Cliff Ton

I can confirm that to the best of my knowledge, that really is the living legend which is Ben.

This is the factory in Basford, on Beech Avenue. https://goo.gl/maps/QQQvckGeyuAEtSzW8

And this is the Birkin building in the Lace Market.....a recognisable landmark. https://goo.gl/maps/roER65h3qKkB7SVS7

I never realised Jane B was connected to the Birkins of Nottingham Lace.

Posts about Doctors etc have gone to their own thread. https://nottstalgia.com/forums/topic/24289-gps-appointments-and-service/

I took that photo on a Sunday morning around 10am. I had to manoeuvre my position to avoid the homeless in the doorways. You can see a cardboard box sticking out; that was one of their 'homes', but there were others.

A row of shop units on Wheeler Gate have recently been renovated in an early 20th century style. It looks impressive, but I wonder if they will ever be occupied and/or profitable.

There's not much reason to go into the city centre now anyway. A large percentage of shop units are empty, and the area south of the Market Square down to Broad Marsh is virtually a ghost town.

It lives up to its name of Slab Square to an extreme degree.

Amazingly - but as is often the case with Nottstalgia - there's an old thread about the whale on the Forest. https://nottstalgia.com/forums/topic/9574-nottingham-whale/?tab=comments#comment-116924

The backdrop on the top photo hasn't really changed...although there's no through traffic these days. https://goo.gl/maps/CsC5b2mH3WR81CpY8 And the lower photo is still the same, but without green buses. https://goo.gl/maps/RCz7zNuZHRf7mAyb9

A couple more from Jill S, taken by her father. Spitfires in the Market Square in the 1970s.

Autumn is on its way. Wild Blackberries are starting to change colour.

Bunney's Bikes on Wilford Road. https://nottstalgia.com/forums/topic/217-wilford-road/?page=3&tab=comments#comment-614350 With a silent E.

A slightly better view of the Jack Brentnall shop. https://nottstalgia.com/forums/topic/11909-sign-of-four-joke-shop-goldsmith-st/?tab=comments#comment-424962

County Hotel has been mentioned several times. After it had closed and awaiting demolition.

I always think of them from the original series of Z Cars.

A couple of Manning photos, via Jill S.

Adding to Random Photos. This just happened to be lying around.

Cats work on the same principle (as I'm sure you know).

It's still there and still operating as a pub. https://goo.gl/maps/i5Jgyh5XPaHj4cak6

This is a 'Random Photo' contribution from Jill S, who will presumably explain what's actually happening here.

It seems to be in the grounds of a Pallet Company. Streetview from last year shows the greenery has expanded. https://goo.gl/maps/X7eCXRVhu4z2S5XZ8

Definition of Woke depends on your political starting point. Both sides use it to promote their own view and to denigrate the other side

And to repeat what has been said many times previously......... If you aren't interested in the Politics thread, and you don't like it, just scroll past it and move on to the next thing.