When Anne and me got married in 1972 the first house we bought in Preston was down near the Docks cost £1,275 2 up 2 down outside loo
after living there a few years there was a compulsory purchase order on the house they where clearing the area we got £1,285 after paying the mortgage off we ended up with £110
we used to put hurricane lamps in the loo to keep it from freezing the pipes
