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I too joined Bromley House a year ago. My renewal has just come through and I intend to remain a member. It is not terribly expensive, less than the price of a decent coffee per week and well worth the fee. I joined primarily as I was involved in a project relating to the letters my paternal grandfather wrote home from France in WW1 and it was a calm pleasant convienient place to meet others involved and work. It is a wonderful place with many interesting books both ancient and modern. My maternal Grandmother was a librarian there from 1913 to 1919. The building is in the process of having som

I've re built motorbikes from scratch, repaired clocks, built my own radios and hifi amp. Built computers and repaired them and achieved numerous technological feats I am proud of, but I have never managed to set the clock on the cooker once. It is a source of great shame and embarrassment for me but I confess it here.

You never know David. I'm lowly but it is widely rumoured that we are related to Lord Byron by blood on my fathers side. My gg grandmother was named Ada Byron Martin. Perhaps not beyond the realms of possibility given Mr Byrons rather active 'social' life. I think there must be plenty of Byron's offspring dotted around. On my mothers side a very long time ago a direct descendant was apparently Lord Mayor of London and In the 1900's some family members were quite wealthy and owned a lot of property particularly in Arnold. Don't know where the money went but it didn't find it way to me....

I've asked around David and this is what I've found out re Wilsons Lane in Morton. I don't know when Wilson's Lane acquired its name, but it was known as such in 1841 as this name appears on the Enclosure Award map and quite obviously was so-called because the only residents on it were Wilsons, - Robert and wife, Sarah, at what is now Elvina Cottage, and James and wife, Ann, at what is now Morton Fields Cottage, but was for years the Poplars, on the corner of Gravelly Lane. I am sure they were brothers - James born 1767 and Robert 1769. Each owned their properties - Robert had 4 a

Spot on Oztalgian. Gerry was trying to hurry before the yanks got their act together. The documents I have show that it was many months, almost a year in fact before my grandmother was officially informed her husband had been killed in action. She hoped he was a prisoner as a friends husband who had been missing for some time earlier in the war turned up as a prisoner. Harold is named on a memorial in Arras. My father visitted and I've been too. When I went the area was frequented by druggies and prostitutes but the Cemetary was well kept as they nearly all are. The letters written by my

Didn't see it on the list Rog. You need really fast broadband apparently. I was an apprentice electrician when Crabtree was being built which I stuck at for 4 days. I did later live in Bulwell for a few years 76 to 81. My son was born there. Not been back for years.

Hello David. There isn't a church or church yard in Fiskerton is there? Perhaps you mean St Denis at Morton. As for Wilsons Lane I don't know off hand the origin of the 'Wilson' in the Lane. I was the chair of the local history society but gave it over some time ago but am still involved so I'll do some digging for you. Incidentally my cousin has done the family tree on my mothers side and is way back to the 1300's. I'm sure we have Wilsons from Southwell and a very posh landed gent with a plaque at Rolleston Church. Who knows long lost cousin David. Rather surprising to find I have ance

Just to put the record straight it is the combined villages of Fiskerton and Morton that have both made the Times list not just Fiskerton. I believe that Morton is actually the more atractive but I would say that, wouldn't I (but it really is)

Please let's spare a thought today for all those soldiers who died exactly 100 years ago today. The media seemed to have largely forgotten this momentous day when Germany launched their spring offensive along many miles of the western front in France at 4am on 21st March 1918. Thousands of soldiers on both sides were lost. My Grandfather Harold Aaron Priestley was serving with the 2nd 6th South Staffordshire Regiment. He was just to the east of the village of Bullecourt in France occupying a section of the Hindenburg Line having been moved there 2 days previously on the 19th March. T

I knew grumpy Gordon very well. I used to fix his computer for him which he seemed to bugger up on a daily basis. I went flying with him several times some years ago. In fact I have some photos of my house I took from the air when I was with him. He was very abrasive and often rude but a character and I rather liked him although my wife didn't. Not at all. I went with him to the Waggon a few times albeit several years ago, didn't know he'd been banned and I've seen him in the Bromley. Don't know why you'd ban him unless it was very serious as he drank sufficiently to keep the profits up. I was

I'm very lucky to live in one of the places that has just made the best places to live list in the Times newspaper. Fiskerton cum Morton (also known as Morton cum Fiskerton) are two villages that more or less merge into each other, about 2 miles outside Southwell. The Bromley Arms Fiskerton occupies a lovely spot on the banks of the Trent and to sit by the river on a summer evening enjoying a pint is bliss. There is also the delightful Full Moon pub in Morton. The place has come to prominence recently as the broad band in the area was terrible but due to a self funded diy effort by locals now

I took my grandchildren last year. Don't get me wrong I'm glad it's been preserved but it was thoroughly boring, for me and the boys.

I can't recall what happened to these but they're long gone.

Although I'm not much of a boozer nowadays I live close to Southwell and I can think of 9 pubs there, 8 of which are very close to each other and the really excellent Final Whistle (a proper pub with snacks but no main food served) just a little further out which has just won camra pub of the year for the district. My front door is about 30 yards of an excellent village pub and there is The Bromley Arms not far from me which stands beautifully on a lovey part of the Trent. None of them seem to be struggling to survive.

One of the male toilet attendants in the mid 1980's was Bernard always known as Bernard the bog and he lived at Bestwood near Cherry Orchard Mount. As the toilets operated 24 hours I assume there were a number of attendants. its amazing what you learn on here.

I read the last few posts re HiFi with great interest. The best sounding set up I've ever listened to was a very exotic ie very and I mean very expensive. The deck was gravity spun cast iron needing two to move it. The speakers I can't recall the make but think they were Swedish, very tall but quite narrow and 2 large mono lock 300 B valve amps with I believe silver wire windings. I don't know what it all cost but it would buy a small house I suspect. Unbelievably good but I couldn't afford the speaker wires in truth. I recall the owner had one of the original tape machines that had been used

Is it definitely a photographer as opposed to a videographer you want. I can put you in touch with a top notch video guy.

Don't know about Bill but I have bumped into Clive now and then. Last saw him about a year ago. He has a Facebook page so you can look him up there June.

I've been known to take my charger out recently. My phone battery is shot and and won't hold a charge for long. My daughter in law is giving me her current one in a couple of months when her contract renews so I haven't done anything with mine. Not so much cheapskate but ..........yeh. I'm a cheapskate

I've given up burning logs for the time being as getting decent dry logs at reasonable money has eluded me. The last delivery was so wet I had to wring them out before use. I'm using smokeless fuel for the time being. It burns for hours so doesn't need much attention and it hot. Probably cheaper than logs too.

I was born in early 1955 and am told that the midwife had a job to get in the house as the snow had drifted half way up the door and it was up 2 steps at that. I don't recall the 63 big freeze much but remember very heavy snow when I was about 14 or 15 just after Christmas. There was heavy snow in the late 80's when it was the 'wrong kind' and bought a lot of power and phone lines down.

My Grandfather was killed at Bullencourt on the 21st March 1918. There is no grave although his name is on a mass memorial in Arras. When I visitted it the area was surrounded by druggies and prostitutes. A contrast to many of the war grave and memorial sites which are immaculate. That date is infamous in the history of WW1 as it was the launch of the last big German offensive designed to end the war. He was either blown to pieces or left where he fell and likely trampled into the mud. Researching and in particular transcribing the letters has been amazing and for me. Really heartbreaking

Not at all md. Bring them along by all means. My grandfather was killed in 1918 and I'm here. My father was born in 1914 and didn't marry until later in life as he felt responsible for and looked after his mum who was completely and utterly shattered at the loss of her husband and never got over it. The meeting isn't exclusively about the war but a general 'can you remember' this and that etc.

I have been notified of this get together which will take place at The Vine on Friday 2nd March, 10.30am for another showing of the PLU Project film and other news/events/chat opportunities. The PLU project referred to relates to Present Location Uncertain and relates to the letters my Grandfather wrote home to my Grandmother in WW1. Its a nice social gathering and worth looking in if you can. The vine is at the back of St Stephens church on Bobbers Mill Road. It is NOT a religious meeting in any way but just uses the space there.