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I am with octopus for my energy. Hadn’t heard of them until I moved into this house but can highly recommend them. I have just finished my first session of cutting down on consumption for an hour, even though I have cut back a lot (stopped using my electric oven, use microwave & gas hob, have heating only when really necessary etc.) and have saved the princely sum of 84p at the moment, every little helps. I had also applied for one of their free electric blankets again this year, did last year but didn’t get one. Had an email to say I wasn’t successful in getting one, a few days later I go

An excellent piece of detective work for such an obscure subject! I see that Butler Bros are still trading in Kirkby. l have now read that Streets occupied part of the former horse tram sheds of Nottingham Corporation on Muskham Street This is my ham-fisted attempt to scan photos of the 1926/27 Nottm Corporation Tramways examples of Street bodies.

An area - and estate - hardly mentioned anywhere in Nottstalgia. Is there a difference between Bestwood Estate and Bestwood Park Estate? (I think the answer is Yes) I was trying to discover when the area was developed, and Wikipedia says Construction was commenced in the 1930s and by 1938, some of the roads had been established including Andover Road, Gainsford Crescent and Landcroft Crescent. Work was interrupted by World War II, after which the bulk of the housing stock was constructed ...... but that isn't the area I was interested in. I was thinking of the roads around Beckha

@Oztalgian : I need to recap on what I was doing when I came across it, was looking for something else at the time. I did have the foresight to take a screen shot as it was a bus mentioned in this thread, but am unable to put it onto this forum. Having issues at the moment looking at other photos put up. Some times get a blank space & other times get a blue square with a message telling me the image is currently unavailable. Never say never, see what I can sort out.

You're obviously well informed. Thanks for the detailed correction.

Tighter underwear?

yes Col he is same age as myself ...in fact only 9 months difference.............so he must have been at the Henry Whipple school Huts at the same time as myself......its a wonder i don't recall him....especially with his sporting background...........i came second once in an 80 yard sprint at Whipple...must have been him that beat me...........lol

Phil, I strongly suspect that Wiki needs correcting in that regard. Whilst I can't say for sure exactly where he was born..Shipman was raised on Edward's Lane Estate, which is most definitely not part of Bestwood Estate, since it is south of Arnold Road and firmly positioned in the Sherwood Ward. That is where he lived during his tenure at High Pavement. I think the strongest info has him raised at 163 Long Mead Drive, Edward's Lane Estate, and in fact that address is mentioned in previous comments on 'Stalgia. and was shown in a TV Documentary. There is some debate as to whether it was actual

Where would I find this photo Dark Angel? I have searched the web and can't find any old photos of Butler's Bedford OB buses.

I have a receipt book (to use the Victorian term for it) from the 1860s. It belonged to a relative. It has recipes from various parts of the world. Fascinating to read but the quantities and even some of the ingredients would be difficult to cope with now. Nor are the recipes terribly healthy. Lots of cream, sugar salt, saturated fats, etc. As a child, I remember a Mrs Beeton's cook book and a Be-ro cook book from the war years on the bottom shelf of the pantry. Talk about a contradiction in terms! Mrs Beeton was no expense spared and Be-ro attempted, literally, to make a dish fro

If you look at the top deck in the photo you will see two wire rods, they go through to the chassis and are a press fit, I knock these through with a small drift/old small screwdriver that will separate the upper deck from the chassis, there is one "rivet" on the underside of the chassis and I drill the top off that this then separates the chassis from the lower deck, the seats and window units can then come out and put to one side while I rub down the paintwork ready for primer spray, the main colours are sprayed on the two sections using my air brush, when that is thoroughly dry I mask off

Glad the vid interested so many. On a proper look via the PC, I see it was film from 1966 on.. Sadly, the year after I left. I'd also missed the fact that it included audio. Most of it seems to be a 'narrative tale' of Robin Hood. The vocal sounds very much like Elton Hayes, who some may remember for his version of 'The Owl and the Pussycat'. (Edit: Further inspectionconfirmsthis.) Later, it is the High Pavement School Song 'Carmen Paviorum', which has, in my view, a fine and inspirational melody, but whose well intentioned sentiments might raise a few eyebrows now. Still it had

Beekay you always make me laugh. It’s not Mrs Beaton no but I do have a “Good Housekeeping” recipe book that was first published in 1948 and was specifically left to me in someone’s will along with a cake stand. The version I have was a revised edition printed in 1972, actually printed and bound in Italy (one for you nonna). The preface says it is for “newly Weds to experienced hostess” Don’t think I meet either of those descriptions but the book is always a go to for old and tried recipes.

cont, just for you BK so you know where to go so you don't get lost. Hang-on a minute did'nt these buse's had poles on there roof ? any was after city centre, down to Wheeler Gate Hounds Gate passing St Peters gate and Albert St (corner of Marks & Spencer) down past Listr Gate (C n A Coats n' Ats) then round the Walter Fountain which turned into a social club then a car park with loos, pass big Wooleys on your right then down Wilford St on to Wilford Road then keep going till you get to Wilford Bridge DO NOT CARRY STRAIGHT ON as it's the Toll bridge and you will have to give the man/women

You must have an idea though Rog, or will you be making it as you go along. When building from scratch, you've always have the opportunity to change your mind if something is not suitable. Good luck with it anyroad !

The cake diet sounds perfect to me MRS B and coffee and walnut is also my favourite cake too, although I do also like a nice victoria sponge as long as there is plenty of jam and buttercream in it.

There is a photograph in existence of Butler Bros KNN 875. However, it has been rebodied, no longer carrying Henry Streets craft work. Interesting if @Oztalgian can remember it. The photograph also shows a OB sticking its nose out from behind it.

You need Arkwright's the grocer. He sells g g g g ginger c c c cake! Granville, f f f fetch your cloth!

Another message from Dave ... The Nottinghamshire registered Crossley had NN in its Reg : (*NN ***) and its first foray into life was Kirkby in Ashfield. Apologies for annoying you once again, but thanks to someone named John Stringer, these are the Henry Street bodied Crossleys. Brabrokke should be Braybrooke.

re: poohbear in #3 That's what I thought. I didn't expect the Bestwood area to be full of hidden history and architectural gems! This map of the early 50s shows my point about the Andover Road area already existing, but empty fields in the Beckhampton Road area. And note how places like Top Valley, Glade Hill, and Hazel Hill were used for the "new" roads. And I've just noticed the legendary Rigleys wagon works is shown here.