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Flintshire / Re: Feathers Street, Flint in 1870s?
« on: Saturday 16 October 21 00:31 BST (UK)  »
Hi,
You won't believe this but when I left school in 1955 I started to serve my time as a mechanic in.......
Pumphreys and later I worked at both the Castle and Aber works. The people in the next house to the Chapel  House were the Reaneys, and when their daughter Mary got married, she  and her husband also moved in and when the parents passed away, they took over the house.   Next door were the McPhersons and the house doubled as a shop. If I knew who lived in any number number from that side of the street, I could work out where 68 was. I'll have to do a bit of research. By the way, on the 1870 street map most of the buildings in the street were the same as when I was born, but no chapel house.

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Flintshire / Re: Feathers Street, Flint in 1870s?
« on: Friday 08 October 21 20:34 BST (UK)  »
Your right of course, the Three Pigeons was in Coleshill Street, but in all my time there I never heard described as anything other than as being 'at the top of Feather Street'. I've been trying to think of where 68 might be, but while I could still name most of the residents that were in the street, I'd struggle with what number they lived in. The house next to the Chapel you mentioned was always referred to as The Chapel House, although it didn't have anything to do with the Chapel as far as I know. I can still picture the daughter who used to live there, quiet girl.
If you lived almost opposite me then you must know who I am. If you can tell me what number you lived in, I can have a try at working out where 68 was and who lived there.

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Flintshire / Re: Feathers Street, Flint in 1870s?
« on: Thursday 07 October 21 21:28 BST (UK)  »
Hi,
I was looking through the site and came across your post and wondered if you were still looking for information. I was born in 27 Feather Street in 1940 and lived there until They knocked our house down to build the flats in the early 1960's. If you look at the first photo on your link it shows the part of the Welsh Chapel at the top of the street. Our house was directly opposite the Chapel, where the rear of the library is now. Our house was one of the first to be knocked down. The pub that is mentioned in a number of the replies was The Three Pigeons. It was about 10 metres away from our house and many was the Saturday night I was kept awake by the revellers singing their loud songs.
I always regret not taking any photos, and the door number, before we left. I have a street map of Flint from 1870, but no photos. I can try and send you a copy if your interested.

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