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Thanks for the replies. If you draw a straight line from the end of Heathfield Road it takes you nicely onto St Albans Road with a bit of demolition on the way... My Great Aunt lived at 78 Heathfield Road from c1935 for 65 years...... Just saying.

Right my old man would like to know WHY is Heathfield Road so Wide? He thinks it may have been some planners idea of possible future extension towards Bulwell, which is an interesting idea, anyone know any more? Thanks, Mitch

Thank you for that - very interesting!

There is an item for same on ebay "Finneys Electrics and Motor Omnibus Company 114 Trent Boulevard. Route, Time and faretable from the 20th June 1977 for service D2" The seller has put "Asda Wolds Estate-Water Centre" A Google search gives: "The Bus that Beat the Bureaucrats, John Finney, West Bridgford and District LHS 03.03.2017, 7:30 pm On Friday 3rd March 2017 at Lutterell Hall, West Bridgford, commencing at 7:30pm John Finney will give a presentation on Finney’s Buses." So what was the story anyone know?

DunnLine were definitely at Nuthall Road in 1986 as used to see their buses causing mayhem on the road as they tried to get in/out of the tight driveway - whether they then moved to Catchems or already had a second depot I don't know......

Dunn-Line - but weren't they called something like 'Montegrange' before they became Dunn-Line. Moved out to Codnor then to Catchems Corner or was it the other way round before they ended up at Heanor as Yourbus......

Thanks..... Interesting..... The origin obviously goes back a lot further than I thougt......

I know there are a few transport experts around so can anyone explain to me how the old City Protection Points were created? How were the boundaries defined as they didn't seem to be the limits of Corporation operation? In May 1986 we moved from Bulwell to Nuthall. Bus fares from Bulwell to Nottingham were 35p adult, 10p child. I was very surprised to find the fares from Woodland Drive Nuthall to Nottingham were the same - 35p & 10p(ie set by the City Council I presume). But from the next stop, Trent fares applied at 48p adult, 24p child (all the kids walked down a stop obvi

Not apparently the reopening of the line (sadly) but trains from Melton to Nottingham via Loughborough - there are already a couple of early departures from Nottingham & a late return from Melton that do that. "Funding of £50000 has been granted to look into the case to provide an extra train service from the Melton Mowbray station to Nottingham via Loughborough" - quoted from last weeks 'Melton Times'.

The Castle?

Old Maps can be found free here (bit slow at times) https://maps.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/insightmapping/# Where it says 'Road Map' at top change it to 'historical' - the 1937 is the best bet, 1946 often missing. Can be a bit slow to load as you move around the map. The railway cutting is currently a cycle path from Hempshill Vale Estate (near Bulwell Cemetery) to the Bakery. Mitch

You can see the bridge on the old Ordnance Survey maps at the top of Spencer Drive. No evidence of it now. Access to Redfield Farm is off of New Farm Lane, presumably created along the route of the mineral line that served Watnall Colliery from Nuthall Sidings. You can see the line of the old farm road on google satellite images.

Bestwood Road was the original route of the Bestwood Colliery service. In the 1980s NCT started running the Saturday afternoon service when Skills pulled out of certain journeys - but they were numbered 114. Google streetview shows a Bus Stop sign outside the terrace at the Carey Road end - put up when NCT joined in operating the service as Skills passengers knew where the unmarked stops were!

That bit has always changed to main street - it is marked as such on the 1912 OS map. You don't normally get a place with a street named after itself as Awsworth Lane leads to Awsworth so can't be in Awsworth! The City councils mapping covers the whole County here: https://maps.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/insightmapping/# - it is slow to load. Change the road map to historical in the drop down menu at the top and it gives some good coverage of Awsworth from 1875 to the modern day in maps.

Napoleon Square was just off the Nuthall Road/Broxtowe Lane Junction at the back of what was the John Barleycorn Public House. It is where Tavern Avenue is now. The map on this thread: https://nottstalgia.com/forums/topic/5463-broxtowe-lane-old-railway/?page=2 shows the square (centre map just below the Broxtowe Lane words with a railway line running through the middle of it) without naming it.

Complete lack of photos of this side of the street. My mum lived at number 45 backing on to the Highbury Hospital and we don't have, and have never found, any photos of that side of Oxford Street. There are a couple of photos taken from Highbury Road of the right hand side (even numbers) but nothing of the left hand side in general circulation.

My Mum remembers both of the Tony Woods'.The other one was small & scrawny, came from St Albans Road and married a girl off of Oxford Street. Bridgett O'Connor was in my Mums circle of friends and we have a picture of the group on the Arboretum. Bridgett came from up Commercial Road way and my Mum last saw her in 1962......

I have the copy for 41 to 65 Oxford Street, Bulwell. Surnames: 41 AYRE 43 CHARLTON 45 COOPER 47 HONOR 49 CHAPMAN 51 BRAMLEY 53 MOORE 55 BRAMLEY & ZAJAC 57 CHAPMAN 59 GOODWIN & DORN 61 MILLS 63 VICKERS 65 JONES If anyone requires them.......

#375. Thanks for the link to Cabbage Alley TBI

My Cousins Father was the eldest of his siblings and asking my Cousin where in Bulwell his Dad was born in 1920 he didn't know. But his Dads earliest memories as a youngster were living at 'Cabbage Alley'. This is known to us as Holborn Place. Speaking to both my Mum and employer - both from Bulwell and aged 70+, neither had heard of this nickname. I can only presume it had died out by the 1940s. Wonder as to its origin.....

My Mum has just read your post with interest. She started at the Art School age 13 in 1952, the year before you and recognises what you say above. There was one slight difference in admissions, in that she has to sit an art exam (at the school) rather than " The art element was based on previous term work, selecting two or three suitable pupils by art teachers around the county." They are always changing admission procedures aren't they, even then!

If we are on about the ones started around 1985 (The 150 series). They had shopping 'assistants' on them to help the elderly. You still paid the driver. Scrapped with deregulation in 1986. I still have some leaflets somewhere as I used to use the 155 on a Saturday for the long ride into town.....

Thanks iandawson. At least that confirms that they did winter in Bulwell. Wonder whether it was Mellors Field and the Burial Register is slightly wrong!

Yes Cliff Ton that is the location of Bulwell Wakes. My mother (born 1939) can't remember the caravans wintering down there - though that was much later than this event, and NEVER heard it described as a 'Showground'. What we actually need is her Uncle Samuel who last visited in 1946 when he was with the fair..... if only......

Amazing how time flies isn't it Michael! Glad someones awake!!