180 Wightman Road (corner of Allison), 1904

Comment by alistairj on February 8, 2009 at 11:24

I thought I knew this building, Hugh, but I was wrong!

Apart from the cornerpiece, just about everything has changed - bay windows disappearing from the right (and bays appearing on the left), chimneys and roof all changed.

Comment by StephenBln on February 8, 2009 at 11:32

:o)

Comment by Hugh on February 8, 2009 at 12:57

What's also odd Alistair is the missing house just behind 180WR. I wouldn't have noticed but that I had a msg from the person living there now asking if I had any more photos of Alison.. It looks contemporary with the others, but 180 WR doesn't look newly built.

Comment by John D on February 8, 2009 at 17:10

Looks to me as if one, presumably the older one, has been reversed in the printing.

Comment by alistairj on February 8, 2009 at 17:54

Ah, that makes more sense! A little recropping gives us...

Unless I put my SD card in back to front, it looks like ye olde negative got transposed.

Comment by Hugh on February 8, 2009 at 19:08

My God, hasn't it been savaged.

Comment by Nil on March 9, 2019 at 21:33

I was born in this house in 1935 and moved away in the 1960’s. The house belonged to my parents and photo immediately above depicts the house fairly accurately from my time. During WW2 the ornate railings were removed for the war effort and my parents replaced the original Crittall window facing Wightman Rd. It appears that the old sash windows have been replaced with modern frames. The far end of the garden belonged to MWBoard as the New River runs deeply beneath. Very interesting. Nil.

Comment by Hugh on March 9, 2019 at 21:38

Thanks for joining, Nil. Do you have any other photos of your house or the area?

Comment by Hugh on March 24, 2020 at 13:59

The early 20th Century occupier of this house appears in a piece I've just added in the history group.

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