Paul Reed Posted 26 September , 2009 Share Posted 26 September , 2009 While sorting out some photos today came across this photo I took of International Corner in the summer of 1986. Sadly this building was demolished a few years ago, so this Great War sign-age is lost forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew lucas Posted 26 September , 2009 Share Posted 26 September , 2009 always sad to see these places going, I remember seeing the wall with 'water carts bottle filler' being demolished at couin. It now has of course the animals memorial on the re built wall (saw it being pulled down in 2001) matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reed Posted 26 September , 2009 Author Share Posted 26 September , 2009 Are you sure it is re-built at Couin? I thought they had just painted over it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew lucas Posted 26 September , 2009 Share Posted 26 September , 2009 yes i'm sure, i don'y know how far this demolishing went - i do have photos, whcih once i've dug out i'll scan and put on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 26 September , 2009 Share Posted 26 September , 2009 I can confirm it was taken down and then rebuilt. The wall, and I think the outbuilding in the corner behind it, were in a very bad state which required rebuilding rather than repair. TR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reed Posted 26 September , 2009 Author Share Posted 26 September , 2009 Thanks for that, Terry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew lucas Posted 12 October , 2009 Share Posted 12 October , 2009 thankgoodness someone else remembers this! Every time I have mentioned this no one believes me, will scan the pic and out on here when i can dig it out. Nice to know something about ypres that Paul didn't know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reed Posted 12 October , 2009 Author Share Posted 12 October , 2009 Thanks Matthew... but I thought Couin was on the Somme?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew lucas Posted 12 October , 2009 Share Posted 12 October , 2009 indeed it is, no idea where ypres came from (well bar me thinking of international corner) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reed Posted 12 October , 2009 Author Share Posted 12 October , 2009 Look forward to those photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mebu Posted 14 May , 2011 Share Posted 14 May , 2011 An old thread revisited....found it whilst searching for something else. recent photo of wall at Couin....looks like original brickwork was re-pointed with sign painted over. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connaughtranger Posted 26 June , 2011 Share Posted 26 June , 2011 An old thread revisited....found it whilst searching for something else. recent photo of wall at Couin....looks like original brickwork was re-pointed with sign painted over. Peter Same spot. . . . about 1990. I'm glad some attempt was made to save it. At that time it was a piece of wall, standing serenely alone and not attached to any building. Strong winds could have brought it down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le_Treport Posted 26 June , 2011 Share Posted 26 June , 2011 .... and here it is in 1980! Anyone with older shots I wonder?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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