Cliff Ton

Stupidity.

Yes, but they're all in Derby so nobody here is allowed to look at them. But if you do look, there's a reminder that it's not only Nottingham which destroyed its past. Within the last few years, Derby got rid of the old art-deco bus station and replaced it with a disaster.

There's your answer. The Women's Hospital on Peel Street. Unfortunately it no longer exists.

Or The Firs Maternity Home on Mansfield Road; responsible for many births in the 1940s-60s. Where I came from, and I'm sure it's been mentioned somewhere on here before.

Take a look at this map of the Hall grounds whilst reading tambourine2's description....it all fits

Looking at the usual thisisnottingham website for local news, the Post are announcing that they have changed and improved their site, as well as giving it a new web address. It's difficult to believe this isn't a joke. A leading contender for the worst designed site I've ever seen. http://www.nottinghampost.com/home

Anyone who came came up with the intro to this (as well as a lot of other stuff) deserves to be remembered

MMW didn't exist in those days, it was only created in the 1960s. The closest equivalent was a road called Granby Street which was enlarged and widened to become the top part of MMW. Partly explained and demonstrated here http://nottstalgia.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8474&hl=maid

It's a bit deceptive. What you see in the photos is the entrance area; it all opened out when you went further into the building.

Not one building, but a group of them. Drury Hill. Went up and down there hundreds of times when it existed, getting to and from Broad Marsh bus station.

I remember my dad buying paint with a brand name of Robbialac. I wondered if I'd dreamed it, but I've Googled it and it did exist.

As the Odeon disappears even more completely, it's surprising to see how narrow the front entrance area was. Hardly wide enough to get two people in side by side. Pokey little area, really. But it reveals some interesting old buildings down the side, which you couldn't see previously.

According to this http://nottstalgia.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7151 it finished on Parliament Street

Now we've moved on to Lodges, here's both of them around 1890.

Welcome to Nottstalgia Sheilastain. Even on your first appearance you seem to have solved a major problem for us! Now we know that everybody in the Pownall family was called Jacky - regardless of their real name - it explains all the different sightings over the years.

Not quite closing down but.......for the last few months the Borlase at Canning Circus hasn't bothered opening on a Sunday evening. I was there on a Sunday evening earlier in the year and there was literally no-one in apart from one person behind the bar. Don't know how they are doing during the rest of the week.

Google Ikea-Nottingham; that's it.

Little Woolies where, babs?

I'm glad you said that, because now I can answer your question Those steps belong to the feature on this map which isn't too clear, but is labelled "Watnall reservoir" And since it is/was a reservoir, it may answer your other question If there was a reservoir, there might've been a water tower nearby.

Which ones are you referring to? The ones in susyshoes' photo, or the Bing map link?

Are these the steps you are referring to? http://binged.it/10JC3Lg

Welcome to Nottstalgia, Bill's Mother. I look forward to reading your posts.

I worked at Central for most of the time they were at Lenton Lane. I put your query on a site for former Central Staff, and it's confirmed that it was the lake at Newstead Abbey. And that comes from people who were there at the time! (including the actual guy who rang the fire brigade to come and pump water into the lake)

Welcome to Nottstalgia LocalGel. I think the building you are referring to was Arno Vale House. In present day terms it was roughly at the bend where Thackery's Lane meets Saville Road (where I've marked the red arrow) but around 1890 it looked like this

So it hadn't been there long when Reg Baker got to it http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/frontend.php?action=printdetails&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;NTGM018477&prevUrl=