Cliff Ton

It was me who started the question about pubs in Vic Centre, and this thread has jumped sideways into the "80s Nottingham" category under the heading "Pub name wanted" Seems the question came up a few years ago and there are quite alot of answers

Thanks for that one. Reading the thread all the way back there was obviously more than one pub in that area; I didn't expect the answer to the question might get so complicated. Don't think I've ever had a drink in any of them. So is there still a ghost pub behind those panels in the upper corridor over the bridge? Or have John Lewis's expanded to fill the space?

Not a pub I miss, because I never went in it - but a pub which isn't there any longer and I'm curious about it. It was in Vic Centre when the Centre was first built. There is a pedestrian bridge which goes over Parliament Street (near Boots) from Clinton Street area into Vic Centre. When you've crossed the bridge from Clinton Street you go through an area which just has wall panels all the way along, until you come into the main Vic Centre area with John Lewis on your left. I think I remember there used to be a pub along that "corridor" where the panels are now. I never went in it because

Is it an early version of a meet-up from few years ago?

I wonder if it's connected in some way to the location directly west of it, referred to as "Winking House" Different topic.........I've looked all over the original map (the whole thing is called 'Vale of Trent') and there's no indication of a published date. But look at the area around Wilford and you'll see there is something marked as Elec. Sta. i.e. Wilford Power Station; and that was built in the early 1920s

You're absolutely right - I was forgetting the A453 used to be somewhere else. I've dug out an old map from around (I think) the 1920s and scanned in the area in question. It shows your point about the lack of direct roads to and from the site of the Power Station. Follow the road from Thrumpton to Ratcliffe to Kegworth; not exactly direct

Seeing this photo above reminded me of a few in Picture the Past which show the same line a bit further along. I know the area pretty well but most of the railway relics had gone before I took any interest. So start with the scene today, the junction of Thackerays Lane/Breck Hill Road/ Arno Vale Road/etc etc Now the same shot when the railway bridge was still there Same shot from a slightly different angle (Note how narrow the road is at the point right under the bridge, hardly enough space for two cars to pass) And finally from the other side of the bridge looking towards the first

Not a direct memory, but a couple of slightly-connected memories In the early 1960s I can remember going with my mum, dad and sister for an afternoon out/picnic and we ended up in the hilly area around Gotham Woods. I don't think I knew exactly where we were at that time, but I remember getting up to the top of the hill at the back of the woods and looking out at the massive wide view to the west, and seeing the Power Station being built over in the middle distance. It looked big even then, and it was probably only half finished. My other memory is actually nothing to do with the Power Stati

God help anybody in Cockermouth

I got one. I thought it meant I was important until I read it...

Just having a look at Picture the Past and they've recently uploaded half a dozen aerial shots of Nottingham from 1961, which I've never seen before. Go to their website and search for picture numbers NTGM018336 through to NTGM018341 I can just about remember when it was all like that, and it's better than looking at a map of the period

I don't know if it's a sign of age, or I've just become a bit pathetic, but when I first watched it a few days ago, I was looking at it very carefully to see if I was in it (during my days as a youngster, of course) First time I've ever done that, so it's a bit scary to realise that I could now feature in old Nottingham material

Apologies if this has been posted before on these forums; I couldn't see it anywhere It's pretty recent too, so you might see yourselves on it.....

I've gone back to the map I used for Daybrook, and moved across a bit to Hucknall Road Interesting that Perry Road at that stage (1900) seems to be not much more than a track. And I agree the answer could be that Picture the Past have got it wrong. They aren't always perfect, and they can only go on what they are told by whoever provides the pictures

How about the bit of Hucknall Road near the junction with Perry Road.. Like this..... Hucknall rd It's closer to Edwards Lane

And now I've just raided Old Maps and come up with this 1900 version of the area, which I appreciate is similar to the one poohbear posted a few minutes ago. But note the "Lodge" in the center of the map. That must be the building which keeps cropping up in all of these photos

I'm wondering now. On the old photo, the road is still going downhill, and I agree my first modern image should probably be on the other side of the roundabout going towards Bestwood But then the current house which I though might be the same as the old one, is definitely on an up-hill; but it doesn't look far enough up the hill on the old photo So I'm not sure of anything

I'd wondered..., the one on the old photo with the smoking chimney, is it this one on Google today? It doesn't look old enough here http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Daybrook,+United+Kingdom&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=38.144864,76.992187&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Daybrook,+Nottingham,+United+Kingdom&ll=52.990197,-1.150239&spn=0.003546,0.013486&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=52.99008,-1.150181&panoid=5oIGq5ECQ_azW2xytKC-lw&cbp=12,279.4,,0,5.93

Sorry for the delay. I did it at work in a quiet moment; then work got in the way and I couldn't reply Edwards Lane it is. Five Ways is just behind the tree on the right, ring-road goes across left to right, and City Hospital would be up ahead As far as I can work out, this is where you'd be today. And I know which one I'd prefer to be walking in

It's a nice sunny day today in the real world, and the photo in this link looks sunny and rural and idyllic. Assuming you haven't seen it before, any ideas where it is? The location today has changed beyond belief

That ain't possible, CS5 has only been available since early this year. You must have Photoshop 5 - which isn't the same thing. It gets complicated because Adobe have changed their naming system over the years. Photoshop 1 - 7 existed from the late 1980s until 2002. Then they started calling it CS1, CS2 etc etc (Creative Suite1, Creative Suite 2 etc) because it is meant to tie in with other Adobe products. So CS1 is effectively Photoshop 8, and so on (are you still following this ?) I think you will find that PS Elements 7 is probably too old to work on a new PC. Hence your problem B

When I read that, I assumed it was referring to the Gamston near Retford. I don't know the area but there is clearly an old airfield nearby, as Mr Google shows :- Gamston - Retford

Never heard it put quite that way before

Would it be a safe bet to assume that most of those names are not the ones they were actually born with?

Anyone remember the stories about the "Lion" which was reported around Tollerton in 1976. Was it a few people with over-active imaginations? Copycats jumping on a bandwagon? A slightly belated April fool? For some reason the thread about Hollinwell made me think of this subject, and it doesn't seem to have been mentioned on this site before I Googled around and found three references to it Early on the morning of 29 July 1976, two milkmen saw what they insisted was a lion with a bushy-tipped tail in a field at Toller­ton near Nottingham airport, prompting a fruitless big game hunt by the po