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These posts brought back some memories. The railway station on Arkwright street was at high level. We used to go up there at Dinner time after we had been to the 'penny cake' shop on Holgate Road. This shop sold off the day before's cakes for a penny. In the winter we used to lean against the hot wall where the ovens were. The wall used to bulge due to heat distorsion. I bet it still does, whatever the buiding is? Anyway the station had helter skelter type parcel chute, wich was totally enclosed. We used to hurtle down it in the dark. My mate used to throw bricks down after me :o We wo

If any pub was my Local, it was The Thurland Hall in the city. I drank in this pub from Mid 70's, till it was gutted in the ninetees... The bar and lounge were seperated by a by an ornate wood, glass and wrought iron adorned bar. Also a sliding wooden door at one end. The pub was frequented by all age groups all day. Weekends you couldnt move. Upstars was an equaly ornate function room. It was an absolute tragedy when this unique pub was destroyed in the 90's. Everything was ripped out and the bar cut down , to allow more (but not much) room for the younger clientel, with disposable inco

Was his name really Cyril? Remember his 'Oxford Bags'? We used to call him 'Trousers' Remember his grey suit and matching trilby hat? He was the Science master. He was obsessed with demonstrating the Wimshurst machine. If you want to know anything about th aformentioned piece of equipment, Just ask, I am an expert. What are your memories of Cyril? The Wimshurst Machine

(Welcome to visitors from USA & Australia [web stats], For your benefit Snap = Food). So what were your memories of the Snap? What did you like/dislike? Mine Cheese pie Bakewell tart Caramel tart & pouring cream YUM! :D Jug of runny custard with a thick skin. Prunes YUK! :o Mashed potatoes with real slugs - Nightmare! :o

The one at the side of Woolies was the 8-till-Late. You were give a light meal to then comply with licencing laws, which required you to eat to be able to drink late :o

Yes Girls did Cooking whilst we did Crafts Wood or Metal. I dont know what the reason for merging was apart from falling pupil figures. I know we still used both schools for classes. I never felt comfotable sitting in the girls school! I know that the last remaing pupils were moved to Roland Green, across the Trent. Must be when there was mass demolition of the old Meadows in the early 70's! Webbys Frustration was only matched by Chambers Delight :D

A5h4w said.. in another topic BTW - what differences did going to mixed education make? did the gals take wood/metal work? - did the lads take cooking? - and had the cane been abolished by then ?..... AL. In first year I was in class 1B (1a being the the top class for that year) My first year with girls was my second year class 2M1. (2M2 being a lower class of that year) What were the class numbers when you were at TB? Strange them splitting different achievment levels? Girls did not really make a lot of a difference. Those werent the days of Girls in the woodwork room, and boys in p

Well I probably never met Pop then? Interesting your recollection of that connecting door to Piggy's room. I would never have remembered that until you mentioned it. In the metalwork room, was a drum of old engine oil. We used to dip hot work in it, to 'Oil Blue', I am wondering if this also inhibited rust? or if it was just for the colour. I never heard of the Oil Bluing process since. Perhaps it was a Polish thing ? As for merging with the girls school, That deserves a seperate topic. It's now got one....

Shame you couldnt bring your bike down to the Union Rowing club on a Sunday night. You would have heard such classics as... Watching the river flow - Bob Dylan Layla - Derrick & the Dominoes (Eric Clapton) Roll away the stone - Leon Russell Jingo - Santana Yeh Yeh the Smell - Ginger Baker/Fella Ransome Kute Music for Gong Gong - Osibisa Gimme Some Lovin - Traffic Fire & Rain - James Taylor I am sure we can think of many more. DJ Petal was a master in finding future classic tracks. Certainly in the late 60's, early 70's, the boat clubs were the place to go. Incidentally th

This Sounds Like "Piggy" Roberts? the woodwork teacher apart from the strap and Tune. Pop Williams, I don't remember him?

