Tim in the North East

Does anyone know the current exact location of the scene shown on this postcard - and in particular the address of the cottage in the picture? The postcard says it is of Kneeton Hill, Hoveringham. Hoveringham is on the north bank of the Trent and flat - whereas Kneeton is on the south bank at the top of the escarpment opposite Hoveringham and above where the old ferry used to cross. Is this picture of the lane that ran from the river to Kneeton? Any help in pinpointing this location would be much appreciated. Regards Tim

Cheers!

Two more 1908 postcards

This is from a 1908 postcard

Until the early 1970s part of this building was the City's Central Library.

From an undated postcard

No -it is not a prop on the right hand side, it is a sign!

This postcard was posted on25th August 1913. The Major Oak then only had one prop.

Such an activity is not advocated on health and safety grounds - and is probably in breach of some byelaws. However, the following postcard - being a photograph takenon 14th July 1921 - shows that it was once common practice. I suspect the river has also been dredged in the intervening period.

Here is a postcard of ariversteamer from 1908. When did the steamer service stop? I can remember that the staging was there in 1961 - but can't ever remember going on a river trip.

Yes - the road comimg in from the left is Stratford Road.

Attached is a link to a 1908 postcard showing 'Railway Bridge, Bridgeford' (sic) I think this will have carried the old Nottingham to Melton Mowbray line. However, is the bridge over (a) Radcliffe Rod, (b) Bridgford Road, © Albert Road or (d) Melton Road? It's not a quiz - I just can't work it out and having been over 40 years since I last lived in Nottingham memories begin to fade!

Below is a Photobucket link to an early 20th century postcard of 'Kneeton Hill, Hoveringham'. Now the hilly areas are more on the south side of the river - so this picture might be in Kneeton (on the south bank) - perhaps opposite Hoveringham (on the north bank). However, can anyone pinpoint exactly where the picture was taken - and dopes anyone know of the curent adress of the cottage shown on the picture. Cheers Tim

I have about 20 postcards of Nottingham scenes dating from about 100 years ago. I am having a bit of a clear out - any thoughts on who might be interested? Are there worth scanning and putting on line?

Just before Bonfire Night a roups of us lads would knock on the doors around Forest Fields asking for any old furniture for the bonfire. If we were lucky to get two armchais with casters we would race them down the pavements on either side of Premier Road. The onl problem was stopping them and getting three or four boys off them before you careered onto Gregory Boulevard. I recall getting into big trouble at home for scuffing some shoes used as break pads!

Pelhams (in the basement on King Street) had several chairs in a open plan area - but if you wanted privacy you could have your hair cut in separate cubicles, probably at extra cost. My Mum took me there until the early 1960s then we went to the Park Saloon on Mansfield Road just up the Mansfield Road / Hucknall Road / Magdala Road traffic lights. Looking at StreetView it is now the right hand part of Five Hill Food and Wine. Again there was not mich choice in style - short back and sides. Tim

The Co-op milkman used to let us ride on the back of his red electric milk float up to the top of our street - before Health and Safety was a consideration. I now live in Tyneside - and despite there being a Sainsbury, Co-op and two corner shops in walking distance we still get our milk delivered by a milkman! Tim

Although the later switch boxes had channels A to L - the channels after about G or H were not wired up. This meant that when Radio Nottingham came along they had to share a channel with BBC2 (possibly F). During the day you got Radio Nottingham sound and BBC2 pictures (as BBC2 then only showed its test card and occasional afternoon 'test' documentary film in the mornings and afternoons) and then from early evening it was BBC2 sound and pictures. This was a problem if you wanted to watch the BBC2 afternoon documentaries (e.g. when you were off sick from school) or listen to Radio Nottingham in

Sorry I hit send before I had finished - there was still plenty of variety - Jubilees, Patriots, Royal Scots, Black 5s, the occasional Stanier 8Fs, Austerity 2-8-0s and 2-10-os Standard 2-10-0s, a few Britannias (e.g. on the Friday evening fish train from Grimsby, B1s, V2s and O4s. And for variety my brother and I would get cheap day returns to Grantham to watch the Gresley Pacifics on express passenger duties in the final year before the Deltics took over. Grantham station still had canopies over the platforms then that nearly met in the middle of the tracks which meant the steam swirled aro

This topic has found some true Nottstalgia! I did the bulk of my trainspotting at the old Carrington Station - in the cutting between the Mansfield Road and Sherwood Rise tunnels. This meant you saw everything that went North of Victoria. Provided you stayed high up on the grassy banks and did not venture onto the old platforms then the signalman did not mind. This would be in the early 1960s when steam was plentiful but in its final fling - a

That's sad - I saw Dr No, Goldfinger, Thunderball and The Italian Job there!