House number 6 belongs to the Kingston Family. It is in the middle of the row, on the right hand side as you go away from the village. The first thing you come to as you approach the stone built house is a black wooden gate that is rotten and the paint is peeling off. As you go up the flagstone path-which goes directly up the middle of the garden-you come to a black wooden door that is also rotten and needs re-painting. At either side of the door there is a window that is made up of four smaller panes of glass. On the second floor of the house there are three windows to be seen from the front, one of which is frosted, as it is the bathroom window.
To the left hand side of the path there is a small rockery, with an overgrown periwinkle bush to the right hand side of it. There is another flagstone path that takes you around the side of the house where the backdoor is. On the path there are some planters with some dead rose bushes in them.
As you go into the back garden you pass the garage that is made of sandstone. It has a hole in the roof and is a bit derelict. To get into the back garden you have to go down a set of un-even steps. When you are in the garden, the first thing you see is the garden shed, which is made of wood that is a cherry colour. At the left hand side of the garden there is a wooden fence that is the same colour as the shed. At the bottom left hand corner of the garden there is a compost heap, which is slowly building up. In the middle of the garden there is a rotating washing line. The back garden, like the front garden, doesn't have any flowers or garden ornaments because Jackie doesn't really think about the garden. To the right of the shed there is a small pond that is very dirty and is a bit of a mess although the family, in the summer, have plans to revamp the pond. The only reason the parents of the Kingston children agreed to sorting the pond out is because the children agreed that they would help. The garden at the moment is a bit of a mess because the family have only been there for 6 months. The house they had in London didn't have a garden, just a yard, so Jackie is hoping to get interested in gardening, as now they've got a garden she doesn't want it to be a mess.
As you walk through the front door there is a hallway, which has a red carpet with bluebells on it. There is a gold-framed painting of the Kingston family on the wall. Since it is fairly dark you can hardly see the picture, but the frame stands out as the gold catches what light there is. There are two scratches on the front door because the Kingston's dog Scruff, always scratches it whilst trying to get out. On the stair banister, there is a dent made by Mr Kingston while he was dragging Annie's bed upstairs with Mrs Kingston. The banister is plain white.
The stairs has the same carpet as the hallway.
As you walk on, there is a peach door leading to the dining room. It is one of the largest rooms in the house. There is a very large mahogany table and six chairs, with a glass vase filled with ruby red roses. At the end of the dining room there is a big, wooden door that leads to the living room.
The first thing you see as you walk into the living room is a big multi-coloured settee, with a blanket over it to cover the rip that Scruff made, in front of a very large window. To either side there are two smaller settees to match. In the middle of the room there is a glass table on a blue circular mat with green tassels and a leaf pattern. In the left hand corner of the room, opposite the large settee is a 24' colour T.V, and a cabinet with a few photos in it. The carpet in this room is purple. There is also a door, which is camouflaged behind some plants in the left hand wall behind one of the smaller sofas. The Kingstons didn't know this door existed until it was found accidentally by Jackie whilst she was re-decorating the room at Christmas. When she pulled off the old wallpaper, she found the door that led to a very small secret room. Inside, she found old-fashioned clothes and toys in big boxes and also a small, wooden box that is locked and engraved with the initials ND.
The kitchen is medium sized compared to the other rooms in the house. They have tiles on all the walls, some of which are cracked, but most of the cracked tiles are near the floor, so you don't really notice them. Some of the tiles have purple and blue flowers decorating them. They have a round, light brown table in the middle of the room with leaves that fold up or down to make more room when required. The sink is opposite the oven. The hot tap needs fixing because it keeps on dripping even when it is turned off. The oven the Kingstons have is quite small so all they can put in it is a medium turkey. There are several spacey cupboards painted white around the kitchen - some of them being placed on the walls. These are filled with groceries, pots, pans, crockery and other types of things.
As you go up stairs, right at the end of the landing, you can see the bathroom. The walls in here are painted a light mint colour. The only tiles on the walls are at the back of the fairly large bath and the sink - they too are greeny in colour. The edge of the bath is cluttered with various shampoos and body washes, sponges and odd the rubber duck! They have no shower, much to the disgust of the kids ! The sink itself (which is to the right of the bath - with the loo being to the right of the sink) has no plug chain as Mr Kingston broke that off one morning (accidentally) whilst shaving ! Above the sink they have a large, rectangular mirror attached to the wall. On either side of the mirror there are small windows with peach coloured blinds. The only thing on the floor covering bare floorboards is dirty white bathroom rug, which has a border of fishes on it.
