ilkolad

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  1. Hi ya Smithylass.. and welcome! Ryehill at the time was a way of life, and was all we knew.. the rats!.. the outside loos.. the cramped environment.. BUT would you swap it for todays way of living? indoor toilets, central heating etc.. I bet you wouldn't! where it did excel was in it community spirit, everybody was in the same boat, everyone knew everyone else and we all suffered the same fate.. Personally I have lived in my present location for over twenty years, and if pushed could not give you the names of residents other than a couple of doors away.. Its the way it is! .. is it bette
  2. I was more a 'Torchy the Battery Boy' fan myself.. he seemed to exhibit flair and panache, seldom seen in puppets around that era.. and whats more.. you couldn't see the strings! ilko..
  3. thats a meaty lump! bit like the bikes that were on display in the showrooms on canal street, just round the corner from the Sherwood rooms, around the sixties era.. what was the name of the place? campions? I remember hanging my nose over a nice white Laverda, which they had in there.. I never got it though! ilko..
  4. re the Ultramatic.... Yep .. thats the baby! .. minus the cowhorns though! think they did one in green as well - was it the runabout ? I worked at Enfield Standard power cables at the time, and would ride this moped everyday to and from work, they had just moved from Carrington street, opposite Redmayne and Todds, to a warehouse on Willow road in Lenton.. so My route was from Notts County FC .. straight down Canal street, over Abbey bridge, and a smooth cruise into Willow road at the bottom.. all as fast as I could so I wouldn't be recognised on this infernal contraption.. The bike was d
  5. Ryehill terrace was situated directly behind the almshouses on London road.. a high wall with broken glass atop seperated the two .. inside the 'compound' of the almshouses was a magnificent garden, with trees, rose bushes, all manner of plants and flowers, and an immaculately cut lawn, all of which was constantly being attended to by council gardeners.. Not many people had privvy to gaze on this oasis of calm and tranquility, as it was not their want that the residents encouraged visitors, especilly HAWKERS, BEGGERS, DOGS, KIDS, and the like.. If it wasn't for the fact one or two of us unr
  6. Hi Black Ice.. The building is The Palace Theatre, it was open from September 1927 to December 1931. It re-opened as the Plaza cinema in May 1932. The Plaza was open until March 1942..and was demolished in 1955... this is the info from Picturethepast.org.uk I remember the Plaza in its latter days prior to demolition, but am a bit too young to have ever paid it a visit. BTW.. welcom to TB forums. ilko.
  7. All they would let me have in 1964 soon after leaving school was a Raleigh Ultramatic, stating those motorbike things were too noisy.. It was purchased from Blacknells, and I remember taking it back because it wouldn't start .. turned out it was out of petrol ! .. man, did I feel a burk! I dumped it shortly afterwards for a Triumph 650, purchased from a garage in Skegness, I felt a little more at ease on that!.. ilko.
  8. Hi Black Ice.. What year is the last piccy of TB? they decided to rip up all the ironwork in later years.. was it perhaps for the war effort? I remember there were a few railings around the memorial park years ago around the 60s.. as were 'keep off the grass' signs in the park.. including a keeper who would give you a verbal if you happend to transgress! :o no ironwork here. circa 74. BTW: welcome to TB forums.. meadows lad?? .. TB school?? There's more pics on here (you'll need a few hours spare though).. www.picturethepast.org.uk ilko
  9. Hi Caz.. totalling up, and working it out, I reckon we left Ryehill around 1959.. moving to Sutton street on the other side of the canal, next to the Notts County Football club, living there right up until the early seventies.. it was from there I would wend my way everyday to TB school, up to my leaving in 63.. (yep THAT old)! number 10 Ryehill t. where you lived was occupied by Mrs.Upex at the time, she was either Polish or Ukranian .. and Barry Straw lived at the extreme end next to the high wall, with John Hawley living next door to him.. Mrs. Walker was number 12 next to us, her so
  10. Hi Caz.. Just noticed your reference to Ryehill terrace.. I too lived on there with my grandparents the Hodsons during the mid 50s to early 60s at number 11 which was situated next to the entry leading through onto Arkwright street. names I remember are Barry Straw, John Hawley, Mrs. Walker, Mrs.Upex, Michael Betts? ..and was it Phil Hall who had the fruiter business ? Saturdays was always chocka with cars parking up for the Notts County match, and we only had to linger a few moments before we were given a tanner or a bob for looking after the owners motors.. as if we cared! .. it was strai
  11. I wanna be a rappa star wiv droop ass strides an cap wiv gold chain an a pendant, an talk a load of crap so listen up yo son o' bitches, I already got the name licky sweet shite doggy dog, that be mah claim to fame. fink ahl move dahn meddaz way, an' maybe write a ditty. bout lootin an a shootin, It gonna sound real pretty think ahl call it 'killah rap' my talent knows no bounds yo lucky folk be spoilt, when yo hear mah killah sounds An when I make it very big, am movin' to L A where a lootin and a shootin, aint no big deal any way an when yo see me on tv. yall know i am da best as
  12. Yes a fine ditty if I may say! .. there's also the compilation album 'your ten best murder raps 2004'. these are the tracks: 1. Stabbin' the night away 2. shoot rattle 'n' roll 3. have ya got a knife boy 4. gimee gimee good stabbin' everyday 5. you saw me dyin' in the chapel 6. waddaya wanna shoot dem holes in me for? 7. whole lotta blood 8. I can't stop stabbin' you 9. knife of my life I love you 10. don't stab so close to me I tried to get it in Woolworths, but they'd sold out .. I ended up coming out with 'these you have loved' featuring the Swingle Singers! ilko..
