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AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 24 Jul 2021 07:19

Settee but not learned from parents as we didn’t have one, did once have a put-u-up,

Had a wall bed as a second bed in the lounge of a time share we once had.

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 24 Jul 2021 03:09

:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 24 Jul 2021 00:24

....I bet no-one else ever had a 'bath' bed! :-D :-D :-D :-D

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 23 Jul 2021 23:05

We had what could be called a 'Murphy Bed' - though we called it a 'fold down bed', when we lived in an old showman's caravan.
It was wood panneling underneath, so looked like a proper wall when it was up - even had a built in shelf!
Though, thinking back, the 'shelf' was probably the foot of the bed :-D :-D :-D :-S

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

Kay

Kay Report 23 Jul 2021 22:48

They're brilliant for space-saving in small rooms, but I've never known anywhere have one.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 23 Jul 2021 01:01

Kay .... they are very popular here, more so than even 5 years ago.

They would be great in a bed-sit place

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Kay

Kay Report 22 Jul 2021 23:38

Settee in Northamptonshire.

Never heard of a "Murphy bed" and only seen them in films. Don't know of anyone who has ever had one.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 22 Jul 2021 23:02

Generally Settee and Hide-a-bed here, though some furniture companies advertise Sofa and Sofa Beds.

When I was young, in Lancashire ................. couch


How about Murphy Bed??? ;-)

That's a bed that folds up into the wall, with the Up position a panelled wall, firmly affixed pictures, or a settee with folding legs. Often used in a den or study for occasional visitors, or in a mini apartment

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 22 Jul 2021 22:45

It was a settee when I was young, in Surrey, but I tend to say sofa now.

Researching:
Eayres (Northants/London) Walker (Surrey) Loveday (Northants) Moore (Tipperary)

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 22 Jul 2021 22:37

My parents later bought a Studio Couch...... We still called it a settee.

MotownGal

MotownGal Report 22 Jul 2021 20:24

Not arf, LG. :-D :-D ;-)

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LaGooner

LaGooner Report 22 Jul 2021 19:14

We speak proper don't we MG :-D :-D

MotownGal

MotownGal Report 22 Jul 2021 18:48

Settee, a la LG from Norf Lundun ;-)

OH says couch, from the North East.

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nameslessone

nameslessone Report 22 Jul 2021 15:24

Allez! Du balai! Mate ;-)

Island

Island Report 22 Jul 2021 15:07

As in....
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?

Researching:
I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 22 Jul 2021 13:53

Thinking the word 'couch' came from the French 'coucher' I looked it up and found this very interesting article.

Sorry folks - here is a link:
www.nabru.co.uk/blog/sofa-couch-or-settee-the-history-of-where-each-word-comes-from/

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 22 Jul 2021 13:28

Think we said sofa when I was a kid in south east London

Sometime over the years it’s become the settee

Hubbies gran had a chaise longue type thing covered in heavy dark brocade, they called it the couch :-D

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 22 Jul 2021 10:55

Mainly sofa here in Teesside, sometimes settee but never couch.

Think Island is right - it depends what your parents called it as you were growing up :-D

Kath. x

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 22 Jul 2021 10:37

Given the choice I can't remember :-S ......think I say settee or sofa but very rarely couch:-D :-D

Researching:
Give a dog a bone!

Island

Island Report 22 Jul 2021 10:35

Sofa. I think it depends on what the parents called it.

Researching:
I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday

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