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10 minutes ago, philmayfield said:
There used to be Scriveners in Thugarton, Bleasby and Fiskerton but not anymore I think.
I was one of the Thurgarton clan; the last one to actually own property in the village. Technicality really as my sis and I inherited our parents' house which was opposite the Red Lion and we sold it on. I have relatives in Bleasby and Fiskerton but only the latter has the surname. I think you mentioned in a previous conversation some years ago that you knew Fred.
Priory Lane, at the top of the hill, was entirely populated by my family in the early 1960's. We originally hailed from Suffolk in the mid 19th century, where my ancestors were farm labourers. At a guess, the advent of the railways made it possible for them to move such a distance.
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Visited Newark last Thursday; well, parked overnight at the lorry park. It being a dry evening, I decided to have a walk round for old time's sake.
First port of call was the King's Arms. about 30 years ago when I last lived at Thurgarton, this was the go-to pub if you liked real ale; always a good selection. I was very disappointed to find that it's gone back to being a fairly ordinary boozer; friendly enough but no cask beer available, though in fairness this was down to a fault with the Doom Bar cask which should have been on.
I continued my walk; pleasantly surprised at how clean the town was, very little litter and no visible graffiti. Many of the shop fronts retain their original signage, and though Strays the corn merchants is now a twee cafe-bar it does look very good.
Having looked in vain for a fish and chip shop that was open, although pleased to see that Bentley's is still in business although closed for the day when I got there, I finally quenched my thirst at the Prince Rupert. Now, in my day that was called the Woolpack and was very much a working man's pub; it has been renovated to a good standard, was pleasant and comfortable; but since a pint of (admittedly good quality) bitter set me back £5.15, I won't be going again.
The whole town was eerily quiet; I accept that it's mid-January and that folk are skint after Christmas, but having perused a few estate agents windows on the way round, I think I can see the real reason. It's too damned expensive to live there.
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On 11/15/2022 at 8:04 AM, Annesley Red said:
So where is the best Pork Pie around Nottingham ? Any recomendations ?
Barlows Butchers do a good one.
Evening all, been a while.
Much as it pains me to say it, the best pork pie I've ever tasted in me life is Tesco's "Ultimate" one, which I'm pretty sure is a Dickens and Morris product.
Chunks of proper pork, tasty jelly, and a nice spicy flavour. All for less than four quid.
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1 hour ago, notty ash said:
Trains from Nottingham to London used to leave Nottingham in either direction - the current route or over Lady Bay bridge and via Melton Mowbray, Oakham, Corby and on via Kettering
Thanks....I'd completely forgotten about the Melton route.
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On 9/21/2021 at 7:34 PM, albert smith said:
One of the LMS Compounds working a 'local' passenger train, probably to Newark & Lincoln whilst alongside is a Stanier designed 'Jubilee' leaving for London.
Only just seen this Albert.... forgive me for saying but surely if the Compound's going to Lincoln and the
Jubilee to London, one of them is facing the wrong way? -
For some reason I cannot imagine an advert like that being made these days.
As for those buses; I remember when they first came out, incredibly noisy, gearchanges jerked standing passengers of their feet, and they rattled worse than the old Atlanteans after few months because they were so shoddily built.
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2 hours ago, denshaw said:
Hi Steve, I did some agency work for H &S mid seventies, bathroom supplies to West Midlands. Not much fun delivering a cast iron bath on your own, it took four of us to lift it.
The trick is to put it on your back and walk along like a turtle, whilst bent double. Takes a bit of practice to get the balance right though; I learned that one at Randalls. You need someone to guide you too cos you can't see owt but yer feet!
Can't imagine anyone letting you do that nowadays!
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3 hours ago, Brew said:
Those boards were called 'greedy boards'. My drivers used to pinch a barrow full of coke for home then spray the load with water to make up the weight. Dozy boggers thought I didn't know... They soon found out when they saw their wages docked if they took it too far.
