tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post4496855092424413256..comments2023-11-26T17:19:22.499+00:00Comments on RAMBLES FROM MY CHAIR: 'Grandpa's workshop' - Henry Charles BodyScriptor Senexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-88483106456482524022020-11-25T06:04:13.247+00:002020-11-25T06:04:13.247+00:00Hello Andy. That's right. Before it became Qu...Hello Andy. That's right. Before it became Queens Drive this part of the ring road where they lived was known as Childwall Priory abroad. They went through about four addressed without ever moving house! I think at one time it was 36 Queens Drive and finally became 46 Queens Drive before being demolished around 1970. Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-41435330366262830312020-10-05T01:02:16.318+01:002020-10-05T01:02:16.318+01:00He's showing at 32 childwall priory rdHe's showing at 32 childwall priory rdAndy Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04855899508459629673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-48017386647774347102019-12-20T12:58:09.124+00:002019-12-20T12:58:09.124+00:00Hi, we have just come across this fantastic piece ...Hi, we have just come across this fantastic piece of history after finding that Henry Charles Body was our Paternal Great Great Grandfather- thank you. Stuart BodyStuart Bodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13155545584532513785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-38977772277726286432016-10-18T19:46:40.999+01:002016-10-18T19:46:40.999+01:00What a nice surprise to find that building still s...What a nice surprise to find that building still standing, where the workshop was. And what an interesting profession to have in the family history - well, obviously those items have to be made by someone, but I don't think I ever came across it mentioned as a business/profession before. Also nice to still have (and use) some household items that belonged to one's grandparents - I have some teacups and plates that were my grandma's.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-28616857111368629132016-10-18T07:07:41.012+01:002016-10-18T07:07:41.012+01:00Living in Britain during WWII was grim - as it was...Living in Britain during WWII was grim - as it was in Belgium, France, Germany and so many other countries. I was fortunate to be born after it was over but those alive at the time had to cope with rationing, bombs (especially where Mum and Dad lived, just a couple of miles from the Liverpool docks where Dad worked and was a firefighter), and the knowledge that close relatives were abroad or in the air or at sea and might never return. And yet the only complaining that was ever done was about the rationing which was still in force when I was born. It was as though complaining about that was acceptable but the real hardships - the loss of loved ones and having your house or your whole street come down around your ears - were things to be borne with typical British stoicism. We are a funny nation!Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-75203173089690779072016-10-18T04:20:25.468+01:002016-10-18T04:20:25.468+01:00I love the old photos and all the history of your ...I love the old photos and all the history of your family. I can't imagine what living in England during WWII was like. The building that houses the flats on Duke street is lovely and I bet the apartments in it are too! Thanks for sharing a bit of your family with us!yayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047536332780197024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-16991124485134121352016-10-17T15:14:24.701+01:002016-10-17T15:14:24.701+01:00What a great piece of family history, loved the ph...What a great piece of family history, loved the photos.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-60100513441513835302016-10-17T12:41:22.407+01:002016-10-17T12:41:22.407+01:00Thank you for the glimpse into your family history...Thank you for the glimpse into your family history! Your mention of waiting until the meat was "ripe" enough reminds me of a person i knew in college whose father would raise one beef cow each year, butcher it himself, and let the meat "ripen" and use that as the family's beef for the year. Some things never change, do they?messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-12103833256316399952016-10-17T11:47:05.447+01:002016-10-17T11:47:05.447+01:00Lucky you to know you rich and fascinating heritag...Lucky you to know you rich and fascinating heritage. Glad that building is still standing as well!Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11053208644196545549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-25410781634998085802016-10-17T09:21:58.535+01:002016-10-17T09:21:58.535+01:00A lovely post - thanks.A lovely post - thanks.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13624194722106155800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-71386312616123720812016-10-17T08:57:56.890+01:002016-10-17T08:57:56.890+01:00Such memories! I recall the bowler hat very well. ...Such memories! I recall the bowler hat very well. I don't recall seeing some of those photos before though: fascinating.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-87204895807035272702016-10-17T07:11:30.145+01:002016-10-17T07:11:30.145+01:00This was absolutely fascinating, John! Got me thin...This was absolutely fascinating, John! Got me thinking about my grandad the butcher and chasing up any photos mum may have. We still have some real back-to-backs in Leeds, mainly built for Montague Burton's workforce.Anne Winfieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-79849103761605069412016-10-17T06:23:57.128+01:002016-10-17T06:23:57.128+01:00Thank you for that nostalgic excursion into the pa...Thank you for that nostalgic excursion into the past! It was a different world then, wasn't it; not necessarily better (the "good old days" didn't really exist, I think) but a lot simpler in many ways.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.com