{"id":4741,"date":"2025-11-29T11:04:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T11:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/?page_id=4741"},"modified":"2025-12-11T10:50:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T10:50:48","slug":"suburbia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/index.php\/suburbia\/","title":{"rendered":"Suburbia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4741\" class=\"elementor elementor-4741\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1796d93a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1796d93a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-649176b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"649176b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gravityisahat.co.uk\">under construction gravityisahat.co.uk<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-597da603 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"597da603\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10d59d00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10d59d00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SUBURBIA<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-591495d3 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"591495d3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5917d207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5917d207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>IMAGES<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1261b0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1261b0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TEXTS<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-533f357d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"533f357d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>LINKS<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c563f5a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c563f5a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d3370fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2d3370fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f0ef56 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44f0ef56\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a216ef8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a216ef8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/fireplace-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"fireplace\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDY3OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyYXZpdHlpc2FoYXQuY28udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzExXC9maXJlcGxhY2Utc2NhbGVkLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/fireplace-scaled-rfdph2yuhvg5i8jcy5vv2o2y9o27q2ihtdqdemul7s.jpg\" title=\"fireplace\" alt=\"fireplace\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fef4a49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fef4a49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>I grew up in suburbia&#8230;<\/strong><\/p><p>Much of my poetry and many of my stories concern themselves with this suburban\/rural environment.<\/p><p>Some like &#8216;Parafin&#8217; hint at a darker side to this bucolic childhood.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85dfc2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85dfc2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fleeting.gravityisahat.co.uk\/new_website\/ffw_files\/part194.htm\">Paraffin<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-299a838 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"299a838\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4da1010 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4da1010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-946147c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"946147c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6aafb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a6aafb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/charnwood-2-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5230\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/charnwood-2-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/charnwood-2-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/charnwood-2-1024x199.png 1024w, https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/charnwood-2-768x149.png 768w, https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/charnwood-2-1536x298.png 1536w, https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/charnwood-2-2048x397.png 2048w, https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/charnwood-2-624x121.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa574e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fa574e6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed55648 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ed55648\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b21239e e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b21239e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1bc1bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1bc1bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/no9-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"no9\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTEwMiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyYXZpdHlpc2FoYXQuY28udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEyXC9ubzktc2NhbGVkLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/no9-scaled-rfk5ir4iv0zszod4dl0j55dawfvorj0bc7pos2s0rs.jpg\" title=\"no9\" alt=\"no9\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f7bf7a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f7bf7a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Suburbia.<\/strong><\/p><p>We lived in a detached house 200 yards from the station.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-588adb87 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"588adb87\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-675fa69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"675fa69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afbf0ed e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"afbf0ed\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2deb295 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2deb295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/station-woods.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"station woods\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTA4MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyYXZpdHlpc2FoYXQuY28udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEyXC9zdGF0aW9uLXdvb2RzLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/station-woods-rfj0t8z7dytvmd39w40jmypctj5vs524in4khbp1wo.jpg\" title=\"station woods\" alt=\"Station Woods across road on the left\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd0933 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cd0933\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Suburbia.<\/strong><\/p><p>The woods where we played were just across the road from the station. Strangely I don&#8217;t have any images of the woods so this historic one will have to suffice. I remember the smell of the autumn leaves once they had fallen, the muddy bicycle tracks we raced round and the secluded camps we could make where nobody could see us. There was also one tree with enough height and branches to be climbable\u00a0 and we could hang out in there in secret for hours.