The room next to the bathroom is Adele's bedroom; she picked that one so she can get into the bathroom first. As you go into Adele's bedroom on your right there is a pine desk which is meant for doing her homework on, but there is no room because it is too cluttered up with make up and hair stuff! On the left hand side there is a wall where the wardrobe is. The rest of that wall is covered in pop posters. On the opposite wall to her wardrobe is her bed. She has a duvet cover, pillows and curtains that are matching. They have Chinese symbols on them. Next to her bed there is a pine bedside cabinet that has her T.V and C.D player remote controls on so she doesn't have to get up. On the opposite wall to her desk there is a window. On the window sill there is even more make up because she ran out of space on her desk. There is also all of her jewellery. Her walls are white because they haven't got around to painting it. Adele likes her bedroom much better now because she doesn't have to share with her little sister.
The room to the other side of the bathroom belongs to Mr and Mrs Kingston. The couple share a king sized bed. It is quite old so they are thinking of buying another one. Mr and Mrs Kingston have a big dressing table with a huge mirror, made of a dark wood. They also have a very large wardrobe made of the same wood and a chest of draws in their room - which is the largest of all the bedrooms. It is the worst decorated room in the house, with horrible, swirly, purple, patterned wallpaper and an old, green carpet on the floor, which they inherited and have yet to change.
Marks bedroom is like a bomb just hit it. He has no wallpaper but 73 posters do the job. His most treasured poster is one of Chris Jericho his second best is one of Triple H, because he likes throwing darts at it. On his bedside table there is a Bart Simpson alarm clock, and his T.V. with chipped Playstation. The view from his bedroom window is the fields, which he thinks is pretty boring. He has bunk beds for sleepovers although Scruff usually sleeps on the bottom bunk. Under the bottom bunk he has a loose floorboard, which he keeps sweets and marbles in. Strewn all over the floor is an assortment of play station games and sweet wrappers. When his mum tells him to tidy his room he hides the rubbish in the wardrobe, which is already crammed full of junk. Hidden behind the door is his first ever teddy, Bobo, which he secretly cuddles every night.
As you walk into Annie's bedroom you get a feeling of happiness. On the far side there is a bed with Winne the Pooh covers. She has a pine wardrobe and lots of cool clothes in it. Her wallpaper is a bright yellow with a Winne the Pooh boarder all the way round her bedroom. (She was the first of the three children to get her bedroom decorated and never lets the other two forget that fact!) She has a mahogany, antique Chester draw. In one of the draws there are some hats. In the second draw she keeps accessories such as hair clips, brushes and bobbles. In the third draw there is some jewellery, which she hides under her knickers. In the fourth draw she keeps her pyjamas and nighties. Annie loves her new room, but doesn't seem to spend a great deal of time in it at the moment, as there are far too many new things to go and do, or places for her and Scruff to explore as far as she is concerned.
The only other thing to tell you about the Kingstons is that they have two forms of transport.
Paul's motorbike is a Harley Davidson, which he uses to tour Britain; he also uses it to show off to his mates. It has removable saddlebags to carry his tools. Mark loves going for rides with his Dad on the back of the bike and says that as soon as he is old enough he is going to get a bike for himself.
The family car is a Land Rover. It is used most by Jackie because she is an on-call vet and needs a big boot for any really big animals. It is white with high beams for any night calls; it has big wheels and 4-wheel drive and is cleaned every week by Mark for extra money to buy wrestling T-shirts and Pokemon cards.
The Kingston Family have been in the village for just about six months now. They moved up from London into house number six, which is a fairly large, but not a very well kept house. There are five members to the family - or six if you include Scruff, the family dog.
Paul Kingston
Paul Kingston is the head of the house and is 36 years old and does most of the stuff around the house like D.I.Y. and cooking. Paul is a bit bald and likes wearing sunglasses he also likes wrestling T-shirts. He's got blue eyes he rides a motorbike. He has a bit of a beer belly and is rude at the dinner table. One of his pet hates are rodents - of any kind ! His best animal is a yellow python He likes to tell the kids off but is fair. If the neighbours need help he'll try to help them, as he is basically a good bloke. His favourite food is fast food and his favourite song is 'Rolling' by Limp Bizkit after hearing it from their boy so many times ! He dislikes soaps like Coronation Street and Eastenders. He also dislikes HHH and Steven Richards. He doesn't like paying bills. For a job he is a computer programmer and mends them as well, he travels a lot to London and Manchester etc, etc. One of his favourite things that he likes to do at home is to take the computer apart. This drives Jackie absolutely mad as it is often in pieces for days before he gets round to putting it back together again ! He feels the move will make the kids safer from the area that they lived in which they thought was particularly bad for the children, and will pull the family together.
