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The house was bought by
Percy Frank and Ethel
Gardner for Ethel's parents the
Bartrips
who lived their until after their
deaths c.1956 The house then became home to the Gardners Percy William and Peggy and sons Brian and John. Brian married Pat Foulston in 1962 and moved to 172 Galliard Road. Percy inherited the house when his mother Ethel died in 1970. Percy and Peggy continued to live at 48 until 1987 when they bought a bungalow in Bishop's Cleeve, Cheltenham. The photo, taken in 1995, number 48 is the lighter coloured house in the centre. |
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| The garden of 48 Oaklands with Brian, Pat and children Jane and Steven. c. |
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172 Galliard Road was the home of
Percy Frank and Ethel Gardner
and their sons
Percy William
and John Alfred. It was purchased in the 1930's when the Gardners moved from Hackney. Before she
would agree to move they had to move Ethels parents too and so purchased
48 Oaklands Ave
at the same time for the
Bartrips.
When
Peggy Fitzjohn
married
Percy William
in 1941 they too lived here although when baby
Brian
was born Peggy moved to
Writtle
which was safer place to be at that time. The photo shows Peggy with Brian at 172 Galliard in 1942. |
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After
Percy Frank Gardner
died in 1951, Ethel's son John Alfred was still living at 172. When he married
Sadie they converted the upper floor into a one bedroom flat by converting the box bedroom
to a kitchen. After John and Sadie moved to their own home, Ethel continued to rent out the upper
floor. In 1962 Ethels grandson
Brian
and new wife
Pat
moved into this flat and baby
Steven
was born in 1963. (Pat, Brian and Steven moved to
24 Carterhatch Road
in 1965) The photo shows Steven in the upstairs front room of the house. |
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After Ethel died in 1970, her sons
Percy
and John split the estate and 172 was sold whilst Percy continued
to live at
48 Oaklands Ave
with his family. The division of the estate caused friction between
brothers Percy and John and a rift which was never mended. The photo shows the house in 1995. The front garden had been cleared to take a car, and a front porch had been added. The photo clearly shows the upstairs front room which is the reverse view of the previous photo. |
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(c) Galliard Road Primary School
| Primary school for John Philip Gardner. |
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Ponders End where various members of the Gardner family lived, worked and studied. View Ponders End map. |
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Edmonton Green where the family run the Pop Shop. View Edmonton Green map. |
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