Grendad
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What happened to Terry Doaks? I think he owned part of the Keyhole Club and does anybody remember the beeroff owned by big George Goddard. He got through two fortunes. He owned a small bookies in Radford but got done for not useing the books properly
Grendad
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You can get a different angle on the news from Al-Jazeera (English)
Not just a different angle. More facts from more experts and a far more balanced presentation. We should have a law saying that a certain percentage of the news must be true like the law saying you have to ave a minimum amount of meat in a meat pie.
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A branch of the Pallant family, originally from Bulwell, moved to Walbrook Close (at the bottom of Bells Lane) when the houses were newly built in the 50's.
Mrs Pallant - with the seemingly exotic occupation of corsettiere - had two sons, John and Philip, who were playmates of mine down on Fowler's Pond and Amesbury Circus Park.
John later went to High Pavement, and eventually played Rugby for England...
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Hector Salt had a greengrocery shop on Coventry Road in Bulwell, which is where his horse and dray were stabled. Now the site of a fish and chip shop...
His brother covered the shop, whilst Hector managed the local 'oss & cart work...
Another of the Amesbury' travelling shops was run by butcher Tom Bradbury/Bradley?, who also had his own retail shop (of some considerable size - complete with its own slaughterhouse and farm!) opposite the Three Ponds pub at Nuthall.
Somewhat of dubious character, his delivery vehicle was a former American WWII Chevvy!
Cheers
Robt P.
The 1940/50 Salts were Fred and Tom. Really nice men and kind to the horse and the lads who hung on the back of the dray for a ride. Grendad
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Don't remember any bare footed kids riddled with rickets in my lifetime...Bulwell no different from any other working class area.
We had TB in the family. Will that do to qualify?
Grendad
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Hello Grandad.
Im a new boy on here only second day.
I was born in Bulwell in 1933 I believe in Henritta street, I will check that bit. My Father started his police career in 1930 in Bulwell and served in various places in Nottingham for 30years. I was a team member of Northern Baths water polo team when about 16 till I was about 19.
You brought the name Salt up and wondered if you new a Sammy Salt, sometimes known as Terry Salt. He to was a Polo player and we went to Bestwood Colliery boxing club together. Regretfully I am afraid he died a few years ago, quite a man and afraid of nobody. We had some good times together.
I did some years at Radford Colliery Coal face.
I'm rambling a bit now. Any memories at all that I have awoken.
Mick Fenner.
Does anyone remember a teacher at Coventry Road infants in the forties named Miss Seabourne? She left in he mid forties to marry. This lady, and she was that, showed a great deal of kindness to a scruffy little Orph when he was in need of some. I would love to know what became of her. And what about Miss Stout who was so respected by so many in Bulwell having been responsible for several generations education. Basic though it was for mosy of us dunderheads. Any facts would be helpful. Grendad
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Grendad you can probably help us with a query re the railway at Hempshill Lane? see the last few posts in the maps request posting, Tusher kerderim!
The railway up Hempshill Lane was over the road, it ran alongside the corpo tip and went to Sankeys pottery. Did it go further than this? I thought it ended there
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Hello Grandad.
Im a new boy on here only second day.
I was born in Bulwell in 1933 I believe in Henritta street, I will check that bit. My Father started his police career in 1930 in Bulwell and served in various places in Nottingham for 30years. I was a team member of Northern Baths water polo team when about 16 till I was about 19.
You brought the name Salt up and wondered if you new a Sammy Salt, sometimes known as Terry Salt. He to was a Polo player and we went to Bestwood Colliery boxing club together. Regretfully I am afraid he died a few years ago, quite a man and afraid of nobody. We had some good times together.
I did some years at Radford Colliery Coal face.
I'm rambling a bit now. Any memories at all that I have awoken.
Mick Fenner.
My God, Fenner. What a name to remember. One night in early 1955 Im was walkinng home from Oxford Street to Hempshill Lane and a police car pulled up when I was near Bulwell market. A voice from the back asked, "Where have you been?" I said "Courting." "Where are you going?" "Home" "Where's home" "Heiron Place on Hempshill Lane" I replied. "One of Liza's lads then. Get in, I know your mam." I rode home in the car with Fenner. Everybody in Bulwell knew him as hard but fair and he features in an as yet unpublished book I have witten about life in Bulwell in the days following the miners strike. Did he have a long happy retirement? It's what he deserved.