  13. Ta very much! - I'll be bidding on that.. ilko.
  14. They did a similar type of thing at Alton towers, whereby you entered a dome like construction and the film completely wrapped around you, even above your head. I remember ducking when I was about to be trampled by a circus elephant. the American Aventure also had some sort of display whereby you were flying in an aircraft or riding a rollercoaster etc. the effect was very realistic as your stomach churned at every swoop and dive. shame they never converted 'Saturday night and Sunday morning' the film shot in and around Nottingham. it would have been nice to jump off a trolleybus again as it
  15. The Forest recreation ground was regular host for the big top. I remember sitting way up at the back looking down on the acts, all exciting stuff! its nice that animals are no longer being used, but I wonder if it will still be as popular without ? .. wouldn't say so myself! besides ... it all seemed to go downhill after Burt Lancaster perfected that long awaited 'triple' ! :D ilko..
  16. Anyone heard of Radford Folly?
  17. after passing the driving test in 66, my first car was a Ford Pop situp'n'beg that cost the tidy sum of £20 .. with its side valve engine and three gears, speeds of up to 50 mph could easily be achieved, and all this with leather seating, and room for four .. man! you knew you'd arrived with this baby! B) Skegness may have been a little bit too ambitious for it, but runs to Trent bridge, and Wollaton park were often taken without any hitch! I remember it being a pig to start in the mornings, often having to resort to the starting handle, but other than that it was ok! ..it was later t
  18. There's a mention in Daphne's post of a Trickets.. now thats going back some years.. seem to remember them being on Radford road opposite Kirkstead street, a big rag-n-bone type of place, would be interesting to know what happened to them.. anybody got any info ? re the army coats.. can't remember an army surplus on Arki street, whereabouts were they located? Nidd & Horseborough used to sell some snazzy clothing at the time, they were situated across the road from Atlas street, flares, jackets, shirts, they had it all. and if they didn't stock what you were looking for it was off
  19. Lets cop this sucker! - he might feed us!
  20. This is how it looks nowadays since Tom's left the scene. apparently its the 'Nottingham Princess' that now stops off here. available for hire for that special occasion! corporate events, weddings, college trips.. fully stocked bar, dance floor, etc.. sounds great! - I'll have to start saving up!
  21. How many sessions would it take to get all the craft through the locks? with the amount of rowboats etc. Tom had, I would imagine there would have been several fill-up sessions ... this may explain why at times the water level in the cut was very low ? ... had we experienced a 'Drain By' courtesy of old Tom T. ? yam got a cool dancer there dude !
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  23. County hall, The cricket ground, and remains of the old Trent Bridge, are all this side of the river! how did it get its name 'bread and lard island' ? did they really take their sandwiches to work in violin cases ? .
  24. Sie sind Hans und Lotte Hass die deutsche Unterwassermannschaft ! ah the 50s telly!, even the adverts seemed exciting in those days ! some progs I remember are: Wagon train - Ward Bond. Boots and Saddles. The Army Game - excused boots Bisley. Take your Pick - Michael Miles. Sea Hunt - Lloyd Bridges. Torchy the Battery Boy. Lunch Box - Noele Gordon. Crackerjack. Supercar. In the early 50s, TVs were BBC only and a convertor was needed to receive the commercial ABC station. ... can you remember that? and what year did Clint Eastwood appear aS Rowdy Yates ? .