paciv1 Posted 20 October , 2004 Share Posted 20 October , 2004 Dear pals, I have managed to get hold of some previously unseen pictures of Ieper before, during and after WW1. Some are a bit fuzzy as they are pictures of a picture, but i can get them retaken if you want. go to http://uk.msnusers.com/unseenyprespictures They make you think regards Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat McLachlan Posted 21 October , 2004 Share Posted 21 October , 2004 Patrick, Very cool. I especially like the old maps showing a windmill where the Menin Gate now stands! Thanks for posting them. Mat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paciv1 Posted 21 October , 2004 Author Share Posted 21 October , 2004 It's a pleasure Mat i'm glad you like them, they actually part of an archive left by the late Rose Combes, which she donated to a museum in Ieper. They are kept in a safe and as far as i know they have only been seen by a handful of people (more now as i have posted them). Some were taken by the German zepplins / planes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andigger Posted 21 October , 2004 Share Posted 21 October , 2004 Way cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harribobs Posted 21 October , 2004 Share Posted 21 October , 2004 excellent photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bonza Posted 21 October , 2004 Share Posted 21 October , 2004 excellent photos Thanks Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest drbuster Posted 22 October , 2004 Share Posted 22 October , 2004 Anyone have any idea what large building is within those partially destroyed walls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 22 October , 2004 Share Posted 22 October , 2004 Anyone have any idea what large building is within those partially destroyed walls? If you refer to what I think you do, it's the prison. (Still there today - as Aurel will point out, my particular watering holes are well away from this part of town!!! ). Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 22 October , 2004 Share Posted 22 October , 2004 Some are a bit fuzzy as they are pictures of a picture, but i can get them retaken if you want. Excellent photos, Patrick. Any chance of a clearer shot of the photo 3rd down?(nr.669, and also, if possible, could you do the same for 618, please?) Cheers, Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paciv1 Posted 22 October , 2004 Author Share Posted 22 October , 2004 excellent photos Thanks Chris you really are so funny bonza/dinkidi regards Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paciv1 Posted 22 October , 2004 Author Share Posted 22 October , 2004 Any chance of a clearer shot of the photo 3rd down?(nr.669, and also, if possible, could you do the same for 618, please?) I asked my friend the same question and it is because the photos are of the same quality i'm afraid, i suppose if you hanging out of a plane in those times its pretty difficult to get a steady shot. i should be getting some more next week of Ieper getting rebuilt, i'll post them when i do. cheers Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bonza Posted 22 October , 2004 Share Posted 22 October , 2004 Pity the moderators don't think so. My offer is always open Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KONDOA Posted 22 October , 2004 Share Posted 22 October , 2004 If you refer to what I think you do, it's the prison Dave, pleased you said that I thought it was a barracks. I seem to recall as a kid being taken in the dark to look through some gates somewhere north of St Martins at barracks. Am I imagining things or was I looking in the prison instead?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paciv1 Posted 22 October , 2004 Author Share Posted 22 October , 2004 Dave, pleased you said that I thought it was a barracks. I seem to recall as a kid being taken in the dark to look through some gates somewhere north of St Martins at barracks. Am I imagining things or was I looking in the prison instead?? Hi Drake, It was the prison you were looking at as the barracks are south of St. Martins situated across from where the post office is today on Templesraat/studentsraat. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bonza Posted 22 October , 2004 Share Posted 22 October , 2004 was I looking in the prison instead?? G'day Rupe So its not a case of "Seen 1, Seen em all" then? ooRoo Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KONDOA Posted 22 October , 2004 Share Posted 22 October , 2004 The architecture differs somewhat Thanks the other Pat for putting me straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bonza Posted 23 October , 2004 Share Posted 23 October , 2004 The architecture differs somewhat Thanks the other Pat for putting me straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurel Sercu Posted 23 October , 2004 Share Posted 23 October , 2004 Anyone have any idea what large building is within those partially destroyed walls? If you refer to what I think you do, it's the prison. (Still there today - as Aurel will point out, my particular watering holes are well away from this part of town!!! ). Dave. Sorry I'm a bit late. And I know that the answer has already been confirmed : the prison. But ... what photo with "partially destroyed walls" are we talking about ? If 670, 669, 668 then the prison indeed (behind which is now Ypres Reservoir Cemetery). If 647, then barracks. (A bit closer to Dave's watering holes.) Aurel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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