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10fd49c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10fd49c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fleeting.gravityisahat.co.uk\/new_website\/ffw_files\/part9.htm\">Station Woods<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e638b36 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e638b36\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6ebf5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e6ebf5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e246650 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e246650\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b67bb53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b67bb53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/munns-2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"munns 2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTA3OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyYXZpdHlpc2FoYXQuY28udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEyXC9tdW5ucy0yLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/munns-2-rfj0sxp53yefr1jnpz50t1jtowph7rtch3aqq05rzc.jpg\" title=\"munns 2\" alt=\"Munns\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-482e3c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"482e3c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Suburbia.<\/strong><\/p><p>Munns was a village institution. He would deliver a box of groceries with his van once a week or we would go to the shop where he had a ham slicing machine and a big black Alsatian dog that I used to lie on while my mum sorted the shopping out.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d624e2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d624e2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fleeting.gravityisahat.co.uk\/new_website\/ffw_files\/part140.htm\">Shrewdini<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f66155 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f66155\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80fa285 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"80fa285\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bda0a7 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7bda0a7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17f7967 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17f7967\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iriss.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"iris&#039;s\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDY5OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyYXZpdHlpc2FoYXQuY28udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzExXC9pcmlzcy5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/iriss-rfdt961nydqmduv6azje2btedxba4irhuxx2ot2odk.jpg\" title=\"iris&#8217;s\" alt=\"iris&#039;s\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e196311 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e196311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Suburbia.<\/strong><\/p><p>Iris was a rather glamorous hairdresser. Her salon was also her home. She was unusual because she had no children. I remember the venetian blinds in particular.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71125e3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"71125e3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ad9961 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6ad9961\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bec5c5 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6bec5c5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3358fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d3358fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/eynsford-spa.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"eynsford spa\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDY3NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyYXZpdHlpc2FoYXQuY28udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzExXC9leW5zZm9yZC1zcGEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/eynsford-spa-rfdorlkd7kkaqtjxr5bzh3l2hlnz1hcgz90h0kmtwo.jpg\" title=\"eynsford spa\" alt=\"Spar\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0849e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0849e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Suburbia.<\/strong><\/p><p>I cant be sure but I believe I had a friend (yet another Steven) living above this shop with his parents for a while. It was not a shop we frequented. There was something quite nothingy about it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-962f5b5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"962f5b5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe6a817 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fe6a817\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c72ee7 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c72ee7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dee71a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dee71a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/eynsford-gees.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"eynsford gees\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDY3NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyYXZpdHlpc2FoYXQuY28udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzExXC9leW5zZm9yZC1nZWVzLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/eynsford-gees-rfdoq4xekuk8onoeaikvlgv980vf2fji40ha52svl4.jpg\" title=\"eynsford gees\" alt=\"Gees\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1384b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1384b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Suburbia.<\/strong><\/p><p>This shop carried a stock of wool and sewing materials that my mum would purchase. I don&#8217;t remember what else the sold but I do remember Mr Gee who ran it. Many of the historic photos and postcards are credited to a Gee and maybe related to this Gee.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8262ba6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8262ba6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d75b59a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d75b59a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-337153e e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"337153e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c053162 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c053162\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/eynsford-chemist.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"eynsford chemist\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDY3MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyYXZpdHlpc2FoYXQuY28udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzExXC9leW5zZm9yZC1jaGVtaXN0LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/eynsford-chemist-rfdooa6v3m0vscdc47qd6fpj1o0cvx6k6u5t2fjtuw.jpg\" title=\"eynsford chemist\" alt=\"Chemist\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a61f74a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a61f74a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Suburbia.<\/strong><\/p><p>I remember buying my mum some Yardley&#8217;s powder for her birthday. It was very near to\u00a0 the doctors so convenient for prescriptions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-558cbcb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"558cbcb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3692164 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3692164\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ce23f3 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3ce23f3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1269e07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1269e07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/eynsford-butchers.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"eynsford butchers\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDY3MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyYXZpdHlpc2FoYXQuY28udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzExXC9leW5zZm9yZC1idXRjaGVycy5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/eynsford-butchers-rfdomtjwgw0tq6hsnkz9aszps37swvdlblmm6xpvjc.jpg\" title=\"eynsford butchers\" alt=\"Butchers\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc25d1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc25d1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Suburbia.