My old man worked for Hoveringham Gravels; when they were building the M62 the lorries used to run ballast up there and backload coal for Staythorpe, so they had greedy boards fitted. If the drivers were too late back they couldn't tip at the power station so they'd park up in Hoveringham yard and go back in the morning.
Dad got wind of this and decided a bit of free coal might be just the thing. One evening he "stayed on to finish a job" and once the coast was clear, bagged up some of the slack and took it home. No big lumps of course because it was blown in at the power station; however what he didn't know was that because it was high sulphur coal it was adulterated with slate or some other muck to slow the burn down, so when he banked our stove up that night it set in a crust and it took him ages to dig it out!
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Nice pic; and it certainly does belong here, thanks for sharing it.
I though it was a Leyland at first but a closer look reveals it to be a Dodge 300; they shared the same LAD cab.
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On 5/5/2019 at 11:58 AM, philmayfield said:
An old farmer friend, Peter Woodward, was an avid, lifelong County fan. He even once drove his tractor down to Meadow Lane to clear the snow of the pitch for an evening match back in the days of Big Sam. He used to keep the team and staff supplied with pork and beef. Sam probably ate it raw! He didn’t like Brazil though - he lived on a chicken and fish diet! All the team turned up to the village church for his funeral a few years ago.
I knew Pete well, as you know he was a regular for Thurgarton Cricket Club. Great character and a tragic loss to the community.
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11 hours ago, IAN123. said:
Cheers Scriv...never forgot Mayday Agency!
Kevin was a bit of a lad wasn't he? Mind you, the pay rates might have been rubbish but they were always better than Staffline, and Mayday always kept me in work.
Used to do a lot for BRS, Carrington Street , Langley Mill and even Melton Mowbray; Randalls, Fords, Parceline, Clearway and a load of others.
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22 hours ago, IAN123. said:
The rental depot down Lenton?
Castle Meadow Road. used to do a bit for them when I was with Mayday; bloke called Keith McEnallen was the manager.
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5 hours ago, plantfit said:
Gardner oil engine truck
Rog
That, I think, is a Unipower Hannibal. More about them here;
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Update; the Hoveringham wrecker has been sold and is now back in Nottinghamshire, where it will be restored to its former glory.
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20 hours ago, Waddo said:
I don't think many new lorry drivers know how to tie there shoe laces never mind sheet and rope a load. My father in law, took pride in his skills of securing his load. He also taught three of his sons to do the same. But like has been said, curtain siders and the likes have taken over. Strange though, i see a lot more ratchet straps lying on the roads than I ever did with sheets and ropes, and curtain siders with loads bulging out of one side. Still i suppose that's progress for you!!
Some of you will probably not be aware that roping and sheeting has effectively been outlawed by DVSA. The excuse being that ropes cannot be load tested and are therefore unsuitable as a method of restraint.
I agree about the roads being littered with ratchet straps; and as a motorcyclist I'm also seriously concerned about it.
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On 2/3/2019 at 10:18 PM, IAN123. said:
Didn't keep them spanking though like Stirlands..the boss must have been in the Army..gaffer came on the ashes when i was yard man at Island st.
Starts tossing fag packets and wrappers out the shunters ERF!
Jack Stirland was alleged to be fanatical about his lorries going out of the yard spotless.
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23 hours ago, trophydave said:
Scriv,did you know John Stevens?I know he drove the wrecker.
I probably met him; half of Hoveringham's workforce used to come round to me dad's house for either bedding plants or cut chrysanthemums.
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I forgot i'd posted this.
For those of you with access to Facebook, check this out.
https://www.facebook.com/hoveringhamgravels/videos/1507928249268224/
The wrecker still exists, and is for sale. In poor, but running condition, will need a total restoration. I wanted it, have the room but not the finances or skills to undertake it.
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On 6/12/2018 at 7:16 PM, swe62 said:
I,ve always fancied a Harley 45 ,foot clutch hand changesounds like a bit of a challenge,there used to be a ladcalled mick who used to ride one around Beestoni in the late 60s
Great bikes, i've had my current one ten years and had another from 1995 to 2000.
