Council House origins?

**cailin maith** · 2 March 2009, 15:21

Bollocks was there only 4 of us who grew up on a council estate....

**milanbenes** · 2 March 2009, 15:21

I bet it's our Sal's post which prompted this thread eh Kate.

I wondered the same but didn't have vitamins to post the question
here.

Milan.

**MrMark** · 2 March 2009, 15:23

Yes, although to be fair I've never lived on one of the big estates. It's a wonder that anyone makes it away from those places (peer pressure to engage in crime, poor opportunities for real work, the sneering and bullying of those who chose to educate or train themselves).

**cailin maith** · 2 March 2009, 15:24

Originally posted by milanbenes View Post

I bet it's our Sal's post which prompted this thread eh Kate.

I wondered the same but didn't have vitamins to post the question
here.

Milan.

Yep it was...

Thing is, I'm not ashamed about where I was brought up. I don't like it all that much but my parents, just like Sals bought their council house (still live in it, in fact!) and worked bloody hard to get us where we are.

**cailin maith** · 2 March 2009, 15:25

Originally posted by MrMark View Post

Yes, although to be fair I've never lived on one of the big estates. It's a wonder that anyone makes it away from those places (peer pressure to engage in crime, poor opportunities for real work, the sneering and bullying of those who chose to educate or train themselves).

Same here - our estate had about 100 houses in it. Got a lot more now but back then, everyone knew everyone and there was a real sense of community.

**sasguru** · 2 March 2009, 15:27

Originally posted by cailin maith View Post

Bollocks was there only 4 of us who grew up on a council estate....

And you're all related ...

**Churchill** · 2 March 2009, 15:29

I was born in in 1967 and until 1971 lived in the Police House attached to the town Police Station.

I suppose that was a "Council House" of sorts.

My parents bought their first house when I was 4 for the princely sum of £4500.

**cailin maith** · 2 March 2009, 15:29

Originally posted by sasguru View Post

And you're all related ...

My council estate was in a different country

**Churchill** · 2 March 2009, 15:32

Originally posted by sasguru View Post

And you're all related ...

Originally posted by cailin maith View Post

My council estate was in a different country

Originally posted by cailin maith

Bollocks was there only 4 of us who grew up on a council estate....

Bollocks! Were there only 4 of us who grew up on a council estate?

Yes	23.73%	14 votes
No	69.49%	41 votes
Andyw was Maggies council estate love child	6.78%	4 votes

Council House origins?