<\/strong><\/p><p>The butchers had a seperate area for payments behind which a suitably jolly and broad lady sat with a wooden draw for a till. (She may be the lady in the doctors waiting room &#8211; photo below). The floor was covered in sawdust to absorb the blood and outside there would be rabbits hanging. I had a friend called Martin who lived with his mum and sister in the flat above.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d446d9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d446d9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fleeting.gravityisahat.co.uk\/new_website\/ffw_files\/part32.htm\">More Martins<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40e9652 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"40e9652\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c80b3a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c80b3a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76eb889 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"76eb889\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1913c8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1913c8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sweet-shop-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"sweet shop\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTExMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyYXZpdHlpc2FoYXQuY28udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEyXC9zd2VldC1zaG9wLTEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/sweet-shop-1-rfk6n4b0cw93ktqao15r7ynxa4x5bl9c80acpuxdk8.jpg\" title=\"sweet shop\" alt=\"sweet shop\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a63fa59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a63fa59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Suburbia.<\/strong><\/p><p>The Sweet shop. Mrs Hewlett would send two of us to buy sweets for the class from the penny tray. it was a great honor and a source of considerable pride to be selected.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f288e85 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f288e85\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3fc9ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a3fc9ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c811c1 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c811c1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e4cfc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e4cfc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/boyce.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"boyce\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTA0MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyYXZpdHlpc2FoYXQuY28udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEyXC9ib3ljZS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/boyce-rfiqdqgd2os1eijomsk4iq21dy0yp8aiw0ncfsh3oo.jpg\" title=\"boyce\" alt=\"boyce\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22bc360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22bc360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Suburbia.<\/strong><\/p><p>The Doctors. His name was Doctor Boyce and he was much admired by my family for his calm pragmatism. He diagnosed my whooping cough which was quite dangerous and I remember sleeping between my mum and dad and having hallucinations. I still have hallucinations if I get a temperature.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57edb51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57edb51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fleeting.gravityisahat.co.uk\/new_website\/ffw_files\/part130.htm\">Tuffin 6<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c891d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33c891d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffcd1f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ffcd1f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d607468 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d607468\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a8a6a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a8a6a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/surgery.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"surgery\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTExMiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyYXZpdHlpc2FoYXQuY28udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEyXC9zdXJnZXJ5LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/surgery-rfk6cioja5qon54mkg783mys3p64ih6bfjf7vin7qg.jpg\" title=\"surgery\" alt=\"surgery\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae09ec4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae09ec4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Suburbia.<\/strong><\/p><p>The surgery was an ancient wooden building next to the village hall. It was all pretty makeshift and scruffy but very convenient. The operation was moved to a modern building in Swanley which necessitated a train trip or car journey. There may have been a bus but if there was we never took it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6502203 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6502203\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73b149d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"73b149d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a06844d e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a06844d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b46b7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b46b7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/docs.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"docs\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTA0NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyYXZpdHlpc2FoYXQuY28udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEyXC9kb2NzLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/docs-rfiqgebwfsfaaqof2y02l1v1z8weicv5976ve0iy20.png\" title=\"docs\" alt=\"docs\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ecd388 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ecd388\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Suburbia.<\/strong><\/p><p>It was all quite scruffy and not very professional but I don&#8217;t recall any disatisfaction.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eaf739 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7eaf739\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96877f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"96877f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-588cf15 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"588cf15\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edcb95d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edcb95d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/surgery-inside.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"surgery inside\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTA0NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyYXZpdHlpc2FoYXQuY28udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEyXC9zdXJnZXJ5LWluc2lkZS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gravityisahat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/surgery-inside-rfiqwm1obwmckl4jegbe3gkavizcae8ghgbeeuhgq0.jpg\" title=\"surgery inside\" alt=\"surgery inside\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd24689 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd24689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Suburbia.<\/strong><\/p><p>The Doctors waiting room. I think I remember this lady with the legs. (See butchers above)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>under construction gravityisahat.co.uk SUBURBIA IMAGES TEXTS LINKS I grew up in suburbia&#8230; Much of my poetry and many of my stories concern themselves with this suburban\/rural environment. Some like &#8216;Parafin&#8217; hint at a darker side to this bucolic childhood. Paraffin Suburbia. We lived in a detached house 200 yards from the station.\u00a0 Suburbia. 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