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Mariag, There's Havelock Gardens just off St Anns Well Road, !! Type in to Google maps for sattelite view.......

Hi Firbeck, I worked on a contract at Waddington, back in the 70's, I recall they had 3 or 4 Vulcan Bombers parked 'out back' of the airfield, any idea what became of them? We were told they were going for scrap!! They looked magnificent, even at ground level............... !clapping!

!! Jan, did they both have short blond, straight hair, & go to the Sunday afternoons at the Dungeon? Or have I got the wrong 'birds'?.......

!jumping! !clapping! Thanks 'red', that's the record, brought back some memories.................... !laughing!

Anyone recall a Ska song with lyrics "you rub up, you love up, you push up! Why? because you know you are wrong, you know you are wrong' heard it in 1966 at a mates house in Radford, his mum's partner was a black guy, had some really cool music...........that was when I first heard the phrase 'Shibeen', being a party held in basements of houses in Radford & St Ann's, where the drink iof the day was 'Red Stripe' beer, and the

Ashley, Yeah, same one, the entrance was at the side of the newsagents on Aspley lane, 77 club were there...............that's where I remember Mick Pinder, Mick Simpson (Simmo) and Beau................ !!

Ashley, The church club was behind the church between Melbourne Road & Amersham Rise..........There was also a Scooter(Lambrettas/vespas etc) club called 'The Outlaws'....................not many members ! recall!!! !!

Any of you bikers recall the 41 club? they used to meet at the Pelican pub in Bilborough, also a guy called 'Beau', he rode a Norton Dominator?? and also Mick Pinder, no bike but very flash leather jacket!!! Both used to frequent the Aspley boys club behind the church on Aspley lane............

Hi Bip, Just remembered, the fags in gold packs were called 'perfectos', I can't recall ever seeing them in shops, they were 'king size' lengths, must have been a JP experimental thing??? !cheers!

I recall lots of photos in corridors of No 2 factory...... I worked at JP in 1967, not sure which factory but think it was 3 & also 4, on the 4th floor making Players N06,(actually pushing trolleys around, called 'bartletts'??) top floor made cigarettes in Gold packs...can't remember the brand!! anybody recall what they were called?? I was only 16 but smoked like a chimney whilst working there, free fags etc, used to get searched on way out at night.....so hid the 'liberated' plunder in all sorts of interesting ways.....

!jumping! Hi Jan, I probably went to the Dungeon same years as you, 66/67? , if you know Messrs Reynolds......I lived on Aspley Lane, so knew Keith, Graham & Kevin....Sorry to hear that Mondo's not dancing nowadays, must be frustrating for him. Hope Stu makes a speedy recovery, also quite a character!! I didn't know anyone that young with a bald head then.....certainly a novelty!! As I've said previously, the Dungeon was a great place (cheap & cheerful) with all the great artists of the time (including 3 different sets of Drifters!!), remember seeing: Inez & Charlie Fox, Jimmy C

Doe's any one out there remember the Covell family father & son)? They sold wood (firelighting sticks) from a barrow around aspley' they lived on Melbourne road in the 50's/60's, the son's name was Barry, they were rumoured to be the 'poor' relatives of the Covelli Bros (ice cream barons!!) ..........Bary was always on Melbourne park, when not working for his dad, he wore an old grey overcoat, in all weathers.............

Ashley, Thanks for the Photos of Potters & Northgate.............what memories, my first daughter was born there, she's nearly 40 now!! Craig, thanks for correcting my faulty memory of Manfred, I could only remember going in to a Basford |Chippie & seeing him serving chips!! all a bit surreal, as he previously only sold stuff that made your head swim................but that's another story................

Bought a house on Potters Terrace, number 5, for £375 in 1970, outside lavvie etc. At the end of he terrace was a Laundrette, Stan's chip shop was just up Northgate, I think Stan sold it to a guy named Mick Lehman, nickname Manfred, who used to frequent the Dungeon club & was a mate of Pete Blood.............anyone remember them? House on Potters was 'compulserally purchased' in about 1975, I got £1,300 compensation + council house on Highbury estate, what a result!! All new houses built soon after, as referred to in Zab's earlier reply....................

My Aunt/Uncle lived at 44 (or 45) Vale Cresent North, in the 50's & 60's, family name was White: cousins; Phillip, Paul, Deliah + another female cousin..........name forgotten.........

Was that called the 'Bits and Bobs Emporium' ?? with furniture piled up outside across the frontage, I recall it was set back from the road so had lots of space.............. !cheers!

Was it a corner shop? The one I remember (late 50's early 60's ) was at the bttom of Radford Boulevard, opposite the Le Grand? It had greengrocery, in boxes, on display outside................

I recall an 'artistic dance act', may have been Amber, used to put the twins in a plastic bucket & walk around the stage proudly, also had a bullwhip & she'd crack it at punters!! just like Indiana Jones......but naked!!!!!! Rumour had it he once bullwhipped a fag out of a punters mouth, who was ignoring her act & playing cards instead of watching!!!!!!! !cheers!

Anyone remember the Greyfriars chip restaurant?, used to be next to Broadmarsh car park (early 60's), before the shopping centre was built, on the same side of road as the'Sherwood rooms??? Me mam would take me there on a friday afternoon, for a fish n' chip dinner (dinner were at dinner time in them days) !jumping!

My Gran lived in Radford Grove lane, off Churchfield Lane, with my uncle who owned a 1947 Velocette bike. My gran would walk me, as a kid of 5/6 yrs old, along Prospect Street every night to see my auntie who lived somewhere near Players N03 factory. I always remember the smell of warm tobacco coming from grills along Prospect Street. Also remember Pownalls scrap yard, I spent 2 days smashing up my mams old upright piano (at her request) in our garden in Aspley, then walking from Aspley (Minver Crescent) to Jackie Pownalls to 'weigh in' the lead weights from the piano, I got 1s & thrupp

Follyfoot............... What was the puppet show, that had a little boy & a black cat called Footso?

Craig, Sedge was the nickname for Rob, he was (and probably still is, God willing) a vertically challenged guy with a shock of 'frizzy' hair, great little dancer, great mate............ Firbeck, The Dungeon was always a place where young people from all over Notts could congregate, at reasonable cost, most not aware of another persons background etc away from the Dungeon, it therefore stands to reason that some people would indeed turn out to be arrogant, aggresive, & unpleasant, but these were in the minority. That surely does not mean that the main attractions of the Dungeon; music,

Used it soooooooooooo many times in Co-op on Aspley Lane..........105989

Many hazy memories of the Dungeon, including all nighters..............we used to go and have a drink in the Sawyers (not old enough of course, naughty boys!!) then go in to the club avoiding big Terry?? on the door, if he smelled booze you were out!! There was a few of us from Aspley, Strelley & Broxtowe; Gabby, Rob Sedgewick, Dave Pritchett, Mick Archer, George Wynne, Kevin & Keith Reynolds + loads more............ I also recall a black minivan with yellow stripe front to back? guy called Kenny Astell?? PS; How do I get rid of the previous answer from whoever I'm replying to??? B

Hi, I'm a ex-Nottingham lad, now living in South Kent (Romney Marsh), born at 21 Minver Crescent, in 1951, went to St Teresa's RC School, then Becket (West Bridgford), left Nott'm in 1987........... Frequented Dungeon Club, mid sixties...................and was a 'mild mannered' tearaway living on Aspley Lane, using Beacon/Cocked Hat, Vernon Arms (Basford), Plough(Radford) through 70's & 80's............ Cheers Paulus (AKA Paul Thorpe) !!