BulwellBrian
-
Content Count
592 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
2
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Calendar
Posts posted by BulwellBrian
-
-
Is Mackesons of Bulwell still running, they did a Pit Run to Bestwood from Bulwell. in the 60`s My brother rented a shop from Mackesons on Commercial Road and the upstairs was boarded off, when we made access to the upstairs, it was a time warp to the 20`s, it had been a Drapers storeroom and there were lots of " Roaring 20`s " dresses , strings of beads and all sorts, our sisters and sisters in law had a ball trying on all the stuff.
They had a garage on Highbury Road just past the junction with Picadilly. They did private hire as well as the Bestwood bus. I left Bulwell in 1972 so I don't know what has happened since then. I remember that they had some double deck buses for the Bestwood trip.
-
Not Quite Rob I must have been in front of you. I had two years at Stanley Road. I was the first boy sent out for talking in the first asembley at the new school!
The lab was not at Spring head that was the Medical place. The lab was almost oposite Bagnall Road (?lane) behind the old office block. It was on the Babbington Colliery telephone exchange.
-
Long gone...see link within #80, previous page...
Cheers
Robt P.
Thanks Robert, from reading your posts on all sorts of subjects I think you must have been a near contemporary of mine both at High Pavement and the NCB.
I was at HP 1953-1959 then at NCB No6. Area Laboratory on Cinderhill Road 1959-1969. before further work at NCB Eastwood Hall and national HQ i London.
Brian Wakelin.
-
Thanks for the offer, but I've kept them as Documents for 'zooming in'...
Vaguely recall this daily 07.33 KX working. IIRC, usually a Colwick B1 to Peterborough where a New England Pacific/V2 took over for the final 80 mile 'sprint'
Also reminded that the Cutler relief ran ahead of the main train, which - contrary to other regions - was always usual GC practice. Note the 09.30-10.30 'quiet hour', with just two Grantham stoppers only!
Add the many passing 'Windcutters',terminations,regular parcels traffic,soccer specials, Woodford-Dringhouses vans and the Whitland 'fast fish' and the non-stop action (except around 10am!) would be complete...
Cheers
Robt P.
I went on the train to Kings Cross once, it went to Grantham behind a N2 tank, more coaches were added at Grantham and A4 60010 (I think) Dominion of Canada to London. don't know what year proberbly about 1959.
-
Getting away from the dive etc here,s an interesting pic, title said LNER bridge over Coventry Rd Bulwell 1929, though the LNER crossed Cinderhill Rd? or was the latter then called the former? either way I'm lost as regards where photo took from etc!
I used to walk past those old cottages, are they still there?
-
The map is not complete it misses out some freight only lines. It must date from the early 1930's as on the left hand edge it shows the narrow gauge Manifold Valley railway to Hulme End. I would emagine that it accompanied an LNER timetable.
-
thats really interesting Danny.
I think i've asked this question before but cant find the link. Hucknall had 3 stations i believe. One on watnall Rd (where the doctors surgery is now), one where the existing station still is, and i think i was told there was one opposite Station Hotel but on Linby Road (where some bungalows are now built and where the double roundabout is near Tesco). i know nothing about the latter. what was it called? does anyone have any pics please?
Thats right, Great Central, Midland & Great Northern.
-
I am another old Pavior 1953-1959.
-
Were there two shops, Pearson Bros opposite the Odeon and Pearson & Pearson on the same side as the Odeon?
-
Part of the railway bridge on Highbury Road near the market fell onto the tracks, I remember one way traffic while it was mended. I am not sure if it was the bridge structure or just the parapet that fell. I was at school at the time and I think there was some damage to the Art Room wall.
-
The Great Central originally hoped to build their engine sheds at Bulwell, but something stopped them and they went to Annesley. My family always called it the Forest.
What about the rhubarb that was grown where the Laquered knacker was built? (Golden Ball).
-
That was the Palace, I cannot remember it open, just with locked gates. -
Thanks for the info, I have only recently found the forum. I left Bulwell in 1972 and haven't been back for years, many memories have been stirred. -
Wasn't the Olympia converted into Woolworths? What has happened now?
-
There was a regular service but not very frequent from Basford & Bulwell (Basford North) to the Vic via Gedling. It was the same price as the direct route via New Basford. I went on it quite a few times. You couldn't do the round trip without changing at Victoria.
I once got on the wrong train at London Road High Level, didn't realize until it stopped at Ratcliffe on Trent. I had to get off there and get a train back to Victoria. I then went home rather late, on a 17 bus.
-
There was a murder at one of the shops in Albert Street, late 40's or early 50's.
-
I think the cobbles are still there, they just covered them over with tarmac.
-
Albert Street Bulwell.
Next door to the schools. Big steam hooter for shift changes, or tea breaks.
-
I was another MAYC member at Wesley Church Bulwell late 50's early 60's. I remember well the London Weekends. Small world!
-
Bournmouth had a turntable at Christchurch. The crew had to push it round.
-
Re: #12
The Coaches have either been turned round or changed.
The signals were interesting all the mine line & loop signals were upper quadrants. The three from the sidings were lower quadrants, proberbly GCR originals. -
I went swimming (almost) at the Northern Baths from Highbury Junior School on Albert Street Bulwell. We Walked!
-
Its about 100 yards away (just after The Swinger Pub.) Its still a garage but just one that repairs cars. it still has the semi circle drive that the trolley buses used to turn on
Thanks for the info, I found it on Google Maps, I left Bulwell in 1972, there have been so many changes, roads that I never drove on, trams I have never seen. Yet remembered as a child and young adult. So many memories on this forum I am glad I found it.
-
My father used to get petrol at a garage alongside the 44 trolly terminus at Bulwell Hall Estate, I think it was called Bell's. Is anything there now?
Buses in Nottingham
in Pete's Nottingham Transport Forum
Posted
Hucknall Road, at the side of Bulwell Forest Golf course, The Railway is the GC/GN connection between Bulwell Common & Bestwood Junction. The bus is a Midland General B8 to Mansfield. I did remember the B8 going through Bulwell Market, so what was this doing there? What the DMU is doing there is also a mistery. It must be a mid 60's photo. Moor Bridge is just beyond the railway bridge.