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Somehow they got missed. They look to be 1920s-30s.

Wheeler gate; Carter gate; Fletcher gate; Bridlesmith gate; Hounds gate; etc. The road where certain trades were carried out. Originating from the norse word "gata" meaning road or path. eg Castle Gate being a road leading to the castle, not a gate into the Castle.

More Ropewalks:- this on Spring Close, which is now the site of QMC. http://www.lentontimes.co.uk/images/gallery/spring_close_area/spring_close_listener_24.htm

As far as anyone can be certain, that is approximately where Lenton Abbey/Priory was. The next road parallel to Cloister Street is Priory Street, which includes what is claimed to be a surviving column from Lenton Priory. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Priory+St,+Nottingham+NG7/@52.9429,-1.178637,3a,37.5y,357.6h,85.71t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1seWNjItmVNktanM452sqtKQ!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x4879c2175dbbd4b7:0x4307325e17aff339?hl=en

The estate in Arnold where all the roads are named after 1966 World Cup footballers, cricketers, or tennis players.

Lenton Abbey was there.

We've gone decimal now, you know.

Reading newspapers online is obviously cheaper than buying them (unless you want The Times online which you have to pay for) but it's also useful because it gives you a much wider view of the world than you otherwise might get. All papers have a political bias, left or right. You will agree with one more than the other. So I find it interesting to see what "the other side" are saying about a particular subject. I don't suppose for instance, a Mail reader has ever been converted to become a Guardian reader, but at least now you can easily see how a story is being reported from another politica

I'm fairly certain this link has been posted before somewhere on here, but it's been recently updated with photos of preserved Nottingham buses - if you scroll down to the very end. And if you haven't seen it before, the whole thing is a real blast of nostalgia from the days of green buses. http://www.old-bus-photos.co.uk/wp-content/themes/Old-Bus-Photos/galleries/nottingham_trolleybuses_the_last_years/nottingham_trolleybuses_the_last_years.php

First became aware of him when I accidentally stumbled cross 'Mork and Mindy' in the early days of Channel 4. I usually ignore american sitcoms because they always descend into syrupy sentimentality, but M&M proved they can make them really funny and sharp. I don't think I ever saw him in anything else where he was such a natural for the part.

You should've started your own thread to announce your return. I think you've been here long enough to qualify for personal treatment....so welcome back anyway Charlie Drake.

There isn't enough time to arrange a meet-up between now and the end of September. It would take much longer than that.

Even more scary...... As the technology exists, it also means that hackers could break into it, enabling them to take control of any vehicle anywhere.

....although the scenery in the background is fairly unchanged.

Anybody been watching it? The bits I've seen were boringly uninteresting. The predictions may be coming true earlier than expected. The Birmingham equivalent has already gone into administration. http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/aug/08/birmingham-city-tv-local-jeremy-hunt-bust

I got three points in 2001. It didn't affect my insurance at all (although I did inform them). If you've had a clean record up until now, and you were only a few mph over the limit, many insurance companies will give you the benefit of the doubt. If your premium does go up, definitely shop around for a different insurance company. And as a final twist....if you get points, they stay on your licence for 4 years. Then you can have them taken off your licence, but you have to pay £20 to DVLC to remove them. https://www.gov.uk/penalty-points-endorsements/how-long-endorsements-s

I saw it once about half an hour ago and I couldn't get on to the site, but the problem seems to have gone away. Otherwise I wouldn't be writing this.

......and just think of all the stories you'll be able to tell us when you come back. You'll have an endless supply of material to keep us amused and amazed.

This thread seems to be turning into this thread. http://nottstalgia.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2446

Mention of Coleman's here as well. http://nottstalgia.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7941&hl=colemans

According to one of the comments on this Youtube page, it's originally South African. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvcJSSxK1d0

On Porchester Road. Still there. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.973689,-1.120486,3a,75y,31.47h,90t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1so1Jl3bQFiOdQcLY5-bbssw!2e0?hl=en

As my photo seems to have showed the right place, here it is from the other side. This is from the "Britain from Above" site.

I think one of the reasons why hospitals charge for parking is to try and stop parking spaces being used by people who are not visiting the hospital. Take QMC as an example; if parking was free, a lot of the spaces would be taken up by people who get there early, leave their car all day and go in to work on a bus, or use it as a park-and-ride for a few hours shopping in Nottingham. If parking was free at many hospitals, by around 9am all the spaces would be taken up by park-and-riders, and there would be no spaces left for genuine hospital visitors or patients.

Resurrected the subject because this photo has appeared on Picture the Past. In the late 1890s, the construction of the railway bridge over Valley road at Basford (although it's several years before Valley Road existed). The white mound in the centre is where Vally Road would be. When it was completed it looked like this - on the left. But by the 1930s it was enlarged to become the photo on the right, which is the version many people here will remember Now it looks like this