957 Filton Avenue

957 Filton Avenue is a house in Filton, Bristol, which was purchased by Arthur Williams sometime in the early 1960s. According to the 1961 electoral roll, Arthur lived here with his first wife Eileen and their three children Arthur, Sheila and Michael, who had previously lived at 4 Fairview Cottage in Stoke Gifford. This was the first home of Arthur and Eileen's second daughter Helen. During the 1960s, Arthur's mother Emily lived a few doors down, before moving elsewhere. After Arthur and Eileen divorced, she moved out along with their four children. A while later, Arthur moved his girlfriend Beryl Toombs into the house, before his second wife Elizabeth Carroll began living here in the 1980s. This was the home of their four children Kelly Williams, Kirstie, Katie and Anthony. The house was repossessed a year after Arthur's death, due to Elizabeth taking a second mortgage out and not being able to keep up with the payments. It is unknown who currently lives at the house.

History
The history of the house is unknown. However, according to the 1961 electoral roll, Arthur was living here with his wife and their three children Kenneth, Sheila and Michael. His mother Emily lived only a few doors down. Their previous address was at 4 Fairview Cottage, which was demolished. The house was the first home of Arthur and Eileen's daughter Helen, who left with her mother and siblings following her parents divorce. Beryl Toombs moved into the house sometime in the 1970s, she and Arthur were in a relationship, before he began dating his second wife Elizabeth Carroll, whose parents Tony and Kath Young were friends with Williams. The house became the first home of Arthur and Elizabeth's four children Kelly, Kirstie, Katie and Anthony. Arthur and Elizabeth married in 1988 and lived at the house together until 1995, when Arthur was placed into St. Peter's Hospice located in the centre of Bristol. One day in 1996, the staff at the hospice rang Elizabeth to inform her that Arthur had died. Following his death, she took out a second mortgage with a London company, she found in the yellow pages, and eventually lost the house due to it being repossessed.