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Aren't the trucks very well then ? I see one is already in recovery.

Don’t book a holiday to Egypt til you’re sorted DJ

Beat this one. We are having dinner in an up market hotel in Tropical north Queensland, (Port Douglas) being served by the waiter who I guessed was from the Midlands. I asked where he was from & he said "England" so I assume he thought I was Australian. I told him that I knew which Country but where exactly in England. He said "Guess" so I said either Nottingham or Leicester. He couldn"t believe it & said that he was from Nottingham. Next question; Where in Nottingham? He said "St Ann's" So I said" what Street." He told me he was from St Ann'swell Road which I'

Soon after starting school at William Crane a trip was arranged to take a pleasure flight in a Dakota operated by Derby Aviation. It was only to Skegness and back but it was our first flying experience and I’ve just found a report I wrote for the school magazine. It was dated 7th April 1960 and the aircraft reg. was G-AMSW. I just researched this aircraft on the internet and was astonished to learn the same aircraft crashed on a mountain at Canigou, France on 7th October 1961 killing all 34 on board. In this 75th DDay anniversary year I discovered the same aircraft was produced

I couldn't work out exactly how many babies there are.

Don't get wound up relax & unwind

I remember Derby Airways back in the early 60's. They operated Dakotas out of a grass airfield at Burnaston. My father sometimes used to send me there (I had just passed my driving test) to put parcels on the plane to Dublin. I could park right next to the aeroplane, weight the parcels on a scale and pass them up to the pilot. Couldn't do that now!

Welcome Rachael B. Here's a couple of things for you to look at. There's already a thread about another nursery in Mapperley https://nottstalgia.com/forums/topic/13593-robinsons-rose-nursery-westdale-lane-carlton/? And the one you are interested in is marked on maps in the 1950s. (including a 'Ruin').

No such luck

Arthur and Elizabeth's (A and E) on Aspley Lane is a nice one, in my opinion.

Can't find anything specific about a nursery on Haywood Road other than that it is mentioned in Electoral Roles in the 1930s as being owned by a James John Arnold Doubleday (born c1874 , son of John &Ann Doubleday) whose address was given as 14 Corby Road. He married an Ada Arnold in W Bridgford in 1896. They had a son , also called James born 1897 but unfortunately he died in France in WW1. That's all so far .

Hi I'm a newbie. I live in Porchester Gardens and am researching the history of the plant nursery run by the Doubleday family on Haywood Road. After a community campaign this parcel of land will soon become our local park! Mr Doubleday was very wealthy at the time of his death but had no heirs so left properties across Nottingham and possessions to friends and donated the Haywood Road land to local church and charities. I believe in the 40s and 50s there were still a couple of plant nurseries in this area (I vaguely remember seeing an advert in a pamphlet for Mapperley Top a year or so ago)?

Wow! Never knew Arcade Records was there! always West End Arcade for me..I do recall a record shop there in the early 90's. Can't recall the name, bought an Album by that Jay Kay fronted band for an ex, not a fan, ain't going to try a spell that!! Remember a little further up a shop selling men's hat's, seemed very old fashioned for Circa '81. Also a chippie..narrow counter to the right of the door.

I hope to see your findings one day Rachael. I live locally and helped campaign to preserve the community centre.

That’s a coincidence I also lived in Cottenham.

Bit late to the party here (story of my life) but I remember the Stevensons. They were our next door neighbours on Radford Bridge Road in the early-mid 60s. Thanks for posting these threads. Great to read about all the places we roamed about in as kids....

Partly, no protection when you hit a M'way bridge !!

I searched the news archives for this Haywood Road nursery and nothing came up but I did see mention of another nursery I'd never heard of before in the vicinity . In the early 1940s there were a few adverts for Vryenhoef's Nursery on Mapperley Plains . Cornelius Vryenhoef , a Dutchman appeared to have worked for Thos. Robinson prior to the 1920s before setting up on his own . This is one of his adverts : OVAL-LEAF Privet, 2 1/2ft , 10/- per 100 ; £4/10/- per 1,000. — C. Vryenhoef, Mapperley Plains. 21 February 1941 - Nottingham Evening Post

Col, I've been for a chest X-ray this morning same as you, but I'm not itching.... only coughing

Listen to what Mummy says. No, seriously, I hope you get sorted Colin, I have had allergic reactions and the itching is beyond terrible. Can only sympathize.

This is all really wonderful. So interesting to see the map, I wonder if the 'ruin' was one of the Victorian sheds that still survive in a few gardens. St Anne's allotments have had lottery funding to restore some. Great to know there were still some nurseries clinging on as remnants of the 800 allotment gardens of the freehold estate. T Thankyou

Seeing the Tonka psots reminded me of the TV advert: "Tonka! Real tough toys, for real tough boys!" I don't suppose they are allowed to say things like that any more.

Welcome Rachael. I'm certain someone will be along with some answers soon, as this is a very popular area of discussion here.

Derek Randall in a double titfa'

Just been reminded of Tonka toys... one of our sons received a big yellow digger when he won a competition in the Dandy or Beano, I think it was. He was only about 7 or 8. They were very well made.

So are many of us but we can just put the irritants on ‘ignore’. They still clog the site up with their incessant postings but you don’t have to read them. Ignore them and they might go away!

Loppy is ok, he pm'd me, but disillusioned with the situation here.

Loppylugs,where is he? not heard from him for some time, I know he did have a bit of ill health but thought he was doing ok, hope he's alright, miss his posts Rog

Slightly different version...

I don't think you are naive. You may well be an idealist and to some extent so am I. We all have to have something to aim for. I'm also in favour of Proportional Representation, which might well have prevented the current 'impasse'