitewell Road in Frome when it was still surrounded by farmland. He recalls his home there, which had no electricity or gas

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