[Cottesmore school]

Any body out there go to Cottesmore

Headmaster first year Happer, then Heathcote Deputy Head Marsden

Science teacher year 1 Davy the Ashmore

Technical Drawing Fletcher

English Macferson/ Marsden/Adams

Geography Scott He went on to climb Everest /Gunby

RE Anderson/Lewis

Metalwork Davison

History Henry

Maths I cannot remember

[Cussons Soap Factory (outside views)]

While at Windley school we played football across the road from Gerrards soap factory1963-1966. Must have been just off Wilkinson Street where the trams are now. The smell will stay with me for ever

I also caught a tram there today and saw that they were demolishing the pathway at the front.

CSI

[Did You Live In Radford?]

It is a small world I was born the Morning after Roger Bannister ran the first sub four minute mile.

In Gamble Street, Off Forest Road West number 61 up stairs front bedroom at 7.20am. It was not in the papers as that roger chap took all the news that day.

I went to school at Raleigh Infants, then Windley Junior then on to Cottesmore.

Not to bore you all on my first posting that will come later! We left Gamble Street mainly because the Council were about to take our roof off and knock it down in 1975.

They were moving us to Beechdale Road just up from the Early Bird Pub to Number 120. Just think an inside toilet at the age of 21 and a bathroom heaven.

Bath nights before were at Boden Street baths once a week, we used PHB Soap

(PHB) Pit Head Baths soap as my Dad worked at Hucknall Number 2 pit.

Thats all for now if anybody is interested I have lots more memories

CSI Clifton