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Re: MOC: Terraced houses
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lugnet.town
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Sun, 29 Apr 2007 11:01:31 GMT
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In lugnet.town, Kevin Wilson wrote:
> > Question(s): Would these types of houses comprise an area or
> > neighborhood? Are
> > there little pockets of many of them here and there or are these types of
> > houses spread out amongst other types of houses? Do families live there
> > and if
> > so do the streets get crowded with kids playing and what-not? Or, is it a
> > different environment?
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> When they were built, as cheap housing for factory workers in new industrial
> towns, there were often acres and acres of them. Not a blade of grass in
> sight. Yes, the kids played in the street - but then, all traffic was
> horse-drawn and there was a lot less of it.
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> Here's an image grabbed from Google Earth of some remaining streets in
> Manchester like this
> http://www.lionsgatemodels.com/manchester%20terrace%20houses.jpg
And I just noticed some on the Millyard project, Manchester, New England!
http://www.nelug.org/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20061201102336483 The
roofs are a bit different but there is an obvious link back to old England.
Tim
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| (...) When they were built, as cheap housing for factory workers in new industrial towns, there were often acres and acres of them. Not a blade of grass in sight. Yes, the kids played in the street - but then, all traffic was horse-drawn and there (...) (20 years ago, 21-Mar-07, to lugnet.town)
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