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richardthestag
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I do love a conundrum, there is no deceit on my part at all. I have a small photo print which I recovered from a collection of photos after my grandad passed away. There is much more to come from MU10 including commendations etc.

My dad has no recollection of the above aircraft incident but is absolutely convinced of the location. bear in mind he would have been 11 in 1955.

I posted above links to google maps which show building which appear to match those above. the tail end of parliament street chippenham viewed from ladyfield road chippenham.

My dad is confident that his family moved to Ladyfield Road from a 3 bed prefab in fishponds in the winter just prior to his 11+ exams – which he passed and went to Chippenham Grammar. that would have been winter 1955/56. he was born March 44. Check the build records for ladyfield road I guess. Largely 1950s council housing

This would place the location as the back garden of 76 Ladyfield road Chippenham. I posted the googlemap view from the main road part which looks past the back of 76 ladyfield road.

on the modern images the white gabled house lacks the tall chimney stack but has the window arrangement on the gable end. also the stack arrangement on neighbouring houses + the extensions matches as do the short squat stacks on the other side of the road.

My dad is 99.9999% sure of the location. having compared google maps locations I am also

The only doubt is the date. Maybe my grandfather visited the location prior to moving in.

I do know that box brownie film cost money. and that while grandad was NOT on the breadline he was sole source of income and living in a council house. this image to have been shot and survived 60 years ?!? must have meant somethingto him. alas he is not around to explain.