Unfortunately the permitted file size on here won't let me post any of my pics.
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On 10/26/2018 at 1:02 PM, philmayfield said:
Well I live near to Southwell, Averham, Rolleston and not that far from Norwell and Brant Broughton. There’s some pronunciations for non locals to interpret!
The local pronounciation of Folkingham (Lincs) has been known to raise an eyebrow amongst unwary outsiders!
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On 10/18/2018 at 8:21 AM, Commo said:
Rainbows used to offer a holiday luggage service to east coast destinations at least in the 50`s. We used to take our cases to their depot a day or so before our journey, but can't remember where that was, perhaps somewhere around Huntingdon St bus station, and the cases were then collected by us at their depot in Skeggy or Mablethorpe offices when we arrived the next day off the train.
They were still doing a little bit of that in 1987 when I started working there. There were no depots at the resorts by then but we still took a few cases; growing car ownership and package holidays killed that job off.
Rainbows of Southwell were one of the biggest carriers in the area; even in my day, after they became part of the Nightfreight group, there were daily runs to Norwich, Kings Lynn and Hull, and up t'other end we went as far as Glossop, and down to Hinckley. The fleet was predominantly Bedfords (they had a franchise for some years) though I was told by some of the older drivers (many of whom had gone there straight from school) that in earlier days they had Vulcans and other exotica. Their breakdown truck was a real beast; Bedford TM 6-wheeler with a Detroit diesel two-stroke in it. The original V6 blew up and turned into a V3; David Rainbow, who ran the garage, couldn't source a replacement so instead fitted a V8 which necessitated the bonnet being adapted to make it fit. The fitter who collected it from the local engineering firm reported that if you booted it in third it would pull a wheelie!
As with many long-established family firms of that era, there were inevitably a few real characters. They still employed drivers' mates for some of the runs, especially in Lincoln where there was a lot of barrowing to be done with all the small shops. The regular mate for this run, Dennis Johnson, was a notorious boozer and was once found by the transport manager (who lived on the same street) fast asleep sprawled across his front hedge on a bitterly cold morning, having stumbled back from the Reindeer blind drunk after closing time and failed to negotiate the front gate. If you went out with Dennis, you could guarantee he'd have you park up by Lincoln racecourse for dinner break, and he'd go off gathering mushrooms. Drunk or sober, though, he knew every shop and street in most of the towns and cities, and he was a real grafter too, though slightly lacking in the finer points of diplomacy!.
The company still exists, managed by Andrew Rainbow today who was at the same school as me (Minster Grammar) though a couple of years senior. The yard, though, is now in Newark and the historic Burgage Green site in Southwell is now housing.
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I think there's more to it than that Albert. Look at pics of back in the day, and all the cuttings were kept as tidy as a front lawn, because as you well know if they weren't you soon got bank fires.
Nowadays the foliage almost touches the carriages, so leaves on the line are inevitable really.
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On 10/9/2018 at 5:08 PM, chalky57 said:
Hi i have just come across this post i worked for bill kelly when he had a place on northgate with derek hayman bob rutter and mick roth.
Knew 'em all Chalky, but they were at Langley Mill when I worked for Bill. Bob has passed on, but as far as I know Derek is still alive. Mick Roth was living with Johnny Knowles' ex, the red-headed girl; was her name Lynn?
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They had depots all over the UK.... did overnight parcel delivery long before TNT and the like. They were bought out by United Carriers and closed down in the late 1980's.
Found this video from the early 1960's;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvd5Y_maKQc&feature=youtu.be
The "cross-docking" system was still pretty much the same when i worked for Rainbows in the late 1980's. Barcodes and mechanisation swept that all away.
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Newark and its history
in County of Nottinghamshire Chat
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The nephew is Fred. He used the outbuildings after Uncle Ernest retired from farming and now owns the property.