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Where our familys came from

Location: Lancashire & Nottinghamshire, UK

Originally we were going to spend very little time in the UK, and most of our time on the continent. However....mice and men....but we had always intended to locate places significant to our families. Being first and second generation Australians, we have no 'family heritage' in Australia. It's been very satisfying to finally see places that were significant to our parents or grandparents, places we've known about for years but never experienced.

It's a beautiful leafy street. The blocks are narrow but quite deep. We couldn't get any closer, we weren't feeling confident about knocking on strangers' doors.

Dave's mother lived here at 65 Carlton Road, Sale for a couple of years. Her father relocated regularly for his job, and until recently, I didn't even know that Mum had lived in Manchester at all.

Look up to the top window above the sign - that was our room. Dave had to drag his carcase up and down these narrow stairs several times a day. How we laughed.

Ash Court B & B, Buxton, Derbyshire. Run by the lovely Sue.

Another view from the same stop. This area is known as the Peak district and is huge with hikers, campers and cyclists.

The next few shots show views from a point along the road from Buxton to Manchester. Avoid the motorways if you can. They're horrible. Use a GPS and travel the A & B roads. They may take longer to travel but with country this beautiful, it's the travel, not the destination. Absolutely brilliant motorcycle roads everywhere, countless quaint villages, this is a magical island.

Dave's paternal grandfather Walter and grandmother Florence had an infant son, Ernest, who died in 1912. Walter died in 1944 when Brian was 13, and both are buried together, here at Ashton-Under-Lyne. A moving experience to finally experience some direct connection with Brian's father. The family doesn't even have a photo - the only known one was lost decades ago.

Dry stone walls have been a constant feature everywhere we've been. They vary from county to county in how they're made, and of course the local stone changes constantly. We saw some that are obviously hundreds of years old. We saw ample evidence its still an art well practiced - repairs and new walls are common. Nice change from post and wire. How labour intensive though...

Part of the churchyard. in Bullwell. We didn't find any Holland graves but Di knows that there are many Hollands buried here.

The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bullwell, Notinghamshire. Di is standing to the right. Her grandfather John Holland sang in the choir here as a boy. He and Di's grandmother Evelyn emigrated to Australia in the late 1920s.


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Dave's mother lived here at 65 Carlton Road, Sale for a couple of years. Her father relocated regularly for his job, and until recently, I didn't even know that Mum had lived in Manchester at all.

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It's a beautiful leafy street. The blocks are narrow but quite deep. We couldn't get any closer, we weren't feeling confident about knocking on strangers' doors.

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Ash Court B & B, Buxton, Derbyshire. Run by the lovely Sue.

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Look up to the top window above the sign - that was our room. Dave had to drag his carcase up and down these narrow stairs several times a day. How we laughed.

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The next few shots show views from a point along the road from Buxton to Manchester. Avoid the motorways if you can. They're horrible. Use a GPS and travel the A & B roads. They may take longer to travel but with country this beautiful, it's the travel, not the destination. Absolutely brilliant motorcycle roads everywhere, countless quaint villages, this is a magical island.

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Another view from the same stop. This area is known as the Peak district and is huge with hikers, campers and cyclists.

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Dry stone walls have been a constant feature everywhere we've been. They vary from county to county in how they're made, and of course the local stone changes constantly. We saw some that are obviously hundreds of years old. We saw ample evidence its still an art well practiced - repairs and new walls are common. Nice change from post and wire. How labour intensive though...

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Dave's paternal grandfather Walter and grandmother Florence had an infant son, Ernest, who died in 1912. Walter died in 1944 when Brian was 13, and both are buried together, here at Ashton-Under-Lyne. A moving experience to finally experience some direct connection with Brian's father. The family doesn't even have a photo - the only known one was lost decades ago.

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The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bullwell, Notinghamshire. Di is standing to the right. Her grandfather John Holland sang in the choir here as a boy. He and Di's grandmother Evelyn emigrated to Australia in the late 1920s.

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Part of the churchyard. in Bullwell. We didn't find any Holland graves but Di knows that there are many Hollands buried here.