Grendad
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Ayup Grendad, my grandparents lived next to the school on Albert street, if you looked over the school wall that was Highbury vale side of the school you would have overlooked their garden and chicken houses
Rog
Do you remember family Pallants who lived in Chatham Street. Mrs Pallant made the best cakes and bread. Ted was in our class till he went off to tech college. And the club on your street which was really friendly. I lived down Oxford St for seven years in the fifties/sixties. The house cost £250.
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Hi Grendad,
No I didnt work on the Trolley buses but I used them quite a lot in my younger days. Your mentioning Highbury School brought back memories, I think everyone dreaded going there cos they were know as the Highbury Bulldogs and all 11 year olds used to hear the stories of what they did to Newbies. I was lucky that I (half) passed my 11 plus and ended up at Ellis School!!
Which junior school did you go to? I would assume it was either Bonnington or Rufford! We used to play them at football and cricket when I went to Springfield Junoirs.
Owdtite.
Just back from Istanbul, what a city. No Owdtite, I went to Coventry Road school which was a short walk from the bottom of Hempshill Lane where we lived. Or was this re-named? Where was Sringfield? My son went to High Pavement, got his brains from his mam. I still have family living in and near Bulwell but I don't visit. So much to enjoy in this lovely town. I wish I'd taken photo's of old Bulwell before it was knocked down. Some of the sandstone houses were very small. Damp as well. Since I left I've only ever met one other person from Bulwell and she was also off Hempshill Lane. One person in forty years.
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I just have to laugh at some of the remarks so no sympathy needed Owdtite. Did you used to work on the 43/44 bus route? Has anyone out there heard of the U3A? Some remarks about education lead me to mention this organisation, one of the best things ever. Here in this beautiful little town we have more than a thousand members and eighty groups who meet to discuss, learn, enjoy lots of different subjects. I know there is a branch in Nottingham. If only teachers at Highbury/Albert Street school had been as interesting as the volunteers who lead subjects here. If you have spare time and curiosity Google it to find what suits.
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On the road up to the park there was a family named Turner. I remember two sons Jim and Bo. Jim was the best poacher in the area. I saw him shoot a bird, as it lifted from the ground, shooting from the hip and he would kill the rabbits that bounced into the net simply by folding the head. They were dead instantly. I left Bulwell in 76 and have only been back three or four times.
Grendad
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What pooh said? When did Bulwell kids get to read books like pooh? I was in my fifties when my son bought me a copy of W the P. I showed a friend a couple of photos of Bulwell last week, if I can find how to do it I'll post them to share. I saw a photo of Brian Growcock and it said he had been Sherrif. Is this the lad who was at Highbury School? One of the brightest was Fred Rutt who died in the same bed they put me in after another road accident in 1956, I think. I spoke to someone living in Bulwell a few wekks ago and she said crime was less because a number of criminals had been locked up. A week after the phone call I read in the paper that a youth had been shot dead near where she lives. Are things any better?
Grendad
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Glad I found your site to remind me, as if I could forget, things about Bulwell. This new member was born on the backside. This stretched along Coventry Rd From Fred Salt's chip shop to the Red Lion and included streets like Kett st, Stockwell st and Hempshill lane where I was born in 36.
Can anyone remember Miss Stout at Cov school? or Miss Seabourn at the infants? I would be very grateful for any info about Miss Seabourne who wanted to adopt me when dad was killed at Bestwood pit. Thank you forn the name Shaw Key, I always thought it really was Shonkey and the piece about the Penguin cafe where I tasted my first Horlicks. In 1949 I won the talent competition held for the kid's club at the Olympia. £5, a lot of money. My mam had it to buy me some clothes. I've got lots of questions but I'd better cut this off. Bulwell people didn't like folk who 'went on.'
Grendad
China Street, Bulwell
in 'Mucky Ukna' Bull'el Baasford & Hyson Green
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I think my mam was born on China St certainly up Chinatown. Named Brandham. Anybody know the family? Is anybody out there reading this thread?
Grendad