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We used to catch the bus back home, near to 7 Mile House (NOT 5 mile house!) at the bus stop and an old woman in the cottages would come out & shout at us if I sat on her wall. When I went there (late 50's, 60's)
Just a note on this. The Seven Mile House (and perhaps nowadays, the Seven Mile restaurant to a degree) are well known local landmarks of course, situated as they are seven miles from both Nottingham and Mansfield. I have however, seen reference to a distinct and different 'Five Mile House' in Notts historical stuff. I have often wondered exactly what this building is/was and have come to the conclusion it was the old Guide House in Redhill (Gadsby's farm) which stood on Mansfield Road, a little further north of the Waggon and Horses and on the same side. That would be (getting on for) five miles from Nottingham.
We've spoken about it on here before but it was a building of great significance. Almost certainly the first licenced inn in the Redhill/Arnold area and along with The Hutt at Ravenshead, reputedly one of only two buildings at all on the main road from Nottingham to Mansfield after around Forest Road, emerging from the city. There is a strong and realistic theory that Nell Gwynne used it for discrete lodgings too. There wouldn't have really been anywhere much else in those parts at that time - apart from Bestwood Lodge which might have been problematic!
The Guide House, Redhill
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Parliament House across the road was a nice boozer!
I have one abiding memory of the Parliament House. Between the two bars there was an open doorway with one of those sets of 'streamers' as a walk-through curtain. It was suitably down at heel with several of the streamers chewed off (by the locals presumably) and cigarette burns etc. A typical high end Shippos boozer.
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I also remember the old slaughterhouse in Epperstone where blood would run down the gutter on Main st.
Now a private home on Main Street just up from the Cross Keys?
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#14 Another Porters in Newark nice sausages
I go to Porters whenever I'm in Newark. Indeed, some of the best sausages available there, 'oak smoked' and 'Newark' ones are superb..
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Tom Turner's on Front Street, Arnold.
Classic hardware shop on Arnold's main shopping thoroughfare that began trading in 1912 (pictured below in 1920). The type of shop that you could go and buy a couple of screws that you needed rather than a gross. It stood for most of its tenure on the area that is is now the Asda supermarket before latterly moving across the road and slightly north.
Great old traditional and local business which is much missed.
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Always heard the orange tent referred to as the 'Trisail'. Think it was stored underneath the Council House.
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That's what I suspected.
Re: the other one on Forman Street. The tiles are distinctive. Could it have been this place under an earlier name ?
That's just the back of the Blue Bell, K which has an Upper Parliament Street address.
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What a great shame. Absolutely loved Father Ted and his part in it.
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He may have been one of the most skilful players but his best days were long gone before he came to Forest. Below is a Nottingham Post report. I can remember seeing Baxter play at the City Ground.
http://www.nottinghampost.com/Forest-fans-saw-best-Baxter/story-15254445-detail/story.html
Jim Baxter had arguably his greatest ever game only a few months before Forest signed him in December 1967 when he dismantled England almost singlehandedly at Wembley in April '67. Nobody could lay a glove on him that day. He was imperious.
It wasn't though a true reflection of his waning capabilities for playing at a consistent level week in week out due to his poor fitness levels and the drinking. Forest however sought a get-out-of-jail-free card in Jim to please a very disgruntled City Ground crowd at the time due to key players being sold off. I've even heard the story that Forest could actually have paid less than a hundred thousand for him but chose not to in order to make a 'statement', which seems ridiculous in hindsight but is arguably a good insight into some of the running of the club at the time.
Jim Baxter was an amazing footballer - no question whatsoever. As said, Forest never got to witness that monumental talent though, only in odd glimpses. However, even some of the Post reports at the time referred to him being light years and several passes ahead of some of his Forest teammates in quickness of thought. His body wasn't complying any more though due to the abuse he'd given it.
It was the way it had to be with Slim Jim - a genius but certainly a flawed one. A shooting stat that Nottingham didn't have the true privilege of seeing at it's zenith.
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We all know the club will be sold. It will take time and this is obviously Trew's opening gambit in negotiations with potential suitors.
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Yes, thanks Michael (and Loppy and all). As I read once, you just have to learn to carry these things. There is little other choice.
I went to Southwell today to go the market and do a little shopping and a mooch around for a bit. It was something Sue and I would do frequently on a Saturday afternoon so it felt odd and a bit strange but I always said I'd try to never have any 'no-go' zones, especially somewhere like Southwell where I love.
Life goes on.
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Does NCT ever run old buses on a proper service run?
On a Sunday etc..
