[Long Gone Railways]

Re the map etc, yes I remember that bridge but only as such not the style material used or type, was on that embankment some years ago and found a smashed open safe there, no money but papers etc still in it proved from city centre pub! think same day I walked through all the trackbed around Bulwell Common Station site inc the bridge where that spur went under main lines, incidentally that's not the first map I've seen that omits the rathole and GNR to GCR up branch, I know sidings etc ignored but that was a major route

The map shown displays the 'rathole'. I think the map dates from around 1920 and is in colour.

[How Much Are Your Old Records Worth?]

Beefsteak,

The cover notes on all pressings of Please Please Me are by Tony Barrow as he was The Beatles sleeve note writer, so your copy is correct. Dick James was the music publisher for The Beatles from after Love Me Do was released (he sang the theme for the TV series 'Robin Hood' starring Richard Green), he also had a partnership in Northern Songs which he helped set up with The Beatles and Brian Epstein.

Looking at the images that you've posted the record itself is far from being mint so wouldn't command a top price but might fetch a couple of hundred - you would probably have to replace the cover with a better one from the same period.

[My first single record]

Does anyone remember the 'Embassy label' from Woolies, covers of the days hits but by unheard of artistes.

Yes we had 'She Loves You' by the Typhoons on that label.

[northern baths-then and now]

From August 27th 2008

sorry couldn't get the image quality any better.

[northern baths-then and now]

Photo please lets see...

Bip.

From August 27th 2008

[northern baths-then and now]

Used to go swimming there. It also used to be home to Northern Swimming Club.

zab - I've not long been on this forum so I've only just seen your post. It was indeed the home to Northern SC which started on August 27th 1908 one week after the baths opened. Some of the present day members, me included, went to have a group photo taken outside the baths exactly 100 years later. I am still in possession of the first minute book from 1908. The Club was formed by a Mr J E Pendleton who was a councillor at the time and he became the first chairman.

[My first single record]

Thats got me thinking.

I reckon the first records I bought were 'Hoots Mon' by Lord Rockinghams 11 and 'Tom Hark' by Elias and his Zig Zag Jive Flutes, if I remember right, I bought them off a record stall in Central Market that was against the wall at the top end against Glasshouse Street

I used to go with my parents to a stall in Central Market for records called Nequests - would this be the one that you visited?

[My first single record]

The first record that I ever bought with my pocket money was 'My Sweet Lord' by George Harrison. I bought it from Rediffusion on Radford Road (up on the right from Gregory Boulevard). I think it cost 45p as we'd just gone decimal. Buying that record and seeing the label (Apple) set me off in search of other similar records on Apple. It wasn't long before I discovered SelectaDisc (new records), where I bought the previously mentioned 'Two Virgins', on Arkwright St, Eddy's (second hand - ex juke box) and Music Inn (new) both on Alfreton Rd and Alberta (second hand - ex juke box) on Radford Rd just oppposite from Rediffusion. I soon collected many 'Apple' records by Mary Hopkin, Badfinger, Beatles and Billy Preston which sold for 15p each - minus the centre of course being ex juke box. Happy days indeed!