I have moved the Boat Clubs Music part of this thread HERE The Trent around the bridges is particularly dangerous. Many people have died, usually drunks jumping in. Below TB there is lots of debris, dropped during bridge work, Scaffold poles etc. Add to this items such as ASDA shopping trollies, old mopeds etc. A very dangerous trick to perform :o Continue the General thread re Trent Embankment Here

[Moved from another topic] Yes indeed Al There were some Famous people who appeared on the Stage at those clubs. "The Union" which was more progressive had groups like Cream. "The Boat Club' Which was more Rock, I saw a Afro Rock Group called DANTA "The Brit" was more soul Mod stuff. I saw Ben E King sing Stand by me here. There was also a club in the basement of the Bridgeford Hotel, (now the Rushcliffe Borough Council Civic Centre). I can't remember the name, but it was where Zak + Kirt started. They later moved on the Babel Club on Huntingdon Street. The boat clubs folded as more

Derbyshire, I can't find one of a Nottingham conductor sadly The picture below does look like TB terminus. The clock was probably the same type. I used to get of there, outside the toilets. I wonder if they are the same inside. The had some wonderful fittings. :D

Al Thats because of the amount of people waiting/getting in to the UK.!

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Many years ago when executions in Nottingham were held in public The gallows of Nottingham was situated where the entrance to the Church Cemetery now stands. The condemned person was transported in the back of a cart from the town to Gallows Hill to meet their fate. One man on his way up the hill was offered a last drink at the Nags Head public house on Mansfield Road.(as was the custom for all prisoners). The man who was distraught,declined the offer saying he just wanted the deed over with. Just as the man had stopped swinging on the end of the rope and the crowd had started dispersing

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I lived at 129 Wilford Crescent West, from 1970-1975. Next door lived Cyril Henstock, Who was the Cobbler with the small shop on Arkwright Street just below Midland Station. I went to TB with his son Ken, Who last I heard of him, was an electrician at Blackburn & Starling.

Hello Malc & Welcome I am very grateful for your input on this. I have been trying to find more about the club for years. Yes I remember the name now. Terry Hefford. I did not know that the club existed as early as 63, or the genre of music other than Soul/Ska music played around 68. I have spent my time since 68 collecting the music that was played there. Motown/Stax/Atlantic type stuff was easy. Some of the rarer cuts I got but only the coming of the Internet and P2P did I manage to get more, some of them even then with difficulty. I still have gaps in my collection. Some of my favor

Indeed Webb was a fine teacher. I remember him catching someone smoking at break time. (Webby) Ahhhh ! H****** Caught you at last boy, Go to my room. (H******) Oh Sir can't I have break First. (Webby) Certainly boy, go to my room, I will break your arm! Ahhh that's when teachers had a sence of humor.

Does anyone remember any of the nutters that used to knock around there? There was an old guy in the flat cap, who used to sit in the shelters on the Trent Embankment. He always had a couple of carrier bags and had a transistor radio in bits. If you spoke to him, he would reply only with the words "Plastic Mettal"!

Ahh Tarquin, whilst you are out at the Offy getting your 'Wine from the wood', get me a Pie, Mix and Bowl of gravy from the chippy. And don't put the top down on the XR3i, I want it warm when you get back!

Are we too soft on kids today? I remember getting the cane on quite a few occasions. The last time was from 'Piggy' Roberts the Woodwork teacher. he was not averse to hitting you with a piece of 3x2. I can’t remember the name of his cane, or was it 'Percy'. He would insist you held your arm out straight, palm up, with fingers flexed downwards to fully reveal the palm. He would then cane you sharply. If you moved your hand you would get an extra one. Marciniak the metalwork teacher adopted another method. I remember his broad Polish accent, "BOY"! He would grip the fine hairs on the back

:lol: I forgot about the smell of chlorine. And why was it always the right ear? The math’s teacher in my day was a chap called Humphries, who was a wizard with the cane. I saw him at school assembly, punish someone in front of the school. He stool the guy in the middle of the hall with his arm outstretched. Humphries walked up to the end of the hall near the headmaster’s office and took a run at it. Wielding his trusty cane in the air upon arrival he brought the cane sharply down on the lad’s hand. He then walked calmly back flexing the cane, and repeated the procedure three times. When y

Does anyone remember this small wooden building with a tin roof. between The Mundella school, and the church? in the mid to late 60's, they played Soul, Motown and Ska music. There was no licence as it was on church premises. An electrician from the meadows area ran it ? I think it was open Tuesday & Thursday nights till around 10.30pm. The walls were decorated with 'monsters' copied of chewing gum cards. It was lit only by UV lights. If you got there early enough, you could watch Top of The Pops on a Small sceen TV on the ceiling. There was a small counter that sold pop chocolate and c