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  3. Gedling Church

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

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    Great photo cliff Ton, one I have never seen before. I think the farm was demolished in 1954. At that time I would have been living in Gedling village near my friend SueB48, and both been aged six. The view from the church is a walk we would have done many times, going up Arnold Lane. 

     

    In the bottom right of the photo you can just see the tops of a row of cottages that ran sideways to the road, my sister had a friend living in one of those and I was with her when she called there many times in later years. Also just past the cottages, same side, would be Jessops Lane, leading down to Greens Farm and one of our routes to Gedling woods.

     

    It looks as if  part of the 'Pit Estate' was built, but I'm not sure when it was started. I do know that as young children living in the village we had a lot of freedom. It seemed a lot safer time in those days and my friend and I (and who else was with us) would go up to the area where those houses are, and further up  and play for hours. No Gedling School at that time, just wild waste land, lots of boggy ground, mud, shrubs, trees. Kids paradise.

     

    Just past the second Lampost is where Cotgrave Ave would have been built , a way onto the estate, through an alley.  Also looking into the distance I can't see the 'Grey Goose' pub, so not sure what year that was built. Anyway it's been and gone now. Just another memory to those people who remember it.

    Thanks cliffTon. More please.:)

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  10. Gedling School Class Photo - 62/3.

    in All other Nottingham Schools Discussions

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    I have just read the sad news of the death of Roger Bannister. Though I am not a sport fan of any kind I admire  people who dedicate themselves and accomplish great things and Roger was one of those people. His name has stayed in my memory for another reason personal to me and other old Gedling School pupils, of which I know there are a few of us on NS.

     

    We had four houses at Gedling School and I'm sure our NS members will all remember which one they belonged in. Mine was ( as I imagine you have guessed) Roger Bannister, our colour  was Blue. He was the last surviving man that our house names were dedicated to.

     

    Names and House Colours

     

    Robert Scott 1868-1912, Red. Donald Cambell, 1921-1967, Yellow. Edmund Hillary 1919-2008,  Green. Roger Bannister 1929-2018, Blue.

     

    Well Done to them all.

     

     

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  11. Cigarette cards

    in General Hobbies and Interest Chat

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    Nice cards Chulla, Roll on the spring, lets have some sunshine and we'll soon be seeing these wild flowers for real. The Common Lings bell shaped flowers hold a good amount of necter thus the honey produced by the bees  has its own characteristic flavour. The Common Mallow seems to have been a very useful plant to have around. The leaves good for eating, a remedy for bee stings and also used  to ease coughs. Can't be bad. The Ladies Smock or cuckoo flower, gets it name from the fact that it comes out around the time of the arrival of the first cuckoo. The flower also has some  of a religous nature in medieval  times. Of course I knew all this without researching it. :biggrin: 

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  12. Gedling Church

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

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    I Love this old song, found in http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/books/gedling1908/gedlingmanor.htm. I couldn't resist adding it, but not sure if it has been posted before. I know some Gedlingites and other NSs on here will enjoy reading it. For any newcomers, The Notts History site has some really interesting reading on all areas around Nottm.

     

    "GEDLING, PAST AND PRESENT."

    1
    "Gedling we know is a rising: place;
    They've got a new clock, which has more than one face,
    It strikes its hour, and likewise its quarters.
    To rouse all those Gedling sons and daughters. 
    Chorus.— 
    "Up and down Gedling you can walk about free, 
    And hear this new clock strike its one, two, three.

    2
    "You can see it all over Gedling with half an eye, 
    And also from Carlton if you only just try; 
    The Rector's determined to please the people, 
    So he put a lot of new dials in the old church steeple. 
    "Up and down Gedling, &c.

    3
    "You've got a new fountain, it stands on the Cross,
    And gives very good water for man and for horse, 
    And close by stands the blacksmith's shop, 
    But it wants two new sides and a good new top.
    "Up and down Gedling, &c.

    4
    "You've got some good roads, and a fine set of bells, 
    And a pretty good crop both of boys and girls; 
    And you've got some new lamps to make your town brighter, 
    And to make it still better, a first-class lamplighter.
    "Up and down Gedling, &c.

    5
    "You've got a new station, and a new railway, 
    For threepence to Nottingham, if you'll just go and pay; 
    You've got a coal wharf, and all know what it's done, 
    Why! it's brought coals down just four shillings a ton.
    "Up and down Gedling, &c.

