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Does anyone remember Clayton Square Radford? It was a yard off Mitchell St /Hornbuckle st,

There used to be a number of characters selling the Evening Post & News in the 50s and 60s. Three I recall in particular but not their exact selling locations are: 1. The man who used to run everywhere selling the papers from tucked under his arm. I seem to remember him around Lower Parliament St, Sneinton Market and Sneinton Dale area - but I am probably wrong. 2. One who had a stand (Can't remember where) who used to shout "Dog Eared Poe". 3. One who, again I can't remember which stand, used to shout "Poe....News." Repeatedly. Did I dream this??????

I'd not heard of it before, so decided to have a look. Not much remains from this 1950s map, so I hope it brings back a few memories for the ex-residents And even a photo of it.

Hi Thomas hats off to anyone who was born in Clayton Sq and survived. I would only be two when you went back to visit in 1950 but I remember there were still people living there in the mid fifties when my family left Radford.

In Loughborough there are so many "modern" monstrosities ("new buildings") I was thinking of running a campaign to have the town "twinned" with "Lego Land"

Someone asked where the empties were chucked out in the Sawyers, since Woolies built around them... I asked my Mum about it. Apparently there was another pub on the other side of Woolies, and they and the Sawyers shared a walkway/alleyway that came out on the other side. At first the empties used to be taken out of the front, but it was decided that even if that was done after hours it looked untidy so they came to an agreement with the other pub and rolled them down the alleyway, and eventually stock was delivered up that way too.

yes happy memories, makes me smile when i read these msgs ,,i`ve got a few pics of Clayton Sq, when ive sussed out how to put them on here i will for you to have a look at

ye thats the place near to the Brassy me mam used to buy our clothes off the ragmen on the brassy . by the way yes i was born in radford in Clayton Square