Not NCT but a company called Bellamy Coaches interestingly, started running a Routemaster service between Arnold and Nottingham a few years ago. If I recall correctly, NCT muscled them off the route by putting extra buses on their corresponding service (number 58).
https://stuartfrew.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/hold-tight/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/7316338.stm
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Although not the most salubrious area of Nottingham, but I like the Carrington / Sherwood area for the selection of pubs, bars, cafés, restaurants and bistros etc. Near to town too. I could manage that!
I think I read somewhere that Sherwood has the widest price range of housing in Nottingham. One or two of the pubs are a bit 'rum' there these days but there's a couple of decent ones. Some decent places to eat too. In addition, Sherwood must have just about the best bus service for the city in Nottingham. It also has a nice park too in Woodthorpe Grange.
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Since my partner took her own life just two years ago in early February, St. Valentine's Day has become a day that I'd rather pass quickly.
Unfortunately, there is always the other side of the coin for so many people with all these landmark days and holidays.
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There's no stopping me now I've found smileys!
Your smileys are not quite coming out right for me, Lizzie!
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I think I know the pub you mean, Rob.
My local Marstons is The Burntstump which tends to blow hot and cold I think. With the ridiculous 'two for one' means as well it means that odd numbers don't pay reasonable prices.
No wonder they're constantly sending out free offers.
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Good point Stu re prices.
Went in the Borlase Warren last year & a pint cost me £4.50p. A hundred yards away £2.50p for the same pint !
Rip Off Britain at it's finest, I refuse to pay.
I am pretty much the same, Catfan. The pub of choice for me most often is relatively reasonably priced for the city. It's maybe not the only or most compelling reason I go there regularly but certainly an important additional one.
If I think a pub is taking the mickey then that tends to deter me from going there. Such a pub is the Orange Tree which I've used extensively in the past, being previously both a student and staff member across the road at Nottingham Trent. Apparently now, this pub seems to imagine that it can charge tip-top 'town' prices and yet nothing about the place has changed to suggest that. I like the pub but seldom use it now.
Similarly, the Hand and Heart. Love the place, won't go out of my way to drop in there because of the prices which are frankly insulting for a Nottingham ale house.
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Regarding the reason for pubs closing down, many of which have been mentioned, I'd go for price being number one. Drinking in pubs is a pretty expensive hobby these days.
I suppose when you think about it, there have been a fair spread of city, suburban and rural pubs increasingly closing their doors over the past few years the ones that seem to have suffered the most to me appear to be many of the suburban, estate type pubs, typically built in relatively modern times, unlovely quite often and the public have voted with their feet and wallets/purses. A few examples of this not too far from where I live are the White Hart, The Nell Gwynne (in fact the majority of pubs around and towards Bestwood), The Main Marian in Arnold and so on.
Rural pubs have had to react to the demonisation and shifting cultural attitudes towards drink-driving by often offering better food fair which many have done successfully. Ironically, these places often represent a more convenient experience than eating in the city considering easy parking etc.
I think one thing that hasn't been mentioned and apologies if it has, is the public's expectations. People want more for their money nowadays and who can say that's wrong. Many of the places such as those mentioned above were a gold mine for many years - a gravy train of constantly packed bars with little effort given towards the public's experience in them. For me, many of them rested on their laurels for too long and paid the ultimate price. I personally wouldn't pay top dollar to drink in many of those places if they were around today and nor did the public want to.
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If all else fails you can just type a colon : and a closing parenthesis ) together to get this
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personally i would'nt use a Men only room,i much prefer Ladies company,.......
Hear, hear, Benjamin. I can't think of anything worse, much rather be around the ladies.
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Do you mean since I moved in there RobL?
Having spent my growing-up years in Arnold I know where I'd rather live
Arnold it is then, Lizzie!
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I don't believe the 'Posh' areas have less crime,........just different crime........and not perpetrated by outsiders..........
To take your point, what sort of crime, Benji?
Violence was mentioned also. There are always many exceptions of course there are but I cannot believe that there is proportionately more or equal violent crime in rural areas.
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Thirty seven posts and nobody's mentioned West Bridgford yet!
Nor Bingham for that matter which always seems to come out well in these sorts of things.
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Where is that taken from, K, somewhere around Compton Acres?
Would the line of trees on the horizon above the Council House be Forest Road perhaps?
Pubs closing or closed down
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Understand that the Lord Roberts is not closing down but that they are carrying out a refurbishment. Speaking to someone about it recently and he mentioned something I didn't know about the place in that there is a large cellar room potentially suitable for live music.