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ditto NewBasfordLad, though was the mushroom farm by then, and got chased by the "Mad Pole" who owned/ran it, the land next to it was an open field for years, as was the land alongside the former GCR from Chambers Haulage Contracters to backs of housing on Perry Rd, great for "war games" esp when trenches were later dug for footings of Ceshires on the former and council housing on the latter, both were unfenced throughout all the building work, unlike the former GCR line Gedling Pit to Netherfield when it was reinstated for a short time as a single line for slag heap disposal about 15? yea

I see the former public air shelter/mushroom farm/ car sales and storage (in that order) on Nottingham Rd New Basford is in the process of demolition, I hardly recognize my old "hometown" now

They'll try anything to get people into the shopping centres plus the bars

Yes that's what I heard DaveN, though slight difference in so much as Kilroy wrote his phrase in the various parts of boats "Liberty Ships"? that were sent here to prove he had "done his job" all this was a mystery to the uk seamen who took such over

But who was Kilroy?

An old aunt of mine said similar thing "If there's enough blue sky to make a sailor suit" funnily enough she was usually right

Can see the logic of this to some extent as on the rare occasion I've been on a tram there's been blantant none payment by loads as it seems by the time the "clippie" has got from one end of the thing to the other half the riders have got off before being asked to pay. That said on the 2 occasions I've been on a bus from RoT to Nottm in last year hardly anyone paid anyway, all waving this pass or that pass at the driver! Well remember the days (for years without a rise) as a schoolkid paying my 1d when the weather was bad getting a 36/37/41 trolley bus up Nottingham Rd no passes in those day

Could have dated back to the days of the night soil man coming round to empty outside toilets of terraced houses in days before main drains?

Although spelt differently residents of Arnold Lane (Layne) no doubt got the mickey took out of them as that was the title of a 1960's Pink Floyd song about a washing line raiding transvestite! lol

It also had 10 if not more? lanes of traffic, used to live near it, regular crashes! ditto at the bridge over the railway on Western Blvd near St leo's church, cars used to come to that heading east doing 60/70 mph and hit standing traffic tailing back from Radford Rd traffic lights.

re Ashbourne bus, not sure of the number but theres one every night about 9pm, you'll be there in plenty of time, lol

re the island full of tree's, when a young teenager (unbeknown to me at the time) my son and his mates used to camp out in that island! proper tent job with stack of beer from a certain shop plus curries from tung fong and kebabs from shop next door! lol

re roundabouts, there was one on Western Blvd named "Kamakazi Island" lol, now long gone As regards The Tram benjamin1945 am I right in thinking you live on or within walking distance of the route? And also I think all the points you made existed on public transport esp on public roads already?

Trams did not work in the 20th century and won't in this, not unless you totally criss cross the city with routes, all "they" (the powers that be) seem intent on is getting people into the city centre? And if you think they know what they are doing no doubt "they" thought that when the collar zone was introduced, Hyson Green, Old Basford and Balloon Woods Flats were built and various other crackpot schemes done in the name of progress

Assuming they could read? Nottingham Canal Bridges were numbered, as were Great Central Railway ones

Thanks for the support, was just having a bit of a moan,

Part of Parliament Street was called Coal Pit Lane at one time, and has anyone mentioned Snottingham yet? (if in fact that is true ) My wife being a proud Scot used to extract the u***e over that ( in response to my "only one good thing came out of Scotland, the A74") actually there was 2 the other being her, am dreading next wed, 2 years gone

Cliff Tons photo shows the original set up of the crossing, please don't think I am preaching to the perverted but as you can see the crossing/road points to Lincoln Street, as well as tram line on Vernon Rd Apart from the footbridge and large wall between Vernon Rd and the railway everything has been demolished except the large block on the left which were/are 4 shops with living accom above though originally there may have been 6. The nearest of the 3 story block across the road was a pub The Butchers Arms? pre ww2 one of the 2 story shops nearer the camera was a greengrocers owned/run by

To make way for the tram!

Yes that's the shop, and benjamin has the right co-op owners, Cinderhill Co-Op Society, can't recall where it said that to be sure, I think it was some very old painting in black and gold on the glass at top of the windows? The woman looking about to climb the stairs looks remarkably like my late wife, thought it is her soon as I saw it (48 years experience), did live at old basford then and she did shop at "the dairy" at side of footbridge. The Crossing and signal box were originally called Lincoln St Crossing and the road crossed at an acute angle from Vernon Rd/Southey St to line up with th

no guess as to the David Lane building?

Yes I remember that co op on Lenton Blvd, you can tell their former buildings a mile off, somewhere up near the roof there should be a date slab? and wasn't their (or The CWS) HQ on corner of the blvd and Derby Rd? or at least the later office block built next door. Another former co-op is on Radford Rd near Valley Rd, and who recalls "wno's" co-op the now gone one on David Lane originally was? The Melbourne Rd one has been empty years

Quote from post no. 42 "Take any provincial town in France (or Italy for that matter), they always looks as though the local people are proud to live there and enjoy the nice surroundings and buildings." Possibly because the people who live there are French (or Italian) ?

I reckon you're next Fynger when they reinstall the route to Ripley! Then theres the GCR tunnels from weekday cross to gregory blvd and from there they can shut down all the shops in Sherwood maybe even Arnold too in the great quest to restore nottingham city centre, Mind you once the route to Beeston is open it'll be handy for a ambulance tram shuttle running at weekends 10pm-4am direct to QMC with on board blood transfusion, cut stitching and stomach pumping for the walking wounded

Colly, no that was Hertz Van Rental