Jackie Kingston
Jackie Kingston is 34 years old and is the mother of 3 children. She has long, bushy, auburn hair, blue eyes and never looks very smart. She wears mostly old, woolly jumpers and jeans with patches in the knees. She loves animals, particularly guinea pigs and domestic rats but as Paul dislikes rodents she can't keep them. Her hobby is horse riding. Even though she used to live in London, she still went riding, as there was a pony club near by. Her favourite possession is her grandmother's engagement ring, something that has become even more special to her now as she recently died. She hates wearing make-up and cosmetics unlike her daughter Adele. She also dislikes wearing high heels and fashion clothing. She loves her job; she is a vet who is often on-call. She doesn't get time to do house hold jobs, as she has to be ready all the time for calls. Her job is rather messy, as she has to deliver animal babies such as calves and foals. She also has to be quite fit because she has to catch injured wild animals. Her opinion of moving from London is that it was for the best because she thought her children needed some country air with less pollution, away from the crime and city problems.
Adele Kingston
Adele Kingston is 12 years old she is the oldest child in the family. She has hazel eyes and brown hair; she is average height and always wears makeup. She's a show off to the whole family she loves herself and likes being in the middle of things. She likes boys and her favourite possession is a ring that her grandma gave her when she was four years old. Her favourite music is pop and her favourite band is 5ive. Her favourite food is Chinese and chips also the animals she likes best are dogs, rabbits and cats. She hates her brother and hates her paper round. She does her paper round after school and she has a little job in the shop at the weekend. She is really popular at school and she always kind of gets on with her work, her favourite subject is maths but she would never tell anyone and her school year is 7. She often daydreams about how it would have been to stay in London because London has all the top fashion shops like Top shop, Tammy and Miss Selfridges and it is also nice and busy, but now she has moved to a quiet village and a boring one her opinion however, she is going to give the village a chance.
Mark Kingston
Mark is 9 and is the middle of the children in the family. He doesn't get away with many things because he is the only boy; much to his annoyance ! Mark has short brown hair and has many cuts and bruises as brain cells. He is usually seen in a Y.2.J. top and shorts along with his array of mischievous weapons. He is a boy that's bad to the bone and mischievous as the devil. His favourite band is Limp Bizkit and his favourite song is 'Rollin''. If he could have any meal it would be burger, chips and squirty cream. Animal wise he likes dogs and anything with big teeth. His favourite subject is football as he's a big fan of Chelsea because he's from London. The only things he dislikes are girls and pink. He also hates Triple H. Mark is in year 5 but usually jigs and has the I.Q of someone in year 3. His feelings about the move is it is very good because he has the best set of everything especially Pokemon cards. Because of this - and the fact that he seems to have a lot of spare cash - he has made himself popular with all the boys in the village.
Annie Kingston
Annie Kingston is seven years old. She is the youngest in the family. She has blonde long hair and sparkling blue eyes. She wears cool cloths such as baggy trousers, sports tops, trainers and a tricky top. She is always arguing with her sister. The thing she likes to do best is getting into mischief, sometimes such as playing a trick on her new teacher but Annie can be nice when she wants too. She likes bouncing on her bed and singing to Britney Spears. She can do lots of flexible things such as splits and back flips and showing off in front of her friends. She is 4 foot. She likes to eat ice cream, chips and chocolate and she doesn't like any thing her mum makes her. She has a dog-called Scruff and she plays with it more than her friends. She hates a girl called Lily because Annie is really jealous of her and Lily can be very nasty to her. Annie is really popular with her school friends and she is really brainy when it comes to doing maths. She does a French club and a maths club after school on a Monday. Annie was really excited when she moved from London because everyone called her really horrible at her other school, and she didn't want to go to school. She didn't like her house because she had to share a bedroom with her messy sister. She hopes when her house is decorated she will be satisfied.
Scruff the Dog
Scruff is the Kingston's pet dog that they got from the rescue centre. It is a Border Terrier that is not very tidy. He loves to play in the mud and after he has got thickly coated in it, Annie often has to give him a good scrub in the bath as well as having to clean the mucky paw prints off the kitchen floor. When he is not brown with dirt he is a lovely caramel colour. He has dark brown eyes and ears that are usually floppy, but which prick up at the mention of certain words such as walkies, food and cat! His tail is fairly long and is always wagging. He is very mischievous and is always scratching the back door and digging up the back garden, making Paul and Jackie cross. Even though he is always getting into trouble, the Kingstons still love him, particularly Annie.
Year Six at Clifton Green Primary School created this description