Cliff Ton

Not sure why I did this. It just happened These are all (I think) of the old cinemas around Nottingham where the original building has survived into the present day. Some have a new use and some are lying derelict.

Reading that is almost like reading a bit of my own history. We were on Woodbridge, but I'm a few years behind most of the names you mentioned. There was also a Pamela Pykett, I think the same age as me. The only other name I remember from Maypole was Linda Manchester (and a sister). And on Shelly Avenue you are venturing into Melissa's dad's territory. Walked past that green on Maypole/Shelly thousands of times, either to go to the shops or to get the bus into town.

In a slightly different timezone to everyone else so far, my first car was a Vauxhall Viva in 1975. It came from Hooleys on Derby Road and cost £600. I bought it on HP (Hire Purchase for anyone not old enough). In those days there were restrictions on HP purchases, and for cars you had to pay 33% of the cost upfront, and pay the remainder within 2 years. At the time I was earning about £25 a week.

Check this thread post #81 http://nottstalgia.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3939&hl=%20picture%20%20house%20%20long&page=5

Things have changed quite a bit around there, but I think that yard/rear entrance was down this alley, if you can still recognise it. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.955001,-1.150888,3a,75y,144.35h,89.94t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sI9VLMk2gHbXiMKlKapGlBg!2e0?hl=en

It must be old; Broad Marsh Centre has shops and people in it.

Post #14 in this thread is from BornToRock who says he is the new joint owner of The Falcon. He has not posted since July last year, so I'd suggest you PM him via Nottstalgia to contact him. To send a PM, hover your cursor over his name on the relevant thread and click on 'PM this member'.

Yes, katyjay, you're correct. This is it before Bill moved in. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.954275,-1.149559,3a,75y,246.92h,90.87t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1shxtssmU6lzNzCy1C7-By-w!2e0?hl=en

I hadn't heard about Harry Ramsden's but the Fopp music store - just up the road in the same block - may be pushed out to make way for another food place. http://www.nottinghampost.com/Future-Fopp-Nottingham-uncertain-barbecue/story-21300019-detail/story.html And there are still several empty units along that stretch of road.

When he was Chief Constable in the late 30s, he was responsible for Nottingham police cars being the first in the country to have two-way radios.

I'm not sure all of his family thought he was totally innocent. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27617457

For photos of it at various stages in its life, see here http://nottstalgia.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9731&hl=%2Bcinema+%2Bcarpet#entry139052 post #13

Look on the bright side again - you've been able to post on Nottstalgia to tell us about it, so it can't be all bad !

At the bottom of King Street in the city centre a new cafe/restaurant has opened. It's called Bill's. I'd never heard of them before but they are a national chain http://bills-website.co.uk/ I'll bet the people who run the company don't realise they've now opened a branch of Bill's in the city where his mother lives.

I was worried I might be getting too old for that kind of thing, but maybe I'm not. Metallica were impressive.

This is what the tram bridge looks like from the footbridge over the railway station. It's the old GC bridge all over again.

This place? https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.965978,-1.130647,3a,75y,51.76h,91.92t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sKy_2VYPbkj7BA_L5kpMXvA!2e0?hl=en I don't know, but I'm sure somebody will be along soon to tell us. On old maps it's called 'Hall' which isn't really much help.

Think of all the useless trivia you wouldn't know if you hadn't found Nottstalgia.

How many other Nottstalgians have a road named after them?

It's just come back into the news. http://www.nottinghampost.com/City-offices-converted-550-student-flats/story-21305459-detail/story.html

I'd forgotten until you mentioned it, but I eventually reached the one above milk monitor, which was crisps and biscuit monitor. I never liked school milk so never wanted to monitor it, but at junior school you could buy crisps and biscuits to go with the milk.

This place I believe. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.983757,-1.186793,3a,75y,261.14h,90.01t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1stCfiPdAN1Vf3MT45gRVpgg!2e0?hl=enhttps://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.983757,-1.186793,3a,75y,261.14h,90.01t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1stCfiPdAN1Vf3MT45gRVpgg!2e0?hl=en And this is what it looks like (or looked like) behind the wall. http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/frontend.php?action=printdetails&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;NTGM015274&prevUrl=

A couple from Mark Twain: If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything. Get the facts first; then you can distort them as you please.

Does this help for starters? 1920s. A golf course and Bulwell Hall existing side by side.

Things you never expected to find........Taken from the other side of the river, showing the alignment of the steps to the memorial.