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It's one of the best areas in town for access to nice pubs, C. The obvious excellent choices on Derby Road and Canning Circus and also places in the castle area such as The Roundhouse and The Crafty Crow a few minutes walk away.

I don't think that's the only reason so we might have to agree to differ on that. How do you imagine anti-social behaviour, violent offences, etc stack up per head of population in these places you mention compared to some of the larger city conurbations?

Great pic. the Inland Revenue building is another stand out.

Not a knock on the area at all Michael but unfortunately I think many who live in the area would cite the various problems that Bilborough has these days. It's not just a couple of people and it's not just Bilborough. Yes, 'posh' areas as you term them have crime and violence too - off course they do - markedly less of it though.

I hear mixed reviews of eating at the Saracen's these days, it's a great building though. Southwell housing prices are more than on the high side, unfortunately, they are very expensive. I like Lowdham a lot and find it a nice, serviceable kind of village with quite a bit there. I prefer it's neighbours, Woodborough and Lambley as being slightly more attractive but there are some useful businesses there and four pubs. There's also the bonus of it having a railway station. It does well for the size of the place for entertainment too with the book festival and various events throughout the yea

In my humble opinion, Southwell is very much the most attractive town in Notts. Love the place.

I access Nottstalgia frequently from my Android phone,Colin and it doesn't present a problem nor interfere with my web use on the laptop. I can't detect/remember whether it's a mobile version I use on there (it won't let me enter 'Change theme' but I just have it bookmarked at 'View new content' and it works well.

It's nice up there on The Ropewalk. I worked on the corner of there and Park Row for a while and really enjoyed that part of town. I actually prefer it over there to the Lace Market. Plenty of lighthouses, Ian. Kebab houses = lighthouses for drunks.

These and similar villages are some of my favourite places in Nottinghamshire. I probably wouldn't feel a need to go that far away from the city, particularly as I work there. The place I would certainly choose would be Woodborough, or possibly Lambley. There are problems with floods these days but aside from that they're great for what I want out of life, in Nottingham anyway. I have to be honest and say there are vast swathes of Nottingham I wouldn't touch with a barge pole these days though. Things are not what they were.

Would help if I could. Sorry, no idea on that one, Benji.

From my own visit to Dukes Wood. https://stuartfrew.wordpress.com/2010/04/01/there-oil-in-them-thar-nottinghamshire-hills/

I wonder if you are in the 'IP Board' skin that I usually use. Try scrolling right down to the bottom left and you'll see 'Change Theme' there. Click on it and a drop down menu will give you options. Try clicking on 'Old School'. Let us know, Col.

I hear good things about the Old Volunteer, David. The Robin is reputed to be the oldest pub in Arnold (1756 I think). A member of the local history group tells me that he believes there is evidence that shows a prior pub on the same land. It would have been a travesty to let it die. Thankfully Arnold has a pub to be proud of again.

If we're moving out of Nottingham a little I'd have to count my favourite as The Woodlark, love the place. Probably equal tops with the Four Bells at Woodborough although quite dissimilar pubs. The Robin in Arnold is great these days. What a good job they did on it. The fine old place looked dead and buried at one time - never to return. Great stuff

I knew of someone that had a cat named Colin. Excellent.

That is quite an amazing shot with the clock tower perched there. I suppose that arch work must still be buried under there!

Not solely but 'Robin' has got to be a fair shout!

No, I think that was in the Victoria Hotel across the way, Benji.

I know exactly where the doors were mate, having gone there a few times when it was Tiffany's. I also remember a lot of steps down to the place. The queues to the door were memorable, salvage a crumpled up tie from your jacket pocket to put on and try and bag off with a girl in the line up so that the bouncers would let you in! What I'm intrigued by is what's under there now and how you get to it.

I didn't state that it was necessarily Scottish - only that it was a Scottish custom.

This is what I've always been curious about - and where it would be accessed from.

In those days he had to be content with just playing the piano at the pictures for the silent films.

My maternal grandfather (died before I was born) had an interesting middle name, 'Orbit'. My father's middle name was Archibald which though I thought was not great when I was a kid, I came to understand that, as was often the Scots way, he was named after his mother's maiden name. I loved both my mums Christian names and she was known by both, Grace, Marian. I'm one of those people who is very satisfied with my own name. I wouldn't swap it for anything. It's the name my mum and dad gave to me and reflects quite strongly where I come from.

Yes, I remember, two Red Cows! I was across the road from 1975 till around 1981-2 Was always interested in the original B & H printshop in the Meadows which I don't think I've ever seen an image of.

Does anybody remember a printers called Barnes and Humby that was on Blackstone Street? Probably until around the early 1970s. The company moved to the far end of Windmill Lane near the Red Cow and up behind the March Hare and the boss was a chap named C. Hugh Barnes who's father signed Tommy Lawton for Notts County. I did my apprenticeship as a compositor there.