Stuart1964
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sorry I should have said. No my shops were the city end - think about Neale's the auctioneers opposite and also further down opposite richter sounds
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I spent 6 months in the meadows - 1972. My mum had three of us nippers - and my aunty - who had 4 of her own - lived in her terraced house opposite Clifton Miners Welfare for 1 month while my mum waited for her own house. Imagine that - 7 children and 2 adults in a house that size. I honestly cant or dont want to recall the sleeping arrangements. There were 3 girls and 4 boys. Will get some memories together and post them soon.
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On 1/24/2022 at 12:42 PM, katyjay said:
Stuart, how many schools did you go to?
In the UK 4 primary schools - 3 secondaries and 1 FE college.
Overseas - another 6 if you include kindergartens
Yes I didn't have what one would call a settled childhood - we did move around quite a bit.
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1 hour ago, Beekay said:
Welcome Stuart, you should have a good memory, you're only a little lad.
All those moves, is that what's called, "Being one step ahead of the law" .
Like Margie, I'm afraid my nottingham will be a bit different to yours. ( just realised, I were
a bus driver when you were born. Yours truly, An old fart.
Yes a bit different but I still find past eras interesting
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1 hour ago, Cliff Ton said:
You must hold some kind of record for living in so many different places within 57 years.
And maybe you're also on a record number of Old xxxx forums and websites.
No Cliff because my nostalgia interests are centred on Nottingham - Im not that bothered about Derby or any of the other places I lived. Being a 1972 Meadows kid gives me some credibility as a local Notts boy so my nostalgia is rooted in those times as it is for a lot of people that lived in the old Meadows.
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1 hour ago, MargieH said:
Stuart, you have certainly moved around a lot! You’re much younger than I am so the Nottingham you remember is probably much different from my memories, but I hope you’ll continue posting on Nottstalgia. I think everyone’s memories are valuable and it’s good to share
Thanks - yes I have been many places. I also spent time living abroad as an adult but could not include everything. I see you are in Ely. I lived in Somersham near St Ives (cambs) 2010 to 2021 and know Ely quite well - lovely place.
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Hi - Im already a member of a facebook old Nottingham group and saw this site so thought I would join.
Here is a brief bio
Born 1964 worksop notts - lived Newark until 1967. Moved overseas with parents until 1972.
1972 lived near Bosworth School in the Meadows for a year then moved away from the area.
Moved to Ilkeston in 1974-78 then Brinsley until 1979.
Moved to Melton until 1981 then moved to Silverdale in 1982.
Lived in Nottingham until 1989 then Derby until 1997.
Lived in Beeston 97-2001 then W Bridgford until 2010 then moved away from the area.
Im currently living in Stoke On Trent. My father and sister have lived in Nottingham continually since 1982 to date.
Im probably mainly interested in 70s and 80s Nottingham. I had 2 different retail shops on Mansfield Rd in the late 80s early 90s and I also studied at Trent Poly in the 80s and Nottingham Uni in the late 90s.
Well that's about it - look forward to contributing on here. I have a fairly sharp memory so hope to be useful too.
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On 1/15/2022 at 12:20 PM, Beekay said:
Sorry Colly, I'm not driving over two hundred miles to B + M car park for a PCR test. In truth, I've had a box of test kits sat on my coffee table for about 6 weeks now, unused except opened to read the instructions, (says Nasal test only). We've been isolating now for nearly two years, with exception of a visit to Notts in December. And even there, we kept apart from folks.
you can order it by post - mine came next day - I did the pcr and send it by post on friday - on saturday they texted the result. go online to order by post
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23 minutes ago, AfferGorritt said:
Sorry, senior moment. Mike Long’s shop, when I used to frequent it, was on DERBY Road, opposite, and just up from the Cathedral. Antique japanese swords are worth thousands. They are still being forged by expert smiths in Japan, but they usually go into the safes of rich business men as an investment. At one point I was quite “into” the subject. I went down to the V&A which had some beautiful examples, but it put me off a bit when I realised I would never be able to afford anything like those. Post hijack over!
sounds to me then that £15 off for a japanese sword is actually poor - though it is more like £50 today still peanuts
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Thanks David that is very interesting - particularly about the Japanese swords. Cant imagine he had many replies to that ad - not your average item
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Thanks David that is interesting - I assume there is no info on the different types of retail shop it was after it was a tobacconist. I expect the CP Soar bought up the building in the 70s/80s and from recent photos looks like he is still there.
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Thats it - no 173 next to the Barber. That Barber - when I was there in the late 80s - was a Terrarium dealer. On the other side of me was the Nottingham branch of the National Association of Shopkeepers. 1 door down was a greengrocer run by a young man who was there for a year or so. When I took over 173 in 1988 - it already had some stock in it that looked like it was a joke shop - stink bombs etc - a gorillas mask and lots of other novelty stuff. I know there was a joke shop down the road and wondered if there was any connection. Anyway I did have a great time with that shop and have loads of tales - some characters around in those days. Glad some of you remember it.
I sold the shop in 1989 or 1990 - and it went on in business for a couple of more years.
In 1992 I opened another shop on Mansfield Rd no 93 - a record shop called Simply Classical opposite Richer Sounds - I sold it to my father in 1994 and he went on until 2004. I believe the Tailor Oscar Valentine traded from it after that.
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No guys - it was further up just down from the chippy on the corner - opposite the Elbow Cafe.
Underneath CP Soar solicitor. he rented it to me for £25 a week
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Just joined the forum guys. I was the owner of Software City. Glad someone remembers it.
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The Penthouse Bar was a favourite haunt of me and a friend - some really classy looking women used to go in there.
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This thread is old - but what the heck. I was a regular at Space City 1982-85. Yes it was on Parliament Street opposite where Argos now is. As others have said - it became a taxi firm. It was my favourite arcade in Nottingham having some of the best video games - missile command - defender - pole position and track and field. It also had a lot of the popular fruit machines from those days - Line Up was a great one. I think there were three areas - the room on the corner had all the fruit machines and there were 2 more full of video games. Up the street to Goose Gate there was a Cascade that was also very good but it was more for fruit machine gamblers. The Sun Valley arcades were fruit machines only and typically played by old women. Yes mis spent youth indeed but had some great times in there and made some good friends.
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Never was a nightclub fan. Not sure what you mean about facebook. There is an old Nottingham group which I am a member of and it is popular.