The House at the End of Town

The House at the End of Town

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NailedOn

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3,114 posts

235 months

Tuesday 10th May 2016
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Every town and city has one or more of these: The House at the End of Town.

It sits on a large plot. Maybe one of several nondescript houses, often a dormer bungalow.
Renovation and extension work is never quite finished.
In a nearby field are piebald ponies and derelict tractors.
One or two car projects litter the front yard.
What features does your 'House at the End of Town" have?

iphonedyou

9,250 posts

157 months

Tuesday 10th May 2016
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Strikes me as more of an American thing, really?

rovermorris999

5,202 posts

189 months

Tuesday 10th May 2016
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Quite common round this way, particularly in the villages. Don't forget the mouldy caravan.

Mr GrimNasty

8,172 posts

170 months

Tuesday 10th May 2016
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And despite having 3 acres of their own, and a bonfire on almost permanent go, they always pile their garden refuse just over the fence on the neighbour's land.

chrisga

2,089 posts

187 months

Tuesday 10th May 2016
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All of the towns and villages around here used to have one of these at each end. Now their most interesting feature is that there is a new housing development just next door so they are no longer the house at the end of town....

Rosscow

8,764 posts

163 months

Tuesday 10th May 2016
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NailedOn said:
Every town and city has one or more of these: The House at the End of Town.

It sits on a large plot. Maybe one of several nondescript houses, often a dormer bungalow.
Renovation and extension work is never quite finished.
In a nearby field are piebald ponies and derelict tractors.
One or two car projects litter the front yard.
What features does your 'House at the End of Town" have?
Sounds like my next door neighbour apart from the large plot bit smile

Impasse

15,099 posts

241 months

Tuesday 10th May 2016
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Who lives in a house like this

In number 69 there lives a transvestite
He's a man by day, but he's a woman at night
There's a man in number 4 who swears
He's Saddam Hussein
Says he's on a chore to start the
Third world war

NailedOn

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3,114 posts

235 months

Tuesday 10th May 2016
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The front wall is largely ornamental blocks, and the gate posts are topped with concrete lions.

ecsrobin

17,117 posts

165 months

Tuesday 10th May 2016
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There's one near me that had a sopwith camel or similar in the front garden, it's now been replaced by a giant bell???

rodericb

6,736 posts

126 months

Wednesday 11th May 2016
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ecsrobin said:
There's one near me that had a sopwith camel or similar in the front garden, it's now been replaced by a giant bell???
UH-1?

Bluedot

3,587 posts

107 months

Wednesday 11th May 2016
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ecsrobin said:
There's one near me that had a sopwith camel or similar in the front garden, it's now been replaced by a giant bell???
Segensworth, opposite TGI's ?!


NailedOn

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3,114 posts

235 months

Wednesday 11th May 2016
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One of the houses I go past has a collection of 1980s Jags and Daimlers. Mostly red, unless that's rust.
They are that Double Six model. None roadworthy. Maybe he thinks that if he buys enough of them, he will have one each of every working part.
He hasn't painted his house in the last 30/40 years but his neighbour's place is impeccable.

rovermorris999

5,202 posts

189 months

Wednesday 11th May 2016
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I hope his neighbour never wants to sell, he might find it difficult unless cheap. Whenever I look at houses to buy I have a good scout round to see where the nearest Clampett house is.

E36GUY

5,906 posts

218 months

Wednesday 11th May 2016
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I'd never thought of this but OP is so right. We have one at the end of the village. The last house! Lots of large wooden shed outbuildings and various vehicles lying around. Wierdest bit is the outer wall of the house that faces the fields has an enormous photograph mural on it of a horse looking out of its pen. Must take a picture for this thread..

Big Rod

6,199 posts

216 months

Wednesday 11th May 2016
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There's one at the other end of our village too.

It looks derelict/abandoned as the windows haven't been cleaned in for ever and the net curtains are the polar opposite of Persil fresh but I know someone lives there. Round the back is a large covered area, more like a huge car port than a garage with some automotive detritus stashed in it.

Always wanted a gander to see if there are any treasures.

bobtail4x4

3,715 posts

109 months

Wednesday 11th May 2016
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so I am the one on the end of the village...............

NailedOn

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3,114 posts

235 months

Wednesday 11th May 2016
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bobtail4x4 said:
so I am the one on the end of the village...............
Any chance of a photo?

Lewi25

53 posts

99 months

Wednesday 11th May 2016
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We have one of these and it's where J R Tolkien's (sp)? parents lived, or so I've been told!

carmadgaz

3,201 posts

183 months

Wednesday 11th May 2016
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Impasse said:
Who lives in a house like this
In number 69 there lives a transvestite
He's a man by day, but he's a woman at night
There's a man in number 4 who swears
He's Saddam Hussein
Says he's on a chore to start the
Third world war
They want to knock us down 'cause they think we're scum
But we will all be waiting when the bulldozers come
In a neighbourhood like this you know it's hard to survive
So you'd better come prepared 'cause they won't take us alive.

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I'm the last house in my village (though only about 200yds from the next one) and the yard looks a little like this (the cars vary in quantity depending on who's about) There is a bonfire pile, lots of brambles and best of all only one neighbour (and his yard makes mine look like the Chelsea Flower Show).

Pints

18,444 posts

194 months

Wednesday 11th May 2016
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Many moons ago I dated the lass that lived in the house at the end of town.
She was utterly filthy.

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