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uncle mick
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From Kelly's Directory of 1908. The house numbers are the same as they are today
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Looking at the 1911 Census for this block of houses they were as suggested inhabited by people with money, cloth merchants etc. Each house had 9/10 rooms not including the bathroom etc
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uncle mick wrote: From Kelly's Directory of 1908. The house numbers are the same as they are today I love the different descriptions betwen Mr Tasker at 269 and Mr Mays at 277.I get the feeling Mr Tasker may have been the cheaper option for those who couldn't afford the dentist<LOL>.
Steve JonesI don't know everything, I just like to give that impression!

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