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Re: Where Am I? No. 12a - Part Two of "Cazza's House"
« Reply #135 on: Friday 07 August 15 10:39 BST (UK) »
It depends on how rural the house really is as to whether it would have been on mains electricity.
http://thefusebox.northernpowergrid.com/page/electricity/history.cfm#item_11

In 1933 1 in 3 houses had a supply of electricity, by 1944, 2 in 3 houses had electricity.  So if this photo was taken in the late 1930s, there is a good chance that this house wouldn't have been on the mains.

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Re: Where Am I? No. 12a - Part Two of "Cazza's House"
« Reply #136 on: Friday 07 August 15 10:41 BST (UK) »
I think the photo was taken prior to 1914.
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Re: Where Am I? No. 12a - Part Two of "Cazza's House"
« Reply #137 on: Friday 07 August 15 10:50 BST (UK) »
I think the photo was taken prior to 1914.

Looking at the evidence others have given re windows I think that is too early and it is more likely to be between the two World Wars.
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Re: Where Am I? No. 12a - Part Two of "Cazza's House"
« Reply #138 on: Friday 07 August 15 11:04 BST (UK) »
It depends on how rural the house really is as to whether it would have been on mains electricity.
http://thefusebox.northernpowergrid.com/page/electricity/history.cfm#item_11

In 1933 1 in 3 houses had a supply of electricity, by 1944, 2 in 3 houses had electricity.  So if this photo was taken in the late 1930s, there is a good chance that this house wouldn't have been on the mains.

Some of the statistics on that web site are incorrect, so I would not rely  on those details, myself.
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Re: Where Am I? No. 12a - Part Two of "Cazza's House"
« Reply #139 on: Friday 07 August 15 11:07 BST (UK) »

Looking at the evidence others have given re windows I think that is too early and it is more likely to be between the two World Wars.

Yes groom, the photo was definitely taken after WW1, and possibly a lot later. The date of the house and the date that the photo was taken may be two completely different eras.

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Re: Where Am I? No. 12a - Part Two of "Cazza's House"
« Reply #140 on: Friday 07 August 15 12:54 BST (UK) »
It depends on how rural the house really is as to whether it would have been on mains electricity.
http://thefusebox.northernpowergrid.com/page/electricity/history.cfm#item_11

In 1933 1 in 3 houses had a supply of electricity, by 1944, 2 in 3 houses had electricity.  So if this photo was taken in the late 1930s, there is a good chance that this house wouldn't have been on the mains.
  it probably was not getting town gas piped in either? 
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Re: Where Am I? No. 12a - Part Two of "Cazza's House"
« Reply #141 on: Friday 07 August 15 13:01 BST (UK) »
It depends on how rural the house really is as to whether it would have been on mains electricity.
http://thefusebox.northernpowergrid.com/page/electricity/history.cfm#item_11

In 1933 1 in 3 houses had a supply of electricity, by 1944, 2 in 3 houses had electricity.  So if this photo was taken in the late 1930s, there is a good chance that this house wouldn't have been on the mains.
  it probably was not getting town gas piped in either?

It would be very unlikely to be getting piped gas now in a rural area.  ;D

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Re: Where Am I? No. 12a - Part Two of "Cazza's House"
« Reply #142 on: Friday 07 August 15 13:05 BST (UK) »
 ;)  I was just going to say that Kay - we're still waiting for gas now!!!

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Re: Where Am I? No. 12a - Part Two of "Cazza's House"
« Reply #143 on: Friday 07 August 15 13:07 BST (UK) »
We are a mile from the nearest pipe  :)  In the same county as you I think 8)