    6
    "At each end of your town you've got a good tailor, 
    You've got three or four shoemakers, and one a good nailer;
    You've got some good cricketers who seldom miss catches, 
    And last summer played Carlton two very good matches. 
    "Up and down Gedling, &c

    7
    "Then there's Mr. P. Godfrey, with whom let's have a word, 
    And his opposite neighbour, who's Mr. James Bird,
    The one he sells milk, and the other sells coals,
    One it fattens the body, and t'other warms souls.
    "Up and down Gedling, &c.

    8
    "You've a gentleman keeps the "Chesterfield Arms," 
    He's a fine lot of bees, and often has swarms, 
    One hot summer's morning the bees would not rest, 
    So he'd three swarms before dinner and one very good cast.
    "Up and down Gedling, &c.

    9
    "You've got fine new kennels, and they're seen very plain, 
    And part of a new town near to Westdale Lane;
    And you've got a great cannon to guard your town, 
    A sergeant, a squire, and an Admiral Brown.
    "Up and down Gedling, &c."

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  13. Beast from the East

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

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    5 hours ago, LizzieM said:

    I’m surprised there haven’t been more wintry photos posted on here,

     

    Here's one Lizzie from 'Snowy W-ton'. The sun came out for a while so we decided to take a stroll in the'West Park' our equivalent to 'The Arboretum'.

    The boating lake was frozen solid and the swans and ducks were all huddled together. The snow soon returned and looking out of my window now, it looks like Siberia. It is all gusting again, much to hubbies disdain. We have a little gap in the garage roof, that has been on the list for repair? this morning when Chris opened the door he was met with a garage full of snow!!!

     

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  14. benjamin 45

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

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    I have just been Googleing famous Christines who could have had an  influence on  parents who had baby girls in the 1940s. It turns out that there were quite a few film stars with the name. American and British. Some very glamorous ladies I must say.  Christine Mcintyre, Christine Larsen, Christine Lamson White, Christine Norden, to name just a few. We wont talk about the film 'Christine the Killer Car' or 'Christine Keeler' the you know who girl? oh well, I was never keen on my name but after my research I  want to say thank you to all of those fabulous 40s film stars for my lovely name.:biggrin: 

     

    PS I bet Chulla knows a few 'Black and White films' with Christines starring. Come on Chulla, where are you?:)

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  19. Nottingham Falcons Trent University

    in General Chat about Nottingham

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    I took this shot this morning, sorry it has taken all day to get around to posting it. I have noticed this falcon hasn't got a ring on its right leg. I thought the birds were ringed every year when they reached a certain age.  Just wondered if this one is a new comer.  It had quite an argument with another falcon that tried to get on the nest site just after this picture was taken. The other one didn't hang around too long.

     

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  21. Whatsup!

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

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    LL, I agree with Margi.  Nov 2016,  three days after a heart procedure, I was walking through a shop and the vision  in my right eye went watery?  It unnerved me so we decided to go home and by the time we got to the car it was back to normal. Another three days past, and whilst watching the television, I realised that half the television screen wasn't there. As I moved my eyes across the screen it appeared bit by bit. Still alarm bells didn't ring?. 

     

    Three weeks later, I read an article about mini strokes and it sent me into a panic,  as my symptoms were described, the doc saw me straight away. He sent me off to hospital. lots of tests and two hrs later and it was confirmed as two TIA events to my right eye. He gave me a lecture and said go to hospital straight away if it happens again.

     

    So LL. No matter how vague your symptoms are, if you feel different, it's worth getting checked out.  Symptoms come in all different forms.:)

     

     

     

     

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  23. Ailments, Aches & Pains. (Let's hear them here)

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

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    Saw my Cardiologist yesterday, i have been dreading it since my last op Nov2016, problems didn't clear up and i was expecting her to say I needed another op. Well, it seems that the problem is sorted but I have been left with Atrial Flutter making me think the AF was still happening. I will have that for life, but knowing it isn't life threatening makes it easier to accept. An appointment for a seven day heart monitor is coming, Warfarin and meds for life and a cardiologist review in six months. Feel rather chuffed today. So every time my ticker flutters, I have to say to myself.....Its OK.  I'll just think of 'Billy Fury' slywink

    Just waiting for results from CT scan on another problem, hope it's good, then I can get back to normal. So much poorliness around us these last few months, it has overtaken our lives for a while. Fingers crossed.:)

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  25. Ossington Villas?

    in General Chat about Nottingham

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    Always like to see where street names originate from but  my personal interest in Ossington Villas was because visiting there was part of my past and I was shocked when my relation mentioned it and I  realised I had completely forgotten that time of my life, and I know I would never have remembered again without our conversation today. I find it shocking  and a bit frightening when i realise  important times in my